We are issuing this guidance to provide food manufacturers with our current views on sesame as an allergen and to provide recommendations to voluntarily disclose sesame in certain circumstances where such disclosure is not currently required. The guidance is intended to help individuals who are allergic to sesame identify those foods that may contain sesame as an ingredient.

FDA’s guidance documents, including this guidance, do not establish legally enforceable responsibilities. Instead, guidances describe our current thinking on a topic and should be viewed only as recommendations, unless specific regulatory or statutory requirements are cited. The use of the word should in FDA guidances means that something is suggested or recommended, but not required.

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