A couple of updates ...
FDA has started to process the sesame comments. To see:
Go to
www.regulations.govEnter FDA-2014-P-2035
In the "Document Type" area, click "Public Submission"
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Currently, there are 11 posted, even though about 400 comments have been received .... that is because FDA doesn't currently post comments from "individual consumers" .... if you want to see those comments you have to file a FOIA request or (I think) go to the FDA reading room.
The comment from a group of us FASers is FDA-2014-P-2035-0006. For some reason, only the PDF format seems to be working. Grammar police, go easy on me ... all my close people here were too busy to help out much ... I know there are some mistakes like punctuation ... but overall, I'm happy with the content of the comment.
Brian's petition
https://www.change.org/p/fda-add-sesame-seeds-as-an-allergen-to-us-product-labeling-laws-require-them-to-be-disclosed-on-us-food-labels currently has over 5,600 signatures.
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FDA is expected to give a response by 5/25/2015 so if you want to be sure to get a comment in, make sure to submit it soon. Now, it's possible that their "response" might be something like "we need a hearing", but it could also be a full or partial decision ...
so for anybody interested, I'd recommend getting those comments in ASAP.