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  1\.         9/11/2008 4:39:00   i think the labeling needs to be sorted out and made official by the FDA. as it                
              PM                  stands now the may contain feels haphazard and more for the protection of the                  
                                  company/manufacturer than the consumer.                                                        

  2\.         9/11/2008 5:31:00   I feel it is imperative that I know if the food I feed my peanut allergic child is             
              PM                  processed on equipment that processes peanuts or tree nuts. That information                   
                                  alerts us to the possibility of cross-contact. When I cannot find such information             
                                  on the label, I telephone or email the manufacturer.                                           

  3\.         9/11/2008 6:00:00   I believe that statements that call attention to possible allergens in a food                  
              PM                  product are very necessary. I and my 7 year old daughter are both allergic to tree             
                                  nuts, and while she has been taught to read the entire ingredients list of every               
                                  prepared food that she consumes (she even double checks behind me when I read                  
                                  labels at the store), if she sees that added warning, she knows automatically that             
                                  that food is out. I also believe that any skin/hair product/soaps should have                  
                                  these labels as well. So often exfoliating products have ground almond or walnut               
                                  shells in them, or makeup and lipstick have coconut oil or another nut oil in                  
                                  them. Again, we read all the labels completely (and if there isn\'t a complete                 
                                  ingredient list, we put it right back on the shelf), but not every one does.                   

  4\.         9/11/2008 6:38:00   Always say if the product was made at a factory that also processes allergens                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  5\.         9/11/2008 6:42:00   I think the best allerguy warning I have seen is on 365 Everyday products (I                   
              PM                  believe that is Whole Foods owned), which says &quot;Good Manufacturing used to                
                                  segregate ingredients in a facility that also processes \[allergens\].&quot; I                 
                                  also appreciate is when companies bold the allergens in the ingredient list of                 
                                  their products.                                                                                

  6\.         9/11/2008 7:03:00   Often times I read a label that has an Allergen advisory label in bold at the                  
              PM                  bottom, and my particular allergens are not listed. I made the mistake once of                 
                                  buying a product like this, only to get home and read the ingredient list and find             
                                  my allergen LISTED IN THE INGREDIENTS. Why would you put that a food contains                  
                                  \'such and such\' allergens, but not list all of them? Food companies are                      
                                  deceitful.                                                                                     

  7\.         9/11/2008 7:10:00   I find the &quot;May contain\...&quot; or &quot;Processed in a plant that also                 
              PM                  processes\...&quot; warnings very annoying. I feel that too many companies are                 
                                  using them simply to sheild themselves from liability in case something slips in               
                                  by accident. What I want to know from the warnings is if I can eat something or                
                                  not - telling me that I may or may not be able to does not help. My ideal                      
                                  situation would be that food producers ensure that their machinery is properly                 
                                  cleaned and only label products that actually contain the allergen.                            

  8\.         9/11/2008 7:47:00   I often wonder if companies add a &quot;may contain trace amounts\...&quot; label              
              PM                  to cover themselves when the chances of contamination is low.                                  

  9\.         9/11/2008 8:52:00   Food allergy advisory labels should be as specific as possible. I want to konw                 
              PM                  exactly what\'s going on in the facility that is processing my food. If there is a             
                                  possibility of peanut traces floating in the air, I want to know. If they have                 
                                  previously used the machinery to process milk, but use good manufacturing                      
                                  practices, and batch test for trace amount of allergens, I want to know that too.              
                                  The more info on the label, the better. Having too little information on the label             
                                  is something that must be avoided. Also, blank statements that simply cover                    
                                  companies\' liability are not helpful. Food manufacturers should be required to                
                                  provide accurate information about what is in their food and what other foods that             
                                  food has been exposed to. This should be a requirement for the support of public               
                                  health, specifically those with special (food) needs.                                          

  10\.        9/11/2008 9:00:00   Warning labels should be put on OTC drugs as well                                              
              PM                                                                                                                 

  11\.        9/11/2008 9:16:00   I would rather the product just list any &quot;may contains&quot; as an ingredient             
              PM                  to lessen the confusion by consumers and eliminate judgment calls. Studies show a              
                                  high likelihood that a product that &quot;may contains&quot; actually WILL contain             
                                  the allergen, so make it simple and just list it as a &quot;contains&quot; in                  
                                  compliance with FALCPA.                                                                        

  12\.        9/11/2008 9:32:00   I think many of the labels are &quot;CYA&quot; type \-- &quot;may contain every                
              PM                  known allergen to man&quot; rather than really useful. I think many times I am                 
                                  forced to forego food that probably are okay for me to eat because of such labels.             
                                  But how am I to judge which are foods made on assembly lines covered in flour,                 
                                  versus which are actually produced in good circumstances? It frustrates me, and I              
                                  think manufacturers should be more accountable.                                                

  13\.        9/11/2008 10:10:00  I think warnings should be widened to include chemicals/foods people have                      
              PM                  sensitivities too, such as MSG.                                                                

  14\.        9/11/2008 11:51:00  The allergen advisory labeling is helpful to me as a first step in determining                 
              PM                  whether or not the product is suitable for me or my child. If the product appears              
                                  to be OK, I then investigate the ingredient list further to confirm. The one item              
                                  on many ingredient lists that I find most frustrating is &quot;spices.&quot;                   
                                  Manufacturers are able to broadly indicate that &quot;spices&quot; are in the                  
                                  product but aren\'t required to indicate which spices in particular. And there are             
                                  a lot of products out there with &quot;spices&quot; on their ingredient list. This             
                                  is difficult for those suffering from allergies to substances like mustard/mustard             
                                  seed (like my son) because you don\'t know if it\'s included in the product or                 
                                  not. It makes it difficult for me to feel confident that I product I purchase will             
                                  not cause my son to have an allergic reaction.                                                 

  15\.        9/12/2008 12:24:00  I have many allergies that are not on the list of the &quot;Top Eight&quot;. I                 
              AM                  think EVERY ingredient should be listed. &quot;May contain&quot; doesn\'t help me              
                                  at all. I do not buy it. And what are &quot;natural flavors&quot;? What is citric              
                                  acid from?(I am very allergic to lemons).                                                      

  16\.        9/12/2008 12:46:00  More information is always better!                                                             
              AM                                                                                                                 

  17\.        9/12/2008 2:34:00   I have an allergy to soy, which can be very difficult to identify in food labels.              
              AM                  Ingredients such as soy lechitin and natural flavoring and/or maltodextrin may or              
                                  may not contain soy, depending upon the source and production. It is inconvenient              
                                  to call the customer service phone numbers (and they are not always very helpful               
                                  in answering my questions), so I stay away from foods that include those                       
                                  particular labels. Labeling food with &quot;may contain&quot; is NOT helpful to                
                                  those of us who are highly allergic to a particular ingredient. I do not like to               
                                  take chances with my health and so do not buy products that suggest it may include             
                                  a particular allergen. It would be a great help to those of us with allergies to               
                                  have CLEAR food ingredient labels that we can confidently depend on to guide our               
                                  food choices.                                                                                  

  18\.        9/12/2008 2:49:00   I would love a standard label that included all allergen information, including                
              AM                  may contain or processed in.                                                                   

  19\.        9/12/2008 10:09:00  This is a really important topic. I have direct lines to the allergen product                  
              AM                  directors at both Whole Foods corporate offices and Trader Joes Corporate offices              
                                  for this exact task. While it\'s come a long way, there is still no uniformity of              
                                  labeling which creates at times, ambiguity. In my daughters case - an 8 year old               
                                  who is a category 6 for peanuts, there is no margin for error. When you\'re                    
                                  dealing with life or death, one must be certain. What I would find most helpful -              
                                  is the a label that addresses the ingredient listing or cross contamination                    
                                  situation completely, without any ambiguity, so an additional phone call for                   
                                  further clarification is un necessary. I would purchase more (new and different)               
                                  products if this were the case. However, given the length of time required to                  
                                  purchase new items, track down authority figures, get correct information - which              
                                  can take days and often weeks - just for one food item - adopting new food                     
                                  products doesn\'t happen as much as it might. We stick primarily to a fresh, whole             
                                  foods, freshly prepared diet and some very familiar brands for packaged foods.                 
                                  Here would be my suggestion for a successful label: Contains: here manufacture                 
                                  would list all ingredients. Any ambiguous ingredient such as &quot;natural                     
                                  flavors&quot; would list the exact ingredients to that in parenthesis immediately              
                                  following those words. Words like &quot;hydrolized vegetable protein&quot; here                
                                  again, ambiguous. Should be required to follow with paranthesis containing actual              
                                  food source (soy, example). It\'s the food source, the protein source, that we                 
                                  need to be certain of after all. Then, after the ingredients list, a Manufacturing             
                                  Note. Here\'s the tricky part - some corporations list the manufacturing                       
                                  information these days and some do not. Those that do not, require the constant                
                                  calls. And even those that do. Safeway for instance, I bought organic chocolate                
                                  chips this week. Label said: produced on the same equipment that also produces                 
                                  milk containing products. Since Safeway labeling has been inconsistent, I felt I               
                                  had to call and check on what the peanut/tree nut manufacturing story was where                
                                  these chocolate chips were made. The &quot;manufacturing label&quot; that should               
                                  follow an ingredients label, needs to say both what it MIGHT have, but also what               
                                  it definitely DOES NOT HAVE. This is really critical to get \-- we buyers of these             
                                  products need to know both. One or the other piece, still leaves a piece missing.              
                                  An example on the Safeway chips label of how that could work better: Produced on               
                                  the same equipment that also produces milk containing products. If there were a                
                                  law, that said they had to state any other allergens produced on that equipment,               
                                  we\'d be fine. But as there is not, it should go on to say: No other allergens (of             
                                  the main allergens) on same equipment. What about the facility? Is the facility                
                                  producing peanut butter on the other side of it? &quot;Made in a facility that                 
                                  proccesses items containing nuts and/or tree nuts&quot;\... The facility piece is              
                                  also very helpful for consumers like me. We would not take the chance and buy                  
                                  those items. Edward and Sons, does a great job of updated and posting a pdf on                 
                                  their site for consumers to obtain which clearly delineates whether the allergen               
                                  in question is either &quot;in product&quot; and also &quot;in plant&quot;.                    
                                  http://www.edwardandsons.com/Peanuts-Tree-Nuts.htm That is what the consumer needs             
                                  to know - answer to both, completely and clearly, with absolutely no ambiguity.                

  20\.        9/12/2008 2:25:00   Ingredient labels need to include information about gluten. The voluntary labeling             
              PM                  under consideration by the FDA is insufficient.                                                

  21\.        9/12/2008 2:44:00   I\'m gluten-intolerant and many companies making gluten-free food now state that               
              PM                  they ELISA test for gluten in the finished product. I\'d like this to be the                   
                                  standard for any food listing itself as &quot;free&quot; of any allergen.                      

  22\.        9/12/2008 3:30:00   Advisory lable needs to be clearly instead produced in a facilties that produces               
              PM                  milk. Is the milk anywhere near the product that I want to buy or is it in the                 
                                  plant and it\'s just a liability issue for the compnay to protect themselves?                  

  23\.        9/12/2008 3:54:00   We need, &quot;contains&quot; statements, and we need to know what was processed               
              PM                  in the facility, if their is any chance for cross contamination.                               

  24\.        9/12/2008 5:43:00   It is very confusing to know if my children are safe or not. I don\'t wish to go               
              PM                  crazy having to decifer what the labels are implying but I would like to make the              
                                  best informed decision.                                                                        

  25\.        9/12/2008 5:49:00   I find some companies (ie. Stew Leonards in CT) will put a label on everything and             
              PM                  list that all the major allergens are used in their facility. I find this                      
                                  extremely unhelpful as I feel they are just issuing this generic warning to                    
                                  protect themselves as a blanket statement is of little help to the allergic                    
                                  consumer.                                                                                      

  26\.        9/12/2008 6:04:00   Although food labeling has become easier to read, it is still difficult to                     
              PM                  understand whether or not the product is produced on a machine that has also had               
                                  an allergen on it. When I call the companies to verify this, they either do not                
                                  know the answer or they tell me yes\...it is processed on the same machine, yet                
                                  the labeling does not tell me this. It can become very frustrating and causes me               
                                  to fear processed foods. On the contrary, if companies are using &quot;may contain             
                                  traces, or produced on a machine with (allergen)\...&quot; just to simply cover                
                                  themselves from a legal aspect, then this becomes confusing as well. I am certain              
                                  there are some foods I can eat, but will not eat because of this labeling. It all              
                                  becomes very confusing.                                                                        

  27\.        9/12/2008 6:07:00   It is disappointing to hear that there is even a question that this is a                       
              PM                  controversial issue. The seriousness of food allergies is clearly proven by the                
                                  medical community and the fact that a person\'s life is at risk from a trace                   
                                  amount of the allergen being ingested should be enough to mandate a consistent,                
                                  clear warning that we can all trust.                                                           

  28\.        9/12/2008 6:16:00   I have a hard time making judgment calls when it says &quot;made in the same                   
              PM                  facility as.&quot; I will usually take the risk if this is the statement. However,             
                                  if it says &quot;made on the same equipment as&quot; I do not buy the product. But             
                                  do these statements have the same meanings to different companies? Does one                    
                                  company just slap the &quot;made in the same facility as&quot; statement on a                  
                                  product when it is also made on the same equipment? Technically their statement                
                                  may not be inaccurate, but are they disclosing the full extent of the possible                 
                                  cross-contamination? Also, if made on the same equipment and it has been                       
                                  thoroughly sterilized, I would feel safe with that. But most companies don\'t tell             
                                  you about their safe practices on the allergen statement. You have to call and                 
                                  spend a day on hold to ask someone at a company who may or may not have the                    
                                  authority to give you a solid answer. This becomes time consuming and                          
                                  overwhelming.                                                                                  

  29\.        9/12/2008 8:25:00   &quot;May contain&quot; labeling is WORTHLESS if it is voluntary (you never know               
              PM                  who is opting in, or when they change their policy), and if it is allowed when                 
                                  there is no chance that a product really may contain the allergen.                             

