#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #baag  ,,an ,,act  ,to improve ! heal? 
& safety ( ,am]icans liv+ ) food        
all]gies & relat$ disord]s1 includ+     
pot5tially life-?reat5+ anaphylaxis1    
food prote9-induc$ ent]ocolitis         
syndrome1 & eos9ophilic ga/ro9te/9al    
diseases1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,food   
,all]gy ,safety1 ,treatm5t1 ,education1 
& ,rese>* ,act ( #bjbj or ! ,,fa/] ,act 
( #bjbj4  #b4 ,food all]gy safety       
recomm5dations ( ! ,national ,academy ( 
,m$ic9e  7a7 ,collection ( food all]gy  
data ,! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act is  
am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e section #cah ( su* 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;c7 ! foll[+ new
 section3  #cag,w4 ,collection ( food   
all]gy data  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y1 
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =     
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion1 %all--  
7#a7 exp& & int5sify ! collection (     
in=mation on ! preval5ce ( food all]gies
 = specific all]g5s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1  
su* z ?r\gh ! ,national ,heal? &        

,nutrition ,exam9ation ,survey & !      
,national ,heal? ,int]view ,survey2     
7#b7 include su* in=mation )9 annual or 
o!r p]iodic report+ to ! ,congress & !  
public on o!r surveillance activities2 &
  7#c7 enc\rage rese>* to improve !     
accuracy ( food all]gy preval5ce data4  
7b7 ,biom>k]s ,any rese>* conduct$      
pursuant to subsection 7a77#c7 %all     
include-- 7#a7 ! id5tification (        
biom>k]s & te/s to validate data g5]at$ 
f su* rese>*2 &  7#b7 ! inve/igation ( !
 use ( id5tifi$ biom>k]s & te/s 9       
national surveys conduct$ z "p ( t      
rese>*4  4  7b7 ,all]g5 label+  7#a7    
,major food all]g5 def9ition  7,a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #bja7qq77#a7 ( ! ,f$]al  
,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba     
,u4,s4,c4 #cba7qq77#a77 is am5d$ by     
/rik+ & soybeans & ins]t+ soybeans1 &   
sesame4  7,b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t
 made by subp>agraph 7,a7 %all apply )  
respect to food introduc$ or deliv]$ =  
introduction into int]/ate comm]ce on or
 aft] ,janu>y #a1 #bjbb4  7#b7          

,additional all]g5s ,section #bja7qq7 ( 
! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & ,cosmetic ,act 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cba7qq77 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,any o!r  
food +r$i5t t ! ,secret>y det]m9es by   
regulation to be a major food all]g51   
bas$ on ! sci5tific crit]ia det]m9$ by !
 ,secret>y 7includ+ ! preval5ce &       
sev]ity ( all]gic reactions to ! food   
+r$i5t7 t e/abli% t su* food +r$i5t is  
an all]g5 ( public heal? conc]n4  4     
7#c7 ,te*nical corrections ,section     
#bja7qq77#b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,food1 ,drug1 & 
,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4           
#cba7qq77#b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph
 ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+            
subp>agraph4  #c4 ,report on use by     
,,fda ( pati5t exp]i5ce data on         
treatm5ts = pati5ts ) food all]gies     
,section #cjjd ( ! #ba/ ,c5tury ,cures  
,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee note7 is       
am5d$-- 7#a7 by /rik+ ,n lat] ?an &     
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7b7 ,treatm5ts = pati5ts ) food

 all]gies ,ea* report "u subsection 7a7 
%all include a synopsis ( ! use by !    
,food & ,drug ,adm9i/ration 9 regulatory
 decisionmak+ ( pati5t exp]i5ce data on 
products ) an indication = ! treatm5t ( 
a food all]gy4  4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives ,novemb] #ag1           
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