Public Policy Law 108-282: Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act
Executive Summary
The Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) is requiring businesses to label foods with the eight most common food allergens; milk, eggs, wheat, soybeans, fish, shellfish, peanuts, and tree-nuts. This act guarantees that all labeling includes certain standards as to what the consumer can read and understand when a food contains any one or more of those eight food allergens. KC Foods (KCF) will be introduced as a business that is directly affected by the FALCPA. They produce organic granola and cereal bars. Many impacts will result from the Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act on KCF. Those forces can include major code violations with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and loss of consumer confidence in the goods that are being produced. The actions and issues that will take place by and on behalf of KC Foods will include more inspections, an editing team that will coincide with the labeling department, and the continued implementation of separate manufacturing facilities; one for allergen foods and another for allergen-free foods. The importance of complying with the FALCPA by KC Foods is a matter of keeping in line with what the FDA is requiring and keeping up with their consumers. The strategies that will be implemented, include more inspectors throughout the manufacturing process, testing of each batch that is produced, an editing team that will work to build a relationship with the FDA making certain labels are correct, and ensuring cross-contamination does not happen since there are two facilities. Many unintended consequences can come about, such as editing mistakes, and cross-contamination. Benefits to business and society will be great considering that the FALCPA will be a step up from what was being implemented before and as a result start an ongoing dialogue as to what businesses should do for their customers.
Introduction
There are eight major food allergens that affect the population in the
The Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA) is requiring businesses to label foods with the eight most common food allergens; milk, eggs, wheat, soybeans, fish, shellfish, peanuts, and tree-nuts. This act guarantees that all labeling includes certain standards as to what the consumer can read and understand when a food contains any one or more of those eight food allergens. KC Foods (KCF) will be introduced as a business that is directly affected by the FALCPA. They produce organic granola and cereal bars. Many impacts will result from the Food Allergen Labeling Consumer Protection Act on KCF. Those forces can include major code violations with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and loss of consumer confidence in the goods that are being produced. The actions and issues that will take place by and on behalf of KC Foods will include more inspections, an editing team that will coincide with the labeling department, and the continued implementation of separate manufacturing facilities; one for allergen foods and another for allergen-free foods. The importance of complying with the FALCPA by KC Foods is a matter of keeping in line with what the FDA is requiring and keeping up with their consumers. The strategies that will be implemented, include more inspectors throughout the manufacturing process, testing of each batch that is produced, an editing team that will work to build a relationship with the FDA making certain labels are correct, and ensuring cross-contamination does not happen since there are two facilities. Many unintended consequences can come about, such as editing mistakes, and cross-contamination. Benefits to business and society will be great considering that the FALCPA will be a step up from what was being implemented before and as a result start an ongoing dialogue as to what businesses should do for their customers.
Introduction
There are eight major food allergens that affect the population in the
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