  30\.        9/13/2008 2:36:00   SESAME should be added! It is everywhere and is highly anaphylactic and easily and             
              AM                  often cross-contaminated. We cannot believe it is not one of the eight common                  
                                  allergens required on the label. Our life would be so much easier if it was                    
                                  treated the same as peanuts, etc. Please AAFA - do what you can on our behalf! The             
                                  labels have been WONDERFUL in helping parents (and others) avoid foods, but the                
                                  labels could be better and more consistent. Still, we don\'t know what we would                
                                  have done with our 3 year old before these labels.                                             

  31\.        9/13/2008 6:53:00   I think that allergen labeling is all over the map still. As we try to educate our             
              AM                  friends, help our children go to school and educate their peers, it is hard to                 
                                  tell people what to look for because nothing is the same. We need MORE labeling so             
                                  it is CLEAR what foods/allergens we are dealing with.                                          

  32\.        9/13/2008 11:26:00  I generally find that domestic manufacturers are good about adding an allergen                 
              AM                  advisory label to their packaging. Foods that are imported are not always labeled              
                                  as well. Separately, my only concern with the allergen advisory labeling system is             
                                  that consumers (especially secondary care providers/teachers/etc) will rely solely             
                                  on that labeling system, which is not necessarily all inclusive. For example,                  
                                  soy-derived Vitamin E is added to many foods, but is not always listed as an                   
                                  actual ingredient nor does the packaging have an allergen advisory (maybe because              
                                  it\'s so minimal, I\'m not sure). My son, and I\'m assuming others, will react to              
                                  even this minute amount. Maybe this is not necessarily an allergen advisory                    
                                  problem as much as a problem of what is required to be listed as an ingredient in              
                                  regards to addivitives. Thanks for your support.                                               

  33\.        9/13/2008 1:30:00   A lack of a consistent policy makes its so confusing to have anyone other than me              
              PM                  (teachers, grandparents, neighbors, babysitters) care for my child. They are so                
                                  overwhelmed by all the different labels that they don\'t know what any of it                   
                                  means.                                                                                         

  34\.        9/13/2008 7:40:00   Allergy info on food labels is inconsistent. The BIGGEST problem is the phrase                 
              PM                  &quot;natural flavorings&quot; or similar variations. My son is on the GFCF diet,              
                                  and I have to be an expert on every possible ingredient. For example, most pancake             
                                  syrups contain trace amounts of milk (part of the natural flavorings&quot; but                 
                                  nothing is on the label). Wheat is another problem. Wheat is used to make many                 
                                  vinegars, so for example, there are only certain Ketchup brands you can buy that               
                                  certify they use a non-wheat originated vinegar. Frequently you have to hunt down              
                                  the manufacturer and call them directly. Perhaps the real issue is the threshold               
                                  amount of an allergen that is considered &quot;exempt&quot; (so many ppm) in this              
                                  country is too high. This is not an issue in Europe.                                           

  35\.        9/14/2008 12:03:00  May contains/processed in a facility would be very helpful, although I\'m unsure               
              AM                  of how feasible it truly is. I do hope that a solution that benefits everyone can              
                                  be found.                                                                                      

  36\.        9/14/2008 1:32:00   &quot;May contained \....&quot; is not at all helpful. Oftentimes, it appears that             
              AM                  a company uses this warning to limited their liability \-- and it is not really                
                                  the case. I also understand, per my conversation with Haines Celestial, that                   
                                  certain labelling is only voluntary? As a result, my 2 year old had a                          
                                  life-threatening reaction with a (safe) food that was contaminated by an allergen              
                                  in Haines\' plant. Their spokesperson said that the allergen was used in the plant             
                                  but they chose not to include a warning on the (safe) food\'s packaging.                       

  37\.        9/15/2008 12:23:00  Those manufacturers who label for ingredients, cross-contamination possibilities,              
              AM                  etc.. are those companies that I am loyal to and purchase from most often.                     

  38\.        9/15/2008 12:16:00  It is very frustrating when a company puts warnings on some of their products                  
              PM                  because they contain an allergen, but does not put a warning on products that                  
                                  don\'t contain the allergen, but have been processed in the same plant on the same             
                                  equipment.                                                                                     

  39\.        9/15/2008 4:00:00   Consistency and reliability of allergenic ingredients (trace or otherwise) is the              
              PM                  key to getting information!                                                                    

  40\.        9/15/2008 5:20:00   The Kraft Company needs to improve their label information; a lot of their                     
              PM                  products do not list the allergen warning labels.                                              

  41\.        9/15/2008 11:03:00  My opinion is to include a statement including the highest level of contact ie: if             
              PM                  it containss the allergen, then have a bold warning. If it does not contain but                
                                  has been made on the same equipment, then write that it was processed on the same              
                                  equipment. If it does not contain the allergen and has not been processed on the               
                                  same equipment, but is in the same factory, then it should be labelled that it was             
                                  made in a facility that processes that allergen. This gives the consumer enough                
                                  information to make their own decision based on their individual reactions. I                  
                                  boycotted Nabisco products because of their lack of labelling policies - I am very             
                                  pleased to see that they are changing their practices :-) That is how important I              
                                  feel about the labelling process.                                                              

  42\.        9/15/2008 11:54:00  having one standard will greatly improve my ability to keep my allergic daughter               
              PM                  safe. I currently have to call EACH company and request their policy before                    
                                  deciding if I will use there products and consider them safe. If all companies are             
                                  held to the same standard I will no longer be required to research each                        
                                  manufacturer and inquire about possible cross contamination.                                   

  43\.        9/16/2008 12:13:00  Sometimes I think companies label products to protect themselves from liability                
              AM                  and this is not helpful.                                                                       

  44\.        9/16/2008 12:59:00  Most nut allergic people can react to a very, very small amount of the allergen.               
              AM                  Because of this it is extremely important that consumers know what is in (or what              
                                  may be in) the products they purchase and consume. The danger for a severely                   
                                  allergic person is becoming exposed to the allergen. This may occur if the                     
                                  allergen is, (1) an ingredient in the product, (2) is in the product in trace                  
                                  amounts due to the manufacturing environment, or (3) in a non-food product such as             
                                  lotion or makeup. All of these exposures are life threatening to the severely                  
                                  allergic person. Being able to accurately assess the risk of exposure is vital.                
                                  Inaccurate or incomplete labels are a life threatening risk. It is also important              
                                  to make it convenient for non-allergic consumers to comply with nut-free policies              
                                  in schools. The easier we make it for people to conform to these safety policies,              
                                  the lower the risk of exposure to the allergic individual. Thank you for your                  
                                  consideration of this very important issue!                                                    

  45\.        9/16/2008 1:15:00   &quot;May contain&quot; is a ridiculous statement !!!                                          
              AM                                                                                                                 

  46\.        9/16/2008 1:48:00   using simple language is key for children, care givers, and parents to keep the                
              AM                  person w/ the allergy safe. I particularly dislike when a label says may contain               
                                  trace amounts or manufactured on equipment that may contain \...\...\.....                     

  47\.        9/16/2008 2:40:00   I wish there was one consistent way for foods to be labeled. I also wish it would              
              AM                  cleary be written, on EVERY food, which (if any) of the main allergens are                     
                                  included. In clear English, in bold, i.e. &quot;Contains wheat, soy, and milk                  
                                  products.&quot; I feel that with all the inconsistancies on how the labeling is                
                                  done I have to read all ingredients regardless of any allergen message included.               

  48\.        9/16/2008 2:45:00   Manufacturers need to do a better job of eliminating the chance of cross                       
              AM                  contamination of allergens through cleaning procedures and/or dedicated equipment              
                                  instead of using &quot;may contain&quot; statements.                                           

  49\.        9/16/2008 2:46:00   We strictly avoid all possible trace contaminents of several allergens. For                    
              AM                  safety\'s sake, we are forced to assume a May Contain statement is true. If a                  
                                  product is manufactured by any company smaller than, say, Kraft, we call, even if              
                                  we must diall 411 for their phone number. Sometimes we even call FAAN to get their             
                                  opinion. SILK choc milk recall is a perfect example of the danger of cross contact             
                                  without labeling! However, if a product is using that statement to dodge possible              
                                  liabilities though there is no cross contact, it puts a huge burden on the parents             
                                  of other children who attempt to help us keep our child safe in school. So many                
                                  schools now restrict or ban nut traces that surely this is an economic issue as                
                                  well as a medical one.                                                                         

  50\.        9/16/2008 11:35:00  Vague &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed on shared equipment&quot; or                  
              AM                  &quot;processed in the same plant with&quot; statements are frustrating since                  
                                  there is no way of knowing what the actual risk of cross-contamination is, so we               
                                  just completely avoid the product. Also, when a product just mentions                          
                                  &quot;nuts&quot;, this is too vague and even though a peanut is not a true nut, we             
                                  don\'t know if they are including peanuts in that group (my son is ONLY allergic               
                                  to peanuts). If a food specifies &quot;tree nuts&quot; or specific nuts                        
                                  (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, etc), that tells me that the manufacturer knows that             
                                  peanuts are not tree nuts and I am more confident that peanuts are not present.                

  51\.        9/16/2008 11:43:00  Vague &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed on shared equipment&quot; or                  
              AM                  &quot;processed in the same plant with&quot; statements are frustrating since                  
                                  there is no way of knowing what the actual risk of cross-contamination is, so we               
                                  just completely avoid the product. Also, when a product just mentions                          
                                  &quot;nuts&quot;, this is too vague and even though a peanut is not a true nut, we             
                                  don\'t know if they are including peanuts in that group (my son is ONLY allergic               
                                  to peanuts). If a food specifies &quot;tree nuts&quot; or specific nuts                        
                                  (hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, etc), that tells me that the manufacturer knows that             
                                  peanuts are not tree nuts and I am more confident that peanuts are not present.                

  52\.        9/16/2008 1:15:00   It seems like more and more foods now say &quot;May contain&quot; or                           
              PM                  &quot;processed in/on&quot;. Even the deli counter at our local grocery store has              
                                  warnings posted now. It seems like it\'s easier for companies to claim this to                 
                                  avoid liability, even if the food is safe.                                                     

  53\.        9/16/2008 1:58:00   I just wish the system was uniform and consistent. I\'ll buy a product for a long              
              PM                  time and then one day out of nowhere, there is an allergen alert. I don\'t know                
                                  whether the formulary has changed or they were just negligent in listing the                   
                                  allergen in the past. It\'s very scary when you realize that you\'re trusting the              
                                  life of your child to an inconsistent system. It makes you want to lock yourself               
                                  up at home and never buy anything processed.                                                   

  54\.        9/16/2008 2:10:00   I find that the &quot;may contain&quot; advisories are overinclusive and would                 
              PM                  preclude me from eating many things that would not trigger my peanut allergy, so I             
                                  often ignore them.                                                                             

  55\.        9/16/2008 2:14:00   Too many manufacturers take the easy way out with &quot;may contain&quot;                      
              PM                  language. If the label says &quot;may contain&quot; or is &quot;processed on                   
                                  machinery&quot; with a major allergen, we avoid the food. These broad statements               
                                  can eliminate a lot of foods.                                                                  

  56\.        9/16/2008 2:18:00   I don\'t like the \'processed in facility\' labels. It\'s hard to know if there is             
              PM                  any risk of cross contamination with those labels. We avoid foods with that label              
                                  but I feel like I am avoiding foods unnecessarily.                                             

  57\.        9/16/2008 2:20:00   saying that a product is processed in a facility that has allergens is not very                
              PM                  effective.                                                                                     

  58\.        9/16/2008 2:22:00   There is too much inconsistency with allergen advisory labels. Some companies use              
              PM                  them, others don\'t. It leaves me with a false sense of re-assurance. Also, the                
                                  cosmetics industry ( soaps, sunscreen, etc) needs to adopt similar labeling laws.              
                                  As an example, I purchased a bottle of &quot;hypoallergenic sunscreen&quot; this               
                                  summer and when I got home noticed one ingredient was macadamia nut glycerin. How              
                                  can that be hypo-allergenic?                                                                   

  59\.        9/16/2008 2:25:00   Some people do not read the ingredients, I as a parent do. But a teacher or parent             
              PM                  at a party has said to me &quot; well it does not have peanuts in it&quot; but it              
                                  does have traces which is enough to send my child to the ER. It needs to be very               
                                  explicit that is has an allergen in big print, for all the allergic ignorant out               
                                  there.                                                                                         

  60\.        9/16/2008 2:26:00   The more specific manufacturers can be stating allergen ingredients and allergy                
              PM                  policies the safer for all consumers. This could save lives.                                   

