Pa.-based food company needs to stop listing allergens when there aren’t any: FDA

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Some companies list allergens labels as a “precaution” in case of cross-contamination, but that's not how the process should work, the FDA says.

Published: Jun. 26, 2024, 10:49 a.m.Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don’t.— which includes brands such as Sara Lee, Oroweat, Thomas’, Entenmann’s and Ball Park buns and rolls — listed ingredients such as sesame or tree nuts on labels even when they weren’t in the foods.

In addition, FDA officials indicated that allergen labeling is a “not a substitute” for preventing cross-contamination in factories. Bimbo, a Mexico City-based food giant, bills its U.S. operations as the largest commercial baking company in the country. In an email, company officials said they “take their role in protecting consumers with allergen sensitivities very seriously” and that they are corresponding with FDA to resolve the issue.

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