,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,warner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,federal ,food1   
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act to add        
alpha-gal to the definition of major    
food allergen4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,alpha-gal     
,allergen ,inclusion ,act4  #b4 ,adding 
alpha-gal to definition of major food   
allergen  7a7 ,in general ,section      
#bja7qq7 of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1  
and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4       
#cba7qq77 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7#c7 7,a7           
,galactose-alpha-#a1c-;galactose        
7commonly known as alpha-gal74  7,b7    
,for purposes of this subparagraph1 the 
term galactose-alpha-#a1c-;galactose    
includes-- 7i7 ingredients derived from 
non-catarrhine primate mammals2 and     

7ii7 red algae in the order             
,gigartinales4  7,c7 ,for purposes of   
this subparagraph1 the term             
galactose-alpha-#a1c-;galactose does not
 include mammal-derived ingredients for 
which the ,secretary determines there is
 no galactose-alpha-#a1c-;galactose     
above an established1 detectable limit  
7such as ingredients made from          
alpha-gal-knockout mammals74  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
subsection 7a7 shall apply beginning on 
the date that is #ah months after the   
date of enactment of this ,act4