  61\.        9/16/2008 2:28:00   With 21 million Americans with food allergies, you would think the food companies              
              PM                  would be more concerned with their ingredients.                                                

  62\.        9/16/2008 2:30:00   While acknowledging that I tend toward the conservative when reading food labels,              
              PM                  if the allergen &quot;may&quot; be present in any product, whether directly or                 
                                  through cross-contamination on machinery, I would not purchase that item. Any                  
                                  rewording of the warning would not cause me to alter this in any way.                          

  63\.        9/16/2008 2:33:00   I believe that many companies such as Trader Joes, place labels on their products              
              PM                  regardless of whether or not that allergy threat exists. This is to cover                      
                                  themselves in case there\'s a problem.                                                         

  64\.        9/16/2008 2:36:00   2 Daughters with Celiac                                                                        
              PM                                                                                                                 

  65\.        9/16/2008 2:37:00   I have a gluten allergy, and current labeling only mentions wheat, but rye,                    
              PM                  barley, and oats also contain gluten. Also, items like &quot;modified food                     
                                  starch&quot; are frustrating for people like me because you have no idea if that               
                                  means that it is gluten or nongluten based.                                                    

  66\.        9/16/2008 2:38:00   Our daugther is allergic to 8 foods and labeling is very helpful. However, I                   
              PM                  believe manufacturers are using advisory labeling to cover themselves when not                 
                                  needed. For example &quot;may contain, produced in a facility\...&quot; leaves                 
                                  things very open for questioning. I am now finding it diffuclt to find pasta                   
                                  without a &quot;may contain&quot; advisory. Although my dauther has never had a                
                                  reaction to say &quot;Mueller Pasta&quot;, she can no longer eat it because of the             
                                  &quot;may contain&quot;, we won\'t take the risk. My question to this maufacturer              
                                  is have they changed their processing policy or procedure to all of a sudden                   
                                  require this labeling? This same concern comes up often with other manufacturers               
                                  and as consumers we are left to &quot;take a chance&quot; or &quot;avoid&quot; the             
                                  product. We choose the latter and avoid the product which brings us to new                     
                                  challenges as our daughter is allergic to so many foods. She does not understand               
                                  why she can no longer eat these foods.                                                         

  67\.        9/16/2008 2:39:00   It certainly is helpful and saves me time if the allergen advisory is labeled,                 
              PM                  however, having all the product\'s indgredients listed is absolutely essential.                

  68\.        9/16/2008 2:40:00   I feel that some advisory labels are created by lawyers of large companies that                
              PM                  want to protect themselves (which I understand). We still do not take a chance                 
                                  given that such a small amount of a peanut can trigger anaphalixis.                            

  69\.        9/16/2008 2:45:00   The more information a manufacturer can give their allergic customers on their                 
              PM                  labels, the less phone calls they will receive, the less phone calls                           
                                  &quot;we&quot; need to make. Armed with current and correct allergen information               
                                  allows &quot;us&quot; to make informed decisions about the food we consume based               
                                  on &quot;our&quot; personal needs, not based on what the manufacturer thinks is                
                                  &quot;good enough&quot; for &quot;everyone&quot;.                                              

  70\.        9/16/2008 2:59:00   Fix the loophole in the labeling law - Pepperidge Farms Verona cookies contain                 
              PM                  pecans. Because they list the common name in the list of ingredients, they do not              
                                  declare allergy information at the end!                                                        

  71\.        9/16/2008 3:14:00   I have a soy llergy and I always read the lable because soy is very big trouble                
              PM                  for my gut!                                                                                    

  72\.        9/16/2008 3:14:00   The language &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;was processed\....&quot; is not                  
              PM                  helpful. I creates doubt about the product. It is time consuming in the grocery                
                                  aisle (with kids in tow) to read all listings of a food label. So, I appreciate                
                                  and continue to purchase clearly marked products that say in bold &quot;contains:              
                                  xxx, xxx, etc&quot; or &quot;allergy information: \....&quot; These labels are                 
                                  most helpful for me and my family.                                                             

  73\.        9/16/2008 3:15:00   My son attends a day care with a child that is deathly allergic to peanuts and                 
              PM                  shellfish. The labels help me to make choice that will not affect the little girl              
                                  so she does not have a reaction or if I send snacks to the school that they are                
                                  safe for all of the kids to have.                                                              

  74\.        9/16/2008 3:17:00   Although I will always read through complete list of ingredients, others may not.              
              PM                  So if I send my kids to someone else\'s house, (I feel) that parent will be much               
                                  more likley to read the \'allergen label\' to see if a snack contains specific                 
                                  food/ingredient versus going through each ingredient.                                          

  75\.        9/16/2008 3:18:00   I have learned just to read all labeling and ingredients on packaging! It would be             
              PM                  nice if there were &quot;contains&quot; lables on stuff!                                       

  76\.        9/16/2008 3:20:00   It would be helpful to have allergen advisory labels as well as whether the food               
              PM                  could be contamined with the allergen in the processing. If a product does not                 
                                  contain an allergen, I might still have to call the manufacturer to see if there               
                                  is any cross-contamination. To not have to do that would be great. But every                   
                                  manufacturer probably has different cleaning procedures so that may be difficult.              

  77\.        9/16/2008 3:20:00   These companies should only know how greatful I am for these labels! I can make                
              PM                  informed decisions. We always try new foods with an epi-pen handy, but the labels              
                                  REALLY help me not have to use it!!! THANK YOU COMPANIES for helping me proctect               
                                  my child!                                                                                      

  78\.        9/16/2008 3:20:00   a better labeling of allergans of food ingrediants is needed cause not all                     
              PM                  products are labeled correctly.                                                                

  79\.        9/16/2008 3:23:00   People buy food to make recipes for others. Even though I am label-savvy, my                   
              PM                  friends and relatives are not and they need as many advisories as possible. Also,              
                                  liquid soaps/shampoos w/ almond ext. can be real problems.                                     

  80\.        9/16/2008 3:24:00   I recently avoided buying Quaker rice cakes because they &quot;may contain trace               
              PM                  amounts of peanuts&quot;. Huh? How much is a trace amount? I have the distinct                 
                                  impression that manufacturers use the labels as liability protection rather than               
                                  to genuinely help consumers. Hooray for companies that use &quot;good                          
                                  manufacturing practices&quot; to segregate allergenic ingredients and whose labels             
                                  are accurate.                                                                                  

  81\.        9/16/2008 3:26:00   Either the product has the allergen or not. I don\'t understand how it MAY have                
              PM                  it. MAY it have metal scraps? or glass? or antifreeze? These are all things found              
                                  in the factories that could hurt someone if consumed but manage to not end up in               
                                  the product.                                                                                   

  82\.        9/16/2008 3:30:00   I don\'t think it would be necessary to have all the advisory labeling, it they                
              PM                  wouldn\'t call an allergen by 10 different names!!! I don\'t like when you have to             
                                  know 5 different names to look for when checking for an allergen. It\'s already                
                                  time consuming to read the label, but then you have to have a reference sheet to               
                                  cross-reference names. If they would label ingredients so the public could                     
                                  understand, that would be a great help!                                                        

  83\.        9/16/2008 3:32:00   America is woefully trailing behind Europe in terms of labeling what is in our                 
              PM                  foods. I have an allergy to dairy - the kind that puts me in the hospital - so                 
                                  even small amounts in a processed food are critical to my health. There are whole              
                                  food companies out there that I no longer purchase because either the label is                 
                                  wrong or inadequate. I simple system that everyone adheres to - this product                   
                                  CONTAINS xxxx and this product was manufactured in a facility that also proccesses             
                                  xxxx would be helpful. It would be worthwhile to educate food companies on safer               
                                  alternatives - lactose is rarely needed in soup yet it\'s often used as a filler -             
                                  educating the food companies on alternatives to process food with fewer allergens              
                                  would make it all easier as well as being cost effective for them. For istance -               
                                  soy cheese in this country is nearly always made with casein - a dairy product -               
                                  so the folks with an allergy can\'t eat it - only the prissy vegetarians (but not              
                                  the vegans). Really it makes no sense.                                                         

  84\.        9/16/2008 3:33:00   The allergen advisory label is very helpful, although with 2 children affected I               
              PM                  always double check the ingredients. I think everything should have a label. I                 
                                  have found some skin lotions and soap that contain milk.                                       

  85\.        9/16/2008 3:34:00   Products that have no risk of cross-contamination should also be labeled as                    
              PM                  &quot;produced in a nut-free facility&quot; or &quot;safe for individuals with                 
                                  peanut allergies&quot;                                                                         

  86\.        9/16/2008 3:37:00   UK                                                                                             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  87\.        9/16/2008 3:38:00   Gluten should be included. I think the &quot;may contain\...&quot; or                          
              PM                  &quot;produced on equipment that may\...&quot; labels are a way for distributers               
                                  to protect themselves. If they\'re producing an allergy free product, it should be             
                                  produced in a dedicated facility or on cleaned equipment. I appreciated the                    
                                  &quot;Good manufacturing practices had been followed to ensure this product was                
                                  not contaminated\....&quot; label.                                                             

  88\.        9/16/2008 3:41:00   Consumers need to be able to discern whether or not a product has a risk and the               
              PM                  degree of that risk. The standard should be well defined, clearly and consistently             
                                  communicated on packaging, and monitored and enforced by the government.                       

  89\.        9/16/2008 3:41:00   I also think it is very helpful to have allergy items bolded when listed in                    
              PM                  ingredient list                                                                                

  90\.        9/16/2008 3:42:00   16\. The &quot;no&quot; answer would only be if they had an allergen control plan.             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  91\.        9/16/2008 3:43:00   I am a nurse and from experience know that MOST people need simple warnings or                 
              PM                  labels                                                                                         

  92\.        9/16/2008 3:44:00   The labeling is still confusing to parents, school staff and caregivers                        
              PM                                                                                                                 

  93\.        9/16/2008 3:44:00   the more concise and readable (easy to understand) the information is the more                 
              PM                  useful.                                                                                        

  94\.        9/16/2008 3:52:00   if a label even hints that it may have, been close to, manufactured on smae                    
              PM                  eqi=uipment etc, I avoid buying/comsuming it. my issues is peanut/nut allergy so               
                                  if it is even possible contaminated, I don\'t buy. If I could trust the label I                
                                  would buy more items.                                                                          

  95\.        9/16/2008 3:53:00   It is incredible how many products state that they may contain traces of nuts, it              
              PM                  has eliminated dozens of foods from our household                                              

  96\.        9/16/2008 3:54:00   I am allergic to many things and many, many foods I never knew about the allergin              
              PM                  warnings, I suffer a lot from my food allergies, it keeps me awake all night, I                
                                  have trouble breathing and my throat closes up at night and my mouth gets really               
                                  dry. What about filters in the water in the refrigerater does any one monitor what             
                                  if any allergins are in those. I have noticed that I have more trouble lately then             
                                  ever in the past and it has been bad in the past. I need help but my insurance                 
                                  does not cover the shots and one doctor told me it would be too dangerous to give              
                                  me the shots because of all the bad allergies I suffer from. Where do I go what do             
                                  I do, I really need some advice thats for sure or it is going to kill me.                      

  97\.        9/16/2008 4:01:00   It is my opinion that manufactures should BOLD and clearly disclose which allergen             
              PM                  is in product. it should be easy enough for children to read, and busy parent to               
                                  see. it should not just be in the ingredient list. with a big list of ingredients,             
                                  its easier to miss. I, personally, have done it several times. purchasing the item             
                                  and then rereading it when I get home\... sure enough, it contains an allergen.                
                                  Mothers dont always get lots of time to do shopping. most of the time our children             
                                  are with us and lets face it, not always cooperative while shopping. sometimes we              
                                  skim the items\... making missing an allergen more likely. example\-\-- CONTAINS:              
                                  MILK, EGG, PEANUTS. another idea would be to show little pictures of the                       
                                  allergens\... that way children can take responsibility for their allergies at                 
                                  even an earlier age. little icons that show the allergens might be helpful for                 
                                  children that cant read, or children who cant speak English. it should also label              
                                  other allergens\... such as corn and garlic. 2 of which are on the rise in food                
                                  allergies.                                                                                     

  98\.        9/16/2008 4:01:00   So many manufacturer\'s are relabeling their products as &quot;may contain&quot;               
              PM                  after my son has been successfully eating that product for years. It is so                     
                                  frustrating that they are putting a &quot;blanket&quot; statment on their products             
                                  now for fear of being sued. For instance. the food store &quot;Stew                            
                                  Leonard\'s&quot; in CT has a label stating their products &quot;may contain every              
                                  allergen known to man&quot; (okay, I exaggerate, but it\'s pretty close to that),              
                                  because they are terrified of being sued. This is discriminating against people                
                                  with food allergies. Manufacturer\'s should have clear guidelines so there is no               
                                  confusion and so a manufacturer can\'t get away with blanket statements.                       

  99\.        9/16/2008 4:07:00   It would be great to see an Allergy lable on everything we buy, that either                    
              PM                  contains, may contain or processed in the same facility as the allergen.                       

  100\.       9/16/2008 4:11:00   Labeling should contain information on where the food was processed (i.e. product              
              PM                  was processed on machinery that is used with other allergens although that                     
                                  allergen may not be an ingredient in the food). The public should be aware of                  
                                  possible cross-contamination.                                                                  

  101\.       9/16/2008 4:14:00   I am consistently shocked by the amount of manufacturer\'s that do no state that               
              PM                  their product was processed on/in an allergen containing location!                             

  102\.       9/16/2008 4:14:00   I think that the &quot;processed in or on the same plant/ line\...&quot; is more               
              PM                  of a CYA tactic than a true danger to allergy suffers. I have eaten many product               
                                  with this lable and have suffered no ill effects. Most plants are so large that                
                                  one product in made on one line only.                                                          

  103\.       9/16/2008 4:17:00   Should include more allergens - Sesame for example                                             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  104\.       9/16/2008 4:17:00   i think that a manufacturer should know what is in their product, so &quot;may                 
              PM                  contain&quot; is somewhat unacceptable to me \-- is it in there, or not? I think               
                                  that equipment should be thoroughly cleaned in between batches/runs of food types              
                                  so that there is certainty of the ingredients in a product. I think that many                  
                                  manufacturers are now just listing &quot;may contain&quot; when there\'s no real               
                                  chance that it\'s in there, as a legal disclaimer. I am so sensitive that I know               
                                  when my allergen is in a food and yet I am forced to buy items that claim                      
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; because if it didn\'t, I would miss out on many foods that             
                                  I enjoy. These items definitely do not contain the allergen (peanut). I do not                 
                                  necessarily feel that allergens need to be listed outside the ingredient list, BUT             
                                  I appreciate that they are called out clearly. All capitals nicely contrast lower              
                                  case letters and make it easy to see the allergens, or bold letters in the event               
                                  that ingredients must be all listed in all caps (which is ridiculous because it\'s             
                                  easier to read lower case for the bulk of the list).                                           

  105\.       9/16/2008 4:19:00   None of my food allergies are life-threatening, so the way I react to allergen                 
              PM                  warnings may be very different from the way others react to those same warnings.               

  106\.       9/16/2008 4:19:00   I have severe food allergies and some allergens like wheat or peanuts there must               
              PM                  be NO trace.                                                                                   

  107\.       9/16/2008 4:20:00   It is often difficult to decipher what many words on ingredients list mean. People             
              PM                  with food allergies DEPEND on that information and it should be clearly and simply             
                                  stated on EVERY product that contains an allergen. It is not fair to my 2 year old             
                                  daughter to have to find out a product contains an allergen because it makes her               
                                  sick, when it could have been clearly labeled.                                                 

  108\.       9/16/2008 4:21:00   Some allergic reactions can take place with even the smallest amount of the                    
              PM                  offending ingredient. To avoid a bad reaction you need to be fully aware of what               
                                  you are putting into your body and onto your skin. More information is always                  
                                  better.                                                                                        

  109\.       9/16/2008 4:24:00   here in arab country mostly not labeling about allergen in their products                      
              PM                                                                                                                 

  110\.       9/16/2008 4:28:00   I think that it is great that allergens are being listed seperately, ecspecially               
              PM                  for children who might not be able to read through an entire ingredients list, or              
                                  for people who are unfamiliar with allergens. However, I think that these labels               
                                  need to be better checked for accuracy - I can not count the number of times I                 
                                  have seen an allergy warning for Milk Products and then double checked the                     
                                  ingredient list and had found no source of dairy; hence why I rely more on                     
                                  ingredient lists then allergen advisories. In addition, I think the different                  
                                  warnings (i.e. may contain vs. made on machinery vs. made in a facility) are                   
                                  important, because some companies put advisories to cover themselves and not                   
                                  because of an actual allergen threat. For example, one manufactorer uses seperate              
                                  machinery and is very allergen friendly; however they put the warning &quot;Made               
                                  in the same facility as\...&quot; to just cover all their bases. If all advisories             
                                  became uniformed to say &quot;Contains&quot; or &quot;May Contain&quot; it might               
                                  prevent people from buying products that they would be fine with just becuase of               
                                  the restrictiveness of labeling protocol. I think labeling is a good pre-caution               
                                  but in the end people need to be able to use their own judgment and as long as                 
                                  companies are accurate in their labeling (&quot;In a facility&quot; is really just             
                                  in the same facility and not actually on the same machinery, etc.) that should be              
                                  able to occur. Basically, my main point is that I think the accuracy of                        
                                  manufactorers allergen advisory labeling should be monitored more closely.                     

  111\.       9/16/2008 4:29:00   Sometimes confused with &quot;contains&quot; &quot;may contain&quot; etc. then the             
              PM                  ingredient section is inconsistent, e.g. says &quot;contains&quot; but not in                  
                                  ingredients or says &quot;may contain&quot; but is in ingredients, etc.                        

  112\.       9/16/2008 4:33:00   As a grandmothr and provider labeling is important as there is a potential for                 
              PM                  reaction even to trace amounts. The majority of my (educated) patients read labels             
                                  carefully and still miss information. Even more potential for undereducated or                 
                                  English as second language persons.                                                            

  113\.       9/16/2008 4:35:00   I think the &quot;contains&quot; label is the most useful b/c it is the most                   
              PM                  definitive statement they can make. I often feel like the other labels are more of             
                                  an &quot;out&quot; for food manufacturers to cover their butts. It\'s frustrating,             
                                  b/c the statement is so wishy washy, it\'s better for me to avoid purchasing the               
                                  item even though the risk is probably minimal. Wouldn\'t it be of greater benefit              
                                  to require better food handling practices that would help those with allergies                 
                                  purchase items more confidently?                                                               

  114\.       9/16/2008 4:36:00   I think manufacturers should prepare allergen free food in a way that reduces the              
              PM                  risk of containing an allergen to near zero.                                                   

  115\.       9/16/2008 4:38:00   I think the &quot;May contain&quot; and the &quot;Processed in facility&quot;                  
              PM                  labels are the worst. I need to know the likelihood that is DOES contain the                   
                                  allergen. Shared equipment to me is a pretty good sign it likely contains the                  
                                  allergen. &quot;Processed in a facility&quot; is way too vague\...how big is the               
                                  &quot;facility&quot; and how close are the allergens to the product I am looking               
                                  at? Since it is so vague, I just have to avoid it. The bottom line is that a                   
                                  consumer should be able to know if a product is &quot;safe&quot; for them or not.              
                                  I think too many products have a &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed in a               
                                  facility&quot; warning to cover the manufacturer and let them avoid real                       
                                  responsibility. The manufacturer should know whether or not their products contain             
                                  or have come into contact with allergens and just say so plainly.                              

  116\.       9/16/2008 4:39:00   Although the top eight allergens must be labeled, sometimes it\'ll say milk in the             
              PM                  ingredients list but on the advisory label it won\' t be listed. Not good.                     

  117\.       9/16/2008 4:39:00   The &quot;warnings are in fine print, usually at the bottom of the text.. A                    
              PM                  standared visible label would be best                                                          

  118\.       9/16/2008 4:41:00   i am not the only shopper in the house.. therefore the others need to see right on             
              PM                  the box that the allergen may be contained even though not in the ingredient                   
                                  list\... This could have drastic effects when not listed for those who are not                 
                                  used to reading labels!                                                                        

  119\.       9/16/2008 4:45:00   Some companies do a much better job than others when it comes to labeling. If I                
              PM                  knew what companies made the best effort at labeling then I would purchase their               
                                  product. I just do not have time to stand in the supermarket and read several                  
                                  labels.Some are obvious, and with some you have to read the fine print.                        

  120\.       9/16/2008 4:47:00   This needs to be very clear and straight forward. People other than parents with               
              PM                  allergic children buy food for schools. They need to know, clearly, if it is safe              
                                  for an allergic child.                                                                         

  121\.       9/16/2008 4:49:00   Nearly every manufactured food product on the shelves lists shared machinery. This             
              PM                  seems to be the product of litigation fears, and so I cannot believe that                      
                                  everything on the shelves may in fact contain allergens. My family has not had an              
                                  anaphylactic reaction to a food allergen, so I am able to ignore these warnings,               
                                  but for families with more serious allergies, it is frustrating. Also, Pepperidge              
                                  Farm does not highlight allergens on their packages and I do not know why.                     

  122\.       9/16/2008 4:50:00   I\'m allergic to eggs and there are many items that have contain eggs. But this is             
              PM                  an allergy that many people do not think about. Better labeling would make my life             
                                  much easier.                                                                                   

  123\.       9/16/2008 4:50:00   A consistent placement of the warning - not either in the list or after would be               
              PM                  helpful - even allergic individuals are looking for quick information. Also, if a              
                                  product is made in a place with one or more of the top 8, it should be required to             
                                  be labeled as such.                                                                            

  124\.       9/16/2008 4:51:00   I would like to see gluten listed, instead of wheat because gluten is in other                 
              PM                  things besides wheat.                                                                          

  125\.       9/16/2008 4:52:00   I think that may contain allergen should be printed under the ingredients in bold              
              PM                  type. Not on the other side of the label like Oh Soy yogert.                                   

  126\.       9/16/2008 4:55:00   I think there needs to be more consistent wording acrosss all labels.                          
              PM                                                                                                                 

  127\.       9/16/2008 4:55:00   Restuarants need allergen listing on their menus themselves. Many make you call a              
              PM                  phone number and even then they don\'t know.                                                   

  128\.       9/16/2008 4:57:00   This survey seem geared more toward people with common allergies. I have serious               
              PM                  allergies to non-common allergens such as honey. I would appreciate wider                      
                                  considertion of what needs to be identified as potential allergens.                            

  129\.       9/16/2008 4:57:00   I think all companies should have clear advisory labels.                                       
              PM                                                                                                                 

  130\.       9/16/2008 4:59:00   I purchased bread that said 100% whole wheat, but then in reading the label, the               
              PM                  ingredients list said rye flakes (my allergen) \-- 100% should mean 100%, not                  
                                  other grains                                                                                   

  131\.       9/16/2008 5:00:00   I need labels to be very specific and the &quot;processed in a plant&quot; is                  
              PM                  helpful but confusing. &quot;May contain&quot; is even more confusing. Either the              
                                  product contains it or it doesn\'t, it needs to be very clear.                                 

  132\.       9/16/2008 5:01:00   Having the allergen advisory added to non-foods allergens is helpful as my little              
              PM                  one has reactions to his allergens through skin contact was well as ingesting.                 

  133\.       9/16/2008 5:09:00   We have a soy allergy in our family but soy lechitin is safe for us. Too often the             
              PM                  label says &quot;contains SOY&quot; but it\'s difficult to know if it is just the              
                                  soy lechitin listed in the ingredients or some other hidden soy (like natural                  
                                  flavoring, etc, etc). Labeling with asteriks (\*) would be helpful. For example,               
                                  this product contains milk\* and soy\*\*, then in the ingredient list, have \* by              
                                  milk ingredients and \*\* by soy ingredients, so that families can make more                   
                                  informed decisions.                                                                            

  134\.       9/16/2008 5:09:00   The more specific information listed on the allergen advisory label the better,                
              PM                  for example on Ben &amp; Jerry\'s ice cream label they will say something like                 
                                  &quot;the fish candy in this ice cream was processed in a facility that also                   
                                  processes pecans.&quot; I know I can trust other Ben and Jerry ice cream that does             
                                  not contain an allergen warning because their other products are so specific.                  

  135\.       9/16/2008 5:09:00   If the product &quot;contains nuts&quot; I do not purchase it. If the product                  
              PM                  &quot;may contain&quot; or was &quot;processed in a plant that processess                      
                                  nuts&quot;, I only purchase it if it is a name brand such as Hershey. I never                  
                                  purchase these products from no-names or less known brands. I guess I assume                   
                                  better QA for brand products (as silly as that sounds). We have to eat something               
                                  and almost everything has a disclaimer. The label should either contain it or not              
                                  and companies should increase their QA to ensure that it does or does not contain.             
                                  No in-betweens!                                                                                

  136\.       9/16/2008 5:10:00   I really do not understand ?7,8 My son has a tree nut allergy, what frustrates me              
              PM                  is the basic label , may contain or may be manufactured on because it is such a                
                                  blanket statement and eliminates most food products and I think companies put that             
                                  label on just to cover themselves when it may not even be true, it seems very over             
                                  used and generic. I still will not purchase these items. Trader Joes and Costco                
                                  bakery two of the worst for this.                                                              

  137\.       9/16/2008 5:10:00   Every food sold in America should be labeled for possible allergens                            
              PM                                                                                                                 

  138\.       9/16/2008 5:10:00   Labeling MUST be consistent. Labels that say &quot;May contain milk&quot; make me              
              PM                  wonder why they don\'t know what their product contains. Labels that say,                      
                                  &quot;Processed on equipment that also processes dairy&quot; tells me what the                 
                                  risk is and allows me to make an informed choice in purchasing the product. As far             
                                  as non-food items\...many non-food items such as lotions contain allergens and                 
                                  those allergens are absorbed through the skin and could potentially cause a                    
                                  reaction so they absolutely need to be labeled. Honestly, why a manufacturer would             
                                  not choose to err on the side of caution when lives are at stake is beyond me.                 

  139\.       9/16/2008 5:10:00   Ingredient lists still need to be clearer - &quot;Spices&quot; is not helpful when             
              PM                  there is an allergy to a particular spice. Putting &quot;May Contain&quot; only to             
                                  avoid legal issues is not helpful (it just limits what my son can eat). &quot;May              
                                  Contain&quot; should only be used when there really is a possibility.                          

  140\.       9/16/2008 5:11:00   Labels need to be CLEAR, easy to read, comprehensive, and reliable. &quot;may                  
              PM                  contain\...&quot; should be REQUIRED. I have had reactions to &quot;may                        
                                  contain&quot; in the past.                                                                     

  141\.       9/16/2008 5:11:00   As I have so many allergies to varying degrees, I always read the lables and go by             
              PM                  my own specific allergies and reactions.                                                       

  142\.       9/16/2008 5:12:00   It\'s very frustrating to see manufacturers taking the &quot;easy way out&quot;                
              PM                  and labeling absolutely everything with any possible allergens. Some                           
                                  cross-contaminations are more severe than others, and the threat of a lawsuit                  
                                  forces these companies to over-label everything, keeping many of us from enjoying              
                                  the foods we ate for years before those labels came out. Instead of requiring                  
                                  labels, food manufacturing plants should be held to a higher standard and isolate              
                                  allergens altogether from products that are all together allergen-free (Hershey,               
                                  for one, does this)                                                                            

  143\.       9/16/2008 5:14:00   While I do not feel like we need to get super crazy with laws about allergy info,              
              PM                  I rely on the package to tell me if a food is safe for me to eat or if I should                
                                  avoid it. A normalized system would be helpful as this would save me time and                  
                                  minimize any missed info that I may not have otherwise noticed.                                

  144\.       9/16/2008 5:16:00   Food labeling is so important to me personally as I suffer horrendous                          
              PM                  consequences(anaphalaxis shock) if unknowingly I ingest any form of peanuts or                 
                                  nuts of all kinds.                                                                             

  145\.       9/16/2008 5:18:00   The ambiguous ingredients like &quot;Natural flavoring&quot; need to be outlawed.              
              PM                  Every single ingredient needs to be on food labels for people who are allergic or              
                                  who choose not to eat certain food items.                                                      

  146\.       9/16/2008 5:21:00   I never eat a food that contains explicitly an ingredient that I\'m allergic to.               
              PM                  However, I ignore the labels that advise that a food that I\'m allergic to is                  
                                  manufactured on the same plants, etc\... because for my allergy (nuts), any type               
                                  of candy, baked good, processed food normally has this and it would severly limit              
                                  what I can eat.                                                                                

  147\.       9/16/2008 5:21:00   There are so many allergens out there. It is smportant to know which ones are                  
              PM                  where. Labeling the food and beauty products does help a lot. The manufacturers                
                                  are not the ones who suffer the allergic reactions and should be helpful to those              
                                  who do.                                                                                        

  148\.       9/16/2008 5:27:00   I do NOT understand WHY they cant make let say&quot; Macadamia nut cookies, I                  
              PM                  persoanly am DEATHLY allergic to PEANUTS, NOT macadamia nuts, HOWEVER, most if not             
                                  ALL plants , process the macadamia nuts in the same factory and usually ON the                 
                                  same equipment as they do the, lets say, peanuts! its frusterating, I cant even be             
                                  on Jenny Craig weight loss program, the bars have peanuts, the beef chow mein is               
                                  made with SHRIMP paste, the sirloin steak has MUSHROOMS in it, a LOT of the food               
                                  has lactose in it, I mean serioulsy, alot of the vegys dishes have peas in it! Im              
                                  allergic to: Peanuts Peas Mushrooms Shellfish and am severly lactose intolerant :(             
                                  life pretty much sucks, even having say chicken strips out in a resturant can kill             
                                  me, if they cooked them in the same oil as the fried shrimp\.....it is a complete              
                                  nightmare trying to BUY groceries and its even worse dining out. It is effecting               
                                  my level of happiness. I cant eat at friends BBQ\'s I cant dine out, unless I eat              
                                  something like salad and pester the wait staff to make sure the grilled chicken                
                                  wasnt cooked anywhere NEAR my list of allergies PLEASE make the lables more clear.             
                                  PLEASE                                                                                         

  149\.       9/16/2008 5:33:00   labeling is only good of people READ them. Most don\'t.                                        
              PM                                                                                                                 

  150\.       9/16/2008 5:34:00   How I wish packging would be able to say, &quot;This product is 100% safe for                  
              PM                  those with X allergy.&quot; But I know that\'s not possible. (I\'m allergic to                 
                                  hazelnuts.)                                                                                    

  151\.       9/16/2008 5:34:00   my husband is allergic to sage and thyme - these are not covered by these labels.              
              PM                  Usually labewls just say &quot;spices&quot; or other &quot;natural                             
                                  ingredients&quot; - thereby avoidance of whole classes of food are what we do.                 

  152\.       9/16/2008 5:37:00   i think that the laws are helping, but labels need to be more standardized                     
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  153\.       9/16/2008 5:39:00   Did you know that some people are very allergic to CORN?                                       
              PM                                                                                                                 

  154\.       9/16/2008 5:40:00   I would like the most specific label possible, for example, &quot;processed on                 
              PM                  machinery that also processes allergens&quot; is more specific than just &quot;may             
                                  contain&quot;.                                                                                 

  155\.       9/16/2008 5:40:00   Companies should all have to follow the same guidelines in reporting this                      
              PM                  information, and allergy control proceedures should be accessible.                             

  156\.       9/16/2008 5:40:00   My son is allergic to many food ingredients used also in non-food products. I\'d               
              PM                  like to know when they are present in those products. I\'d appreciate having some              
                                  information more precise than &quot;may contain&quot; as some of my son\'s                     
                                  allergies do not come with anaphylaxis. An information like &quot;produced in a                
                                  facility processing those allergens(soy or an other one) but not on the same                   
                                  machinery.&quot;                                                                               

  157\.       9/16/2008 5:41:00   I am deathly allergic to peanuts and soy. Current allergen labeling is                         
              PM                  appreciated, but rarely specific enough to ensure I will not die from consuming a              
                                  product. Very seldom, if ever, do I see allergy warnings on consumer products                  
                                  (i.e. shampoos) and someone like me desperately needs this information in order to             
                                  survive, literally.                                                                            

  158\.       9/16/2008 5:41:00   unfortunatly no label lists MSG as an allergen so advisory labels at this time are             
              PM                  of no use to me and we also stay away from High Fructose Corn Syrup because of my              
                                  son.                                                                                           

  159\.       9/16/2008 5:42:00   I am allergic to paprika and my throat closes. Spices are not required to be                   
              PM                  broken out so I have to avoid all processed foods. Please require paprika to be                
                                  noted on foods.                                                                                

  160\.       9/16/2008 5:43:00   Would it be acceptable for foods to be labeled &quot;May contain deadly                        
              PM                  poison&quot;? It seems that the current advisory system allows manufacturers to                
                                  play it safe and not be liable if their product that &quot;may have shared                     
                                  equipment with peanuts&quot; sends my kid to the emergency room. Any allergen that             
                                  can produce anaphylaxis must be taken extremely seriously and better controls/more             
                                  information are definitely needed. I would cheerfully pay twice the normal price               
                                  of a product, were it to be &quot;guaranteed&quot; peanut free.                                

  161\.       9/16/2008 5:46:00   Uniform labels for allergens should be mandatory                                               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  162\.       9/16/2008 5:47:00   Allergen labels cut down time at the grocery store. I also like when ingredient                
              PM                  lists have common allergens bolded\--makes for easier identification as some lists             
                                  like certain multigrain breads have nut flours and because of the long list of                 
                                  ingredients you may miss this\--happened to me once\--not pleasant for my son!                 

  163\.       9/16/2008 5:47:00   Anything that could be done to help standardize allergen labels would be helpful.              
              PM                  Often, I feel that trying new foods is a trial-and-error process. There are times              
                                  when I have accidentally eaten foods with &quot;traces&quot; of an allergen, but I             
                                  didn\'t have a reaction. Other times, I have eaten foods that have no warnings,                
                                  but have made me sick anyways. I\'ve just had to learn what I can and cannot eat               
                                  through my own testing, which is very frustrating.                                             

  164\.       9/16/2008 5:48:00   My daughter had a severe allergic reaction (rash and respiratory distress when a               
              PM                  bar sap containing buttermilk powder was used on her in a bath. The Burt\'s Bee\'s             
                                  bar soap had NO INGREDIENT INFORMATION on the label \-- I found it online.                     
                                  Cosmetics need to have allergen information on the label, too. It is very                      
                                  difficult to determine whether or not a food product could be a problem when the               
                                  label states that the product &quot;may contain trace amounts&quot; of an allergen             
                                  or if it is processed in a facility that also processes allergens. That labeling               
                                  is too vague. It would help if there was some sort of certifiable, regulated                   
                                  allergen handling process in food factories. Until that can happen, more specific              
                                  labeling will help. My daughter is allergic to dairy and eggs, but we have been                
                                  advised to avoid fish, shellfish, peanuts and tree nuts as well. She has consumed              
                                  products that were processed in facilities that also process peanuts without a                 
                                  problem so far, but I completely avoid foods processed with or near any of the                 
                                  other foods that are known allergens for her or that we have been told to avoid.               
                                  Clear labels with specific allergen callouts would also be helpful in deciphering              
                                  chemical names for derivatives of allergens.                                                   

  165\.       9/16/2008 5:49:00   As it is now I DO NOT trust any warning listed as they are not all inclusive or                
              PM                  standardized. I have read the ingredients which hard to do because of small print              
                                  and confusing labeling. For example one product list no peanuts in the ingredients             
                                  but said in another area the product was made with peanuts. What do I then?? Or                
                                  what if I only read the ingredients and not the other warning. Consistency and                 
                                  obvious labeling is needed.                                                                    

  166\.       9/16/2008 5:52:00   answers to #7 question weren\'t quite applicable\...                                           
              PM                                                                                                                 

  167\.       9/16/2008 5:52:00   Thank you for the survey - it was very informative and helpful. I would like to                
              PM                  share my son\'s story. MULTIPLE ALLERGIC AND CAN\'T GO TO SCHOOL My 5-year-old                 
                                  son, Jelani Thiam, just walked in his first FAAN walk-a-thon reaching his goal of              
                                  raising \$250.00 for research to find a cure for food allergies. After such a                  
                                  victorious and fun weekend walk experience, Jelani returned home to once again                 
                                  face the continual challenge of being denied access into educational settings                  
                                  because educational facilities (regular daycare, medical daycare, private K-12)                
                                  could not accomodate safe environments for his multiple allergies. Today, Jelani               
                                  is still at home with me, since his first day of school began without him on                   
                                  September 3, 2008. Jelani went to school excited to be escorted by Mommy and                   
                                  Daddy, only to be denied access into school having to escorted back home on the                
                                  first day of school, this time, denied access into his Kindergarten class. He was              
                                  registered since April 4, 2008 with H.R. Swift Elementary School here in our                   
                                  residence of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, who is still refusing to comply with             
                                  Jelani\'s doctors\' written allergy safety recommendations while he is in school.              
                                  Jelani is &quot;MULTIPLE ALLERGIC&quot; to all of the top 8 allergen foods, along              
                                  with environmental allergy-induced asthma, oral allergy (raw fruits &amp;                      
                                  vegetables) and eczema. Today, almost all foods contain SOY, which he is allergic              
                                  to. Please include in FDA\'s labeling laws for manufacturers to state on their                 
                                  labels &quot;(MAY OR CONTAINS SOY OR USES FACILITY AND MACHINERY THAT PROCESSES                
                                  SOY INGREDIENTS.&quot; Thank You, Mishell Thiam (Jelani\'s Mom)                                

  168\.       9/16/2008 5:54:00   I think the lettering should also be printed larger and brighter so it is more                 
              PM                  noticable.                                                                                     

  169\.       9/16/2008 5:55:00   &quot;Manufactured on the same equipment as\...&quot; Is Helpful\--in knowing what             
              PM                  NOT to buy. It\'s scary to me that manufacturers can apparently claim their                    
                                  products are &quot;Dairy Free&quot; even if one or more of the ingredients are                 
                                  made in a facility containing dairy (according to the small print on their Web                 
                                  site, if you read between the lines). Is this really safe (enough)? I would also               
                                  prefer NATURAL &amp; ARTIFICIAL FLAVORings be specifically mentioned (fat chance).             
                                  Related to this, requiring Just the Top 8 allergens to be listed does Not go far               
                                  enough. What about #9\...? Maybe it should be the Top 20? Ideally, ingredient                  
                                  labels (including skin care products, vitamins, and medications), would list ALL               
                                  ingredients And ANY potential cross-contamination issues. (Be careful what you                 
                                  wish for?) Also, &quot;Not made in an allergen-free facility&quot; is NOT helpful.             
                                  It Needs to be much More Specific than that, regarding what allergens might be an              
                                  issue! Thank you!                                                                              

  170\.       9/16/2008 5:56:00   I find it annoying that almost all processed foods have the disclaimer that it                 
              PM                  &quot;may contain traces&quot; or &quot;manufactured in a facilitity that also                 
                                  produces xx&quot;. Often times, i believe that companies put these labels on foods             
                                  to avoid getting sued. In turn, this makes it even harder to find foods I can eat.             
                                  I think those disclaimers are necessary but they should only be able to put that               
                                  disclaimer if it is actually true.                                                             

  171\.       9/16/2008 5:56:00   Consistency is a major factor when looking at products. I would rather see that                
              PM                  the product may contain something (due to trace amounts, machine processing or                 
                                  otherwise) than have to sift through a lot of smaller information. I have severe               
                                  allergies and mild allergies so knowing that it may contain traces of something is             
                                  enough for me, I can usually tell right then if I want to eat it or not. Knowing               
                                  that it was processed on a machine as other products is fine, but it may contain               
                                  traces of \_\_\_ is a bit more helpful.                                                        

  172\.       9/16/2008 5:59:00   a clear advisory label is always appreciated especially since products tend to                 
              PM                  change ingredients sometimes add allergens.                                                    

  173\.       9/16/2008 6:00:00   Reactions, and need for labeling, probably depends on the severity of the allergy              
              PM                  to a food/etc. If you have very strong allergies to small amounts, then it is                  
                                  really necessary to have as much notice as possible.                                           

  174\.       9/16/2008 6:00:00   Cosmetics have been one of the most difficult things for me to watch\--they don\'t             
              PM                  seem to have any allergen advisory information at all, and can cause serious                   
                                  reactions.                                                                                     

  175\.       9/16/2008 6:01:00   Most companies don\'t put everything that is an ingredient nor what allergens                  
              PM                  might be on the equipment which is a HUGE factor in our case. I find anything that             
                                  states it is an ingredient, might be an ingredient, may contain or is processed on             
                                  equipment is what needs to be on anything edible. For my daughter with peanut,                 
                                  milk, dairy and egg allergies it is essential. Numerous times we have bought                   
                                  simple products that have 3-4 ingredients yet she will break out into hives                    
                                  immediately. Obviuosly something is there effecting her which is very frustrating              
                                  and imagine ALL the money we have spent along the way.                                         

  176\.       9/16/2008 6:02:00   Companies need to fully disclose ingredients and warn of allergins specifically as             
              PM                  well as any &quot;potential&quot; for their presence. There are a lot of products              
                                  I do not purchase, because of the use of the equivocating phrases, &quot;may                   
                                  contain\...&quot; or &quot;processed in\...&quot;. Full and accurate disclosure                
                                  should be the rule, as this is a matter of life and death and compliance should be             
                                  mandated.                                                                                      

  177\.       9/16/2008 6:03:00   Including Gluten (not wheat) would be very helpful.                                            
              PM                                                                                                                 

  178\.       9/16/2008 6:05:00   Your question #13 can\'t really be answered well because the options are not                   
              PM                  exclusive. For example, if they have an allergy plan that is really solid and                  
                                  abides by standards, then I would want to know that. &quot;Contains&quot; and                  
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; are two entirely different. I want to know both. (I assume             
                                  may contain means it could be produced in a plant or on shared equipment or have               
                                  some other likelihood of cross contamination.) And I do like when the information              
                                  is in bold and starts with &quot;Allergen information&quot; or &quot;Allergen                  
                                  warning.&quot;                                                                                 

  179\.       9/16/2008 6:05:00   &quot;May contain&quot; often seems like it is put on products with no risk of                 
              PM                  contamination just to legally protect the manufacturer. This makes the term                    
                                  practically meaningless - and I worry that it minimizes the effectiveness of other             
                                  warning labels.                                                                                

  180\.       9/16/2008 6:05:00   Some products that I used to buy now have &quot;processed in a plant&quot;                     
              PM                  warnings. I never had reactions to the products before, but knowing there is a                 
                                  risk has prevented me from purchasing those products. Specific information about               
                                  manufacturing should be required\-- especially if those companies would like to                
                                  regain my business.                                                                            

  181\.       9/16/2008 6:05:00   I always call about food because I want to know if the allregen in present in the              
              PM                  factory, on the same line ect. Many companies will tell you something is safe                  
                                  because of their allergen wash. We do not purchase food even if there is an                    
                                  allergen wash\--too risky. I just want honest labeling so that I can make a safe               
                                  choice for my child.                                                                           

  182\.       9/16/2008 6:07:00   It seems as if companies are adding labels to protect themselves from lawsuits,                
              PM                  not to keep people safe. There needs to be a way to keep all allergens out of                  
                                  foods that don\'t actually contain them. For example, plain M&amp;Ms should be                 
                                  made peanut free, not on the same equipment as peanut M&amp;Ms.                                

  183\.       9/16/2008 6:10:00   The food labels are not explicit enough. &quot;This item may contain\...&quot; is              
              PM                  really vague. Are we expected to believe that each and every item labeled                      
                                  &quot;may contain..&quot; really does contain that ingredient? Due to the critical             
                                  nature of my allergies, I have have to give up many foods which are likely safe,               
                                  but due to this vagueness and lack of standards in the industry, I have no other               
                                  option but to forgo these foods.                                                               

  184\.       9/16/2008 6:11:00   They should not allow the either/or ingredients. How do I know which one it is?                
              PM                  Ingredients more specific, no general terms.                                                   

  185\.       9/16/2008 6:11:00   Labeling makes managing my son\'s allergy easier not only for myself but for                   
              PM                  parents of children in his class.                                                              

  186\.       9/16/2008 6:12:00   Some people have such severe allergies that even trace amounts of an allergen can              
              PM                  be fatal. This is why labeling is important. They already let manufacturers twist              
                                  the words on nutritian labeling, don\'t let it happen with allergens where it can              
                                  have dire consequences.                                                                        

  187\.       9/16/2008 6:13:00   I am allergic to some of the commonly allergic items, but others also. It is                   
              PM                  necessary for me to have a complete list of ingredients. Reading every label                   
                                  entirely takes a tremendous amount of time, so having the abbreviated version does             
                                  make it easier to quickly eliminate some products. I really pray that restaurants              
                                  will be required to list ingredients on the menus SOON!                                        

  188\.       9/16/2008 6:13:00   I feel like everything now says &quot;May contain X, Y, and Z&quot;\--meaning that             
              PM                  if I\'m allergic to X, Y, or Z, I end up avoiding basically every packaged food                
                                  out there. I don\'t understand why people can\'t just say \'produced on machinery              
                                  that also processes \[allergens\]\' or \'contains \[allergens\]\'. I get that                  
                                  they\'re trying to cover their asses, but it ends up with consumers who aren\'t                
                                  sure of the value of labels. For example, Hershey bars don\'t have nuts. I\'ve                 
                                  never had a reaction to one, either, not even from trace contamination. But every              
                                  Hershey bar says \'may contain nuts\'. So do I avoid every Hershey bar, or is that             
                                  on there because they\'re trying to cover their ass that someone may have                      
                                  accidentally dropped a peanut into the mixer at one point? It\'s incredibly                    
                                  frustrating. I want to know what\'s in my food, and I want to know what else is                
                                  processed on the same machinery. I don\'t want vague labels that say that things               
                                  may or may not have been processed next to something to which I\'m allergic.                   

  189\.       9/16/2008 6:17:00   My above answers relate strictly to my child\'s food allergies and how I handle                
              PM                  them. Due to inconsistency with allergen advisory labels, I choose to avoid all                
                                  products that state \'may contain\' or \'processed in.\' My husband does not do                
                                  this for handling his own food allergies in that he will consume products that                 
                                  state \'may contain,\' \'processed in a facility with\'\--his logic is he has                  
                                  eaten these products his whole life with no problem. He does feel more comfortable             
                                  buying products with labels stating they have strict allergen protocols. For our               
                                  family, having a law requiring allergen advisory labels that are consistent across             
                                  the board would be great because then we would know the risk of what we were                   
                                  eating and/or avoiding.                                                                        

  190\.       9/16/2008 6:17:00   For the safety of my children, I put great trust and value into the manufacturers              
              PM                  labeling. I highly rely on their information to inform me of any items that may be             
                                  of concern with cross contamination or any form of &quot;may contain&quot;. I                  
                                  would rather know up-front if there are any concerns with even handling or                     
                                  conctact with the product. The labels should be as clear as possible\...stating                
                                  the allergen and then the potential for a may contains statement. Thank you for                
                                  doing this survey.                                                                             

  191\.       9/16/2008 6:20:00   1\. I feel that eventually companies will use the &quot;May contain\...&quot;                  
              PM                  statement as a way of protecting themselves from liability even if the exposure or             
                                  possible exposure isn\'t present. 2. The consumer needs to be made aware of                    
                                  possible contact with an allergen so having the &quot;May contain..&quot; or                   
                                  &quot;Made on the same equipment as\...&quot; is really important information for              
                                  those with severe allergies although I sometimes wonder how much of a concern it               
                                  actually is. 3. I like the &quot;good practices&quot; comments, I will usually                 
                                  take my chance on products containing those type of statements (but I wonder if                
                                  that is a smart decision). It\'s all very confusing.                                           

  192\.       9/16/2008 6:20:00   I do think that it should be listed if the product because of some people\'s                   
              PM                  allergin severity. I also think the allergens should be listed as products as                  
                                  well.                                                                                          

  193\.       9/16/2008 6:21:00   Given the severity of the reaction of many patients to some allergens (peanuts)                
              PM                  any products that contain known allergens should be labeled.                                   

  194\.       9/16/2008 6:21:00   My son has an severe allergy to mustard. Currently mustard seed can be in a                    
              PM                  product under the listing &quot;spices&quot;. This is not a sufficient manner for              
                                  labeling products. ALL ingredients must be listed so the consumer can make an                  
                                  educated choice.                                                                               

  195\.       9/16/2008 6:22:00   I am completely against the wording &quot;may contain&quot;. The product either                
              PM                  does or does not. The same goes for the phrase &quot;may have come in                          
                                  contact\...&quot; Either they sanitize their equipment properly or they do not. I              
                                  feel as though the manufacturers use this wording as a form of legal mumbo-jumbo               
                                  in an attempt to limit their liability.                                                        

  196\.       9/16/2008 6:26:00   Our family is very dilligent about reading labels, and know that we can\'t trust               
              PM                  just the ingredient list, but it is our family members, child care workers, etc.               
                                  who have a hard time understanding the labels and that they need to look                       
                                  everywhere on a package to find the warnings. They should put the warnings right               
                                  under the ingredients, ALWAYS and in bigger letters than the ingredients.                      

  197\.       9/16/2008 6:26:00   What i think is if peanuts are in volved they should process the product on a                  
              PM                  machine that is allergin free. after all these allergins can cost your life. My                
                                  son died by on nov 21 2005 from a severe asthma attack ,that actually pushed his               
                                  heart to the side of the lung.                                                                 

  198\.       9/16/2008 6:27:00   My daughter has a nut allergy.                                                                 
              PM                                                                                                                 

  199\.       9/16/2008 6:28:00   I am an allergy nurse and I feel that better advisory labels would be beneficial               
              PM                  to the majority of our patients.                                                               

  200\.       9/16/2008 6:29:00   These labels are a necessity for anyone with a severe allergy and have been                    
              PM                  greatly beneficial in reducing stress when eating packaged foods and not having to             
                                  call manufacturers each time.                                                                  

  201\.       9/16/2008 6:30:00   I read ALL ingredients of everything we buy not just food. Warnings that an item               
              PM                  &quot;may contain&quot; and &quot;Maunfactured on&quot; and &quot;contains&quot;               
                                  have been a god send for us. We trust that if there are any allergens in any item              
                                  that the company has listed 1 of the above warnings to help us make a clear                    
                                  decision\...it could mean life or death to our children                                        

  202\.       9/16/2008 6:30:00   I have many more allergies than the ones you quote. I would like to see full                   
              PM                  disclosure on all products.                                                                    

  203\.       9/16/2008 6:31:00   I always read the entire ingredient list but I also must know if the product was               
              PM                  manufactured on equipment where it may have come in contact with peanuts. My                   
                                  daughter is allergic to peanuts, soy protein, soy flour and legumes.                           

  204\.       9/16/2008 6:31:00   so frustrating! food labels are designed by attorneys to protect the manufacturer              
              PM                  from lawsuits, not to protect consumers against allergies \-- which is awful for               
                                  people like us because I\'m not looking to sue anybody, I just need to know                    
                                  what\'s in the food so my children don\'t go into anaphylactic shock after eating              
                                  it. &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed on equipment that also                          
                                  processes&quot; is just thrown in to release companies from any responsibility.                
                                  THIS DOES NOTHING to help me protect my children! it\'s also very frustrating for              
                                  other parents whose children do not have food allergies to know what to choose for             
                                  classroom use where there are children with allergies. both of my children have                
                                  severe food allergies, and even the grocery stores don\'t understand that their                
                                  huge bins of peanuts, overflowing onto the floor, can be deadly to some people.                
                                  airlines are even worse!!!! I\'ve been on flights with my kids where they serve                
                                  nuts \-- and it\'s a very restricted air and space environment, it\'s difficult to             
                                  remove my child from the allergen when the captain requires we remain in our                   
                                  seats. very frustrating and scary for parents.                                                 

  205\.       9/16/2008 6:31:00   I don\'t understand what &quot;may contain&quot; means. I have to call the                     
              PM                  manufacturer and relay on their assurances for each product I chose to buy that                
                                  says &quot;may contain&quot;. It\'s time consuming, but I don\'t know a way around             
                                  it.                                                                                            

  206\.       9/16/2008 6:37:00   Sometimes the ingredients are listed in several ways, often scientific or                      
              PM                  technical. Clear language understandable to the general public is needed. For                  
                                  example, instead of Whey or Casein - just list it as Milk!                                     

  207\.       9/16/2008 6:39:00   I have found that &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;shared equipment&quot;                      
              PM                  statements do little to tell me what exactly the risk level is. Some companies                 
                                  will put a &quot;shared equipment&quot; label on a product just in case one of                 
                                  their employers has eaten peanuts on their break, and other companies do not put a             
                                  &quot;shared equipment&quot; label on foods that are processed on shared lines                 
                                  that are not cleaned between different products.                                               

  208\.       9/16/2008 6:41:00   My daughter is allergic to corn and Cherries. The Natural Flavor label really gets             
              PM                  me. As well as all the names for corn, as it isn\'t listed in &quot;normal&quot;               
                                  language.                                                                                      

  209\.       9/16/2008 6:42:00   My children are allergic to nuts (peanut and tree nut). The current labeling                   
              PM                  procedures are inconsistent and dangerous for my children. Standardized labeling               
                                  would be much more helpful so all products (food or non-food, containing the                   
                                  ingredient as a main or possible ingredient) will be appropriately labeled. It\'s              
                                  ridiculous that I have to stand in the grocery store or the drug store and call a              
                                  company about it\'s product from my cell phone before I buy it. The labels should              
                                  be clear.                                                                                      

  210\.       9/16/2008 6:44:00   I\'m appreciative of the improvements I\'ve seen in my lifetype (I\'m almost 50);              
              PM                  but I still can\'t figure out why airlines stopped serving nuts on flights, but                
                                  continue to serve pretzels manufactured by a nut company!                                      

  211\.       9/16/2008 6:45:00   I have a severe milk allergy, and even if something was made on equipment that                 
              PM                  made something with milk, I have a reaction - so it is important/helpful for me to             
                                  have these warnings. Otherwise, I\'ll eat a bite of it, have a reaction and double             
                                  and triple check the ingredients to make sure I\'m not going insane and there                  
                                  really isn\'t any milk or milk byproducts listed.                                              

  212\.       9/16/2008 6:45:00   I see more and more &quot;may contains&quot; or &quot;processed in a                           
              PM                  facility&quot; warnings now. I often wonder if this is just a way to save the                  
                                  companies from being more proactive. I won\'t feed my kid &quot;may contains&quot;             
                                  but will if it says &quot;made in a facility&quot; because it is too limiting to               
                                  buying any food.                                                                               

  213\.       9/16/2008 6:47:00   I feel that in order to keep individuals safe from allergic reactions all foods                
              PM                  labels should contain information about any and all foods that may be contained in             
                                  the particular item.                                                                           

  214\.       9/16/2008 6:47:00   Particularly in non-food items, the allergens are not called by their                          
              PM                  &quot;usual&quot; names so it is much, much more difficult to identify what                    
                                  exactly is in that product. Labeling, in plain english, of what is in a product                
                                  would be very helpful. It would probably, as a side benefit, lead to a lot fewer               
                                  ingredients in products as people realize they don\'t really want to wash their                
                                  hair in food or wear shellfish on their lips, etc.                                             

  215\.       9/16/2008 6:49:00   Allergen advisory is really helpful. However sometimes they do get it wrong                    
              PM                  (Subway had milk products and did not list milk in their advisory). So I don\'t                
                                  trust 100%. But if there is something written, I know I don\'t even need to look               
                                  for labels. The It may contain advisory is really annoying because it seems to                 
                                  deprive the allergic person from a lot that maybe would not be needed. Seems to be             
                                  over done in some places (Trader Joes products eg)                                             

  216\.       9/16/2008 6:49:00   &quot;May contain&quot; is not good enough. Either it does or it doesn\'t. Foods               
              PM                  should not be cross-contaminated. For people who have severe food allergies,                   
                                  special care should be taken to process foods on separate machines in separate                 
                                  facilities. Doing this could also help create more jobs as well as keeping the                 
                                  allergic people safer since food allergies have been on the rise.                              

  217\.       9/16/2008 6:53:00   i also think that any company producing food and body products should adhere to                
              PM                  this policy, there are alot of small companies out there that do not have to. i                
                                  have to read everything, and often call to verify, since my toddler can not have               
                                  eggs, dairy, corn, chicken, food dye and preservatives.                                        

  218\.       9/16/2008 6:53:00   consistency is key. It is much easier to scan to the bottom to see if the                      
              PM                  ingredients include the allergen than to read through every ingredient in the                  
                                  package.                                                                                       

  219\.       9/16/2008 6:55:00   When teaching my 4-year-old to read labels - it certainly helps to have it stated              
              PM                  simply on the package!                                                                         

  220\.       9/16/2008 6:59:00   There needs to be a uniform system in place.                                                   
              PM                                                                                                                 

  221\.       9/16/2008 7:01:00   it would be awesome if all manufacturers were to follow the same exact guidelines              
              PM                                                                                                                 

  222\.       9/16/2008 7:02:00   When a company lists &quot;may contain&quot; advisories, is that just to cover all             
              PM                  their bases, or is it a true statement? There are so many foods that I won\'t                  
                                  allow in my house because of this warning. Why can\'t companies make a point of                
                                  keeping the allergens (in this case nuts) separate from the the products that                  
                                  don\'t contain nuts. For example, snack cakes. Some have nuts, some don\'t, all                
                                  are taboo in this house. I know it\'s asking a lot of the manufacturer, but with               
                                  the rise in food allergies, isn\'t it in their best interest to make the effort?               
                                  Thank you, Bonnie Hines                                                                        

  223\.       9/16/2008 7:03:00   Write the various forms of the allergen and state them on the label - ex. - wheat              
              PM                  is called or in various things and the forms should be listed. This is especially              
                                  true in shampoos and other cosmetic products                                                   

  224\.       9/16/2008 7:04:00   As a mother of a child with severe, life-threatening multiple food allergies, I                
              PM                  wish that labeling was more consistent and reliable. Also, things such as                      
                                  medication and cosmetics that have food proteins should need to be labeled!!                   
                                  People get very sick from the ingestion of these proteins if they are allergic. It             
                                  makes no difference if it is a food or a medication.                                           

  225\.       9/16/2008 7:06:00   I will not take a chance if there is a possibility that the allergen is there. I               
              PM                  would like more of a uniform label to determine whether or not there really is a               
                                  chance that the allergen is present in said food, or other substance. If you have              
                                  gone into anaphylactic shock you will avoid EVERYTHING containing said allergen                
                                  and even the possiblity of said allergen. Help us keep our kids safe - and alive!              

  226\.       9/16/2008 7:10:00   US needs consistent and clear allergen labeling even in cross contamination                    
              PM                                                                                                                 

  227\.       9/16/2008 7:13:00   I don\'t think this should be limited to manufacturers\...restaurants need to make             
              PM                  allergen information available as well. I have had many reactions to meals with                
                                  unexpected allergens used in a sauce or ground into the recipe. I once was told                
                                  that a cookie contained no nuts only to have my tongue swell up moments later- the             
                                  dough contained walnuts that had been ground into a fine powder. Another                       
                                  restaurant mistakenly put shrimp in my burrito. Eating in a restaurant can be so               
                                  dangerous for a person with food allergies, especially if the staff is                         
                                  ill-informed and the ingredients are not disclosed.                                            

  228\.       9/16/2008 7:14:00   I am also very allergic to MSG and Sulfates\....very seldom mentioned other then               
              PM                  in the list of ingredients, which I read carefully                                             

  229\.       9/16/2008 7:14:00   Labels also help family members (who do not deal with the allergy every day)                   
              PM                  determine if a food is safe for my child.                                                      

  230\.       9/16/2008 7:16:00   I feel that other people have more serious reactions to food and I feel that every             
              PM                  ingredient should be listed as well as the labeling that the food may have been                
                                  processed on machinery where other major allergens were processed i.e. soy &amp;               
                                  nut for example. Also every spice should be listed individually and not lumped                 
                                  under just spices. I have many spice allergies too. In addition, I will not buy                
                                  from a company that will not reveal to me all of the ingredients to me on the                  
                                  phone. I will always buy from companies who automatically list every ingredient                
                                  including each spice on the label because then I don\'t have to call the company               
                                  and make more work for myself because of all of my food allergies. Most of the                 
                                  time I buy basic unprocessed food and make it myself because most companies do not             
                                  list each ingredient. Just listing every ingredient would make many peoples lives              
                                  with food allergies a lot easier and would increase revenue for the companies who              
                                  make the food also. I don\'t understand why this is so hard for the food companies             
                                  to understand. I hope this helps. Sincerely, Colleen Buskirk                                   

  231\.       9/16/2008 7:16:00   It would be extremely helpful to list if the product is gluten free. I am allergic             
              PM                  to wheat, oats, and barley. While wheat is in the top 8 list, oats and barley are              
                                  not, so I must read every ingredient list carefully. Even the ingredient lists are             
                                  not sufficient. I must avoid many products, not necessarily because I am allergic              
                                  to an ingredient, but because the label is not specific enough. For instance,                  
                                  &quot;modified food starch&quot; can come from many sources (wheat, corn, etc.).               
                                  If the food starch is a wheat base, I cannot eat it; if is corn I can. If it is                
                                  not specifically labeled I must assume that it might be from a wheat source and                
                                  avoid it. A little more information on the labels would drastically increase my                
                                  options. Thank you.                                                                            

  232\.       9/16/2008 7:21:00   Unfortunately, we deal with allergens that are not in the &quot;top 8&quot; I                  
              PM                  would like things like &quot;Natural Flavoring&quot; or &quot;Spices&quot; be 100%             
                                  specific of what those items contain.                                                          

  233\.       9/16/2008 7:22:00   I\'m actually from Canada, but I think that all labels should clearly state all of             
              PM                  the ingredients the products contain (even potential ingredients). People with                 
                                  allergies need to know exactly what they are ingesting (or applying on their                   
                                  skin). It could be a matter of life and death.                                                 

  234\.       9/16/2008 7:23:00   The &quot; May Contain&quot; is honestly the worst because \...I feel like I                   
              PM                  can\'t eat anything\....&quot;Processed on machinery that processes peanuts\...may             
                                  contain peanuts.&quot; They need to know exactly what is being put into their                  
                                  product. In my teenage years i contracted the shellfish/shrimp allergy which is                
                                  honestly not hard..but just recently at 23 contract the nut allergy. Don\'t get me             
                                  wrong I\'ve lost some weight from having all these allergys\...but I would like to             
                                  enjoy food and know exactly what is in it. I also think the restaurants should be              
                                  approached on how their food is cooked. Everything fried in the same                           
                                  oil..mmm..that sounds tasty right??                                                            

  235\.       9/16/2008 7:26:00   I love the allergen listings &amp; prefer products that tell me whether the                    
              PM                  food/item is safe for my milk-allergic son, in no uncertain terms. I\'m not sure               
                                  if I think it should be required legally, though - or if it should be market                   
                                  driven (i.e. companies want to do it because it\'s something their customers like              
                                  for them to do and will, therefore, continute to consume their product over                    
                                  others)                                                                                        

  236\.       9/16/2008 7:29:00   I think it is very helpful to include the allergen in the ingredient label AS WELL             
              PM                  as an advisory label. Some people are so sensitive to an allergan that it only                 
                                  seems reasonable to also include the &quot;may contain traces&quot;,                           
                                  &quot;manufactured on the same equipment&quot;,&quot;manufactured in the same                  
                                  facility&quot; warnings. I personally really respect a company that does include               
                                  these statements because it shows me that the company cares about food allergies.              
                                  Two great examples are Hershey and Keebler - both companies specifically state on              
                                  their website and in phone conversations that if there is EVER a concern with                  
                                  contamination, it will be clearly listed on the label. I WILL buy from companies               
                                  such as these.                                                                                 

  237\.       9/16/2008 7:29:00   I can only wish for people who make these decisions and rules to have a severely               
              PM                  allergic child. Only then will they realize the extend of our predicament!                     

  238\.       9/16/2008 7:31:00   Product labeling is inconsistent and confusing. I always wonder if a warning is                
              PM                  missing or if it truly doesn\'t contain the allergen I\'m looking for. Does                    
                                  &quot;May contain x&quot; mean the same as &quot;Manufactured on the same line as              
                                  x&quot;? Who knows!? Very frustrating for families, and especially children                    
                                  learning to read labels for themselves!!!                                                      

  239\.       9/16/2008 7:31:00   A clear, consistent labeling of allergens would be very helpful, saving us both                
              PM                  time and illness.                                                                              

  240\.       9/16/2008 7:32:00   Industry-wide &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed in\...&quot; labeling                 
              PM                  will help our family be better informed about products. Currently we have to phone             
                                  or e-mail companies to find out if there is a cross-contamination possibility. It              
                                  is a challenge with the inconsistent labeling to purchase products with confidence             
                                  without the phone call/e-mail. Having such a sensitive allergy, we do need to go               
                                  to that length: we do need to know if it was manufactured in the same facility.                

  241\.       9/16/2008 7:35:00   The key problem with the current practice of allergy advisory labels is lack of                
              PM                  consistency. Advisory labeling would be useful if it were either required and                  
                                  defined, or, in the alternative, prohibited entirely. Currently, the lack of an                
                                  allergy advisory is no indication of safety, and often, the presence of an                     
                                  advisory in no indication of risk. For example, a few years ago, advisory labels               
                                  showed up on a number of Trader Joe\'s products I had previously used without                  
                                  incident. When I spoke with the company to find out what what exactly the labels               
                                  meant, I was told that the company had simply decided to put advisory labels on                
                                  all of its products to &quot;cover their bases.&quot; When the same &quot;may                  
                                  contain&quot; advisory is used to refer to such a practice as is used by a company             
                                  that cleans thoroughly and batch tests for allergens, the advisory is meaningless.             
                                  Upon confronting such a warning, the consumer is left in the same position as in               
                                  the pre-FALCPA days: either call the company in an attempt to assess the risk                  
                                  involved in consuming the product, or avoid the product altogether.                            

  242\.       9/16/2008 7:40:00   Also on medications, I just found out the pill form of Zyrtec contains Lactose                 
              PM                  Monohydrate, which has been making my milk allergic child sick(we recently                     
                                  swtiched him from the syrup to the pill)\....I wish I would have know it was a                 
                                  derivative of milk, we could have avoided many weeks of unecessary GI pain he                  
                                  experienced.                                                                                   

  243\.       9/16/2008 7:42:00   I\'m a mother of a 6 1/2 year old boy with severe tree nut allergy. He reads                   
              PM                  labels too! He remembers his reaction (to a sliver of pecan at age 4) and the trip             
                                  to the emergency room (in particular the IV\'s and stuff), so he\'s very vigilant,             
                                  along with his Dad and I. I like that the labels make it easier for him to spot                
                                  foods to avoid.                                                                                

  244\.       9/16/2008 7:46:00   More specific labeling of non-food items (lotions, cleansers, etc.) would be very              
              PM                  welcome!                                                                                       

  245\.       9/16/2008 7:47:00   A required consistant message should be used on all products. Food allergies are               
              PM                  life threatening, and as such, we as consumers have the right to know if there is              
                                  the slightest possibility of cross contamination.                                              

  246\.       9/16/2008 7:49:00   I also wish there was labeling for MSG which I react very strongly to. (and pure               
              PM                  MSG not the by-products with similar characteristics)                                          

  247\.       9/16/2008 7:49:00   I am allergic to lactose and really cannot shop at Trader Joes anymore. I get sick             
              PM                  from things processed in facilities with lactose. I mainly order poached eggs and              
                                  tuna salad with no bread in restaurants. Sometimes they put cheese on a salad and              
                                  then try to pick it off and get angry when I return it. I am a good cook however               
                                  and really don\'t like eating out any longer. I go hungry at company events and                
                                  meeting lunches.                                                                               

  248\.       9/16/2008 7:51:00   Is there a standard for manufacturers regarding the statements &quot;manufactured              
              PM                  in a plant that processes peanuts&quot; or &quot;processed on equipment that may               
                                  contain peanuts&quot; or &quot;may contain trace amount of peanuts&quot;. Do these             
                                  statements accurately represent the manufacturing process? I would allow my                    
                                  daughter to eat something if it were manufactured in the same facility but not if              
                                  it was processed on equipment. That implies something different to me. Are the                 
                                  statements acurate representation of the facts or just what the lawyer thought                 
                                  sound good?                                                                                    

  249\.       9/16/2008 7:52:00   Companies should be entirely accountable to the buying public for their produce                
              PM                  and process regarding the food they manufacture. The choices we make should be                 
                                  empowered by the knowledge they provide. Any company not willing to provide this               
                                  information, should be pressured to do so.                                                     

  250\.       9/16/2008 7:54:00   We don\'t take chances with traces. That being said, if good manufacturing                     
              PM                  practices are in place to keep out cross-contamination, then I would hope that the             
                                  label wouldn\'t needlessly turn us away with a unnecessary warning. Also, we would             
                                  like SESAME to be added to the top allergen list. Sesame is on the rise, and small             
                                  amount can cause serious reactions.                                                            

  251\.       9/16/2008 7:54:00   Living with food allergies for more than 10 years and knowing people that have had             
              PM                  them there are degrees of severity for individuals and there cannot be a blanket               
                                  statement as some people have to consume the product while others are affected by              
                                  the residue that can be spread on the equipment. I think the labeling of products              
                                  has been better but the area of most concern are in restaurant menus with all the              
                                  ingredients and oils that are used. The biggest the deterrent for me to                        
                                  buy/consume a product is when the label explicitly says &quot;Contains&quot;                   
                                  allergen.                                                                                      

  252\.       9/16/2008 7:56:00   I am a peanut, tree-nut and soy allergy sufferer. I have gotten to the point where             
              PM                  I couldn\'t eat any packaged foods because of the &quot;this product was processed             
                                  in a facilty\...&quot; labels\....so have since gone directly to the ingredient                
                                  list to determine if I would consume the product. Many times if its not in the                 
                                  ingredient list, I will give it a shot knowing that there is a slight risk. With               
                                  soy products, it\'s the protein (not the lecthin) that I\'m allergic to, so I                  
                                  always have to go to the ingredients to get more specifics.                                    

  253\.       9/16/2008 7:59:00   I do think that listing the allergens is easier that having to search the                      
              PM                  ingredients for the allergens.                                                                 

  254\.       9/16/2008 8:02:00   It would be nice to have more consistent nomenclature.                                         
              PM                                                                                                                 

  255\.       9/16/2008 8:03:00   It\'s not just about how I interpret labels for my child but how other extended                
              PM                  family members, school staff and anyone else who cares for my child interprets                 
                                  these labels. The general public assumes manufacturers are providing ALL the                   
                                  necessary allergen information and if there is not a warning on it, it\'s safe to              
                                  eat. I would almost rather have the complicated wording of different foods than                
                                  have some stuff labeled with a warning and some stuff not labeled. Because of the              
                                  labels I have now had to completely stop people from determining safe food for my              
                                  child. She\'s almost 8 years old and it\'s so confusing she can read the labels                
                                  herself now but she can\'t determine a foods safety.                                           

  256\.       9/16/2008 8:03:00   Grocery stores should be required to keep allergen free products in an area of the             
              PM                  store away from other products that contain allergens. ie. Fred Meyer puts the soy             
                                  nut butter right under the machines where you can grind your own peanut butter.                
                                  Pointless!                                                                                     

  257\.       9/16/2008 8:04:00   The current labeling practices are too broad and allow the companies to be lazy                
              PM                  and use a catch-all &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed in\...&quot; to                 
                                  avoid having to be more careful. When a consumer is managing multiple food                     
                                  allergies and possibly already has a limited diet, this labeling catch-all                     
                                  eliminates foods that quite possibly are safe, and doesn\'t adequately warn about              
                                  foods that the manufacterer might know is not safe. It is more effective when a                
                                  manufacterer takes the time to say perhaps &quot;processed in a factory that                   
                                  contains X, however lines are cleaned between runs and tested&quot; or                         
                                  &quot;processed in a factory that contains X, but in a separate room on dedicated              
                                  equipment&quot; etc\...The laws should be very clear, should contain not only the              
                                  TOP EIGHT, but also common allergens like CORN and SESAME. The laws should also be             
                                  written to make it easier for a consumer to track down potential allergens when                
                                  calling a company for information. Currently companies can dodge responsibility by             
                                  claiming that the information is unknown or proprietary.                                       

  258\.       9/16/2008 8:06:00   I dislike this message &quot;contains other natural products or flavorings&quot;               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  259\.       9/16/2008 8:07:00   A consistent, standardized method of allergen advisory labels would be fabulous.               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  260\.       9/16/2008 8:07:00   Sometimes I feel that the processed in\_\_\_ or may contain labels are not taken               
              PM                  seiously enough. We do not buy them as my daughter is extremely allergic to                    
                                  peanuts. We have friends with children with less severe allergies that buy these               
                                  products because they feel the warnings are put there to protect the company not               
                                  because there really is a chance of the allergen being present. A consistent                   
                                  labeling system for food and beauty items would let one be more confisent in a                 
                                  label and perhaps stop people from taking unwarrented risks.                                   

  261\.       9/16/2008 8:09:00   I would like to see stricter guidelines around the words, &quot;natural                        
              PM                  flavor&quot;                                                                                   

  262\.       9/16/2008 8:10:00   I am anaphylactic for nuts and shellfish and I always read ingredient labels. I do             
              PM                  not purchase items that contain labels which say that they &quot;may contain&quot;             
                                  foods I am allergic to, unless I have consumed the item routinely since a time                 
                                  before the allergen warnings were put on the packaging.                                        

  263\.       9/16/2008 8:11:00   It would be so helpful to always have the allergen warning, even if it\'s in the               
              PM                  ingredient list. Also, it would be wonderful to have a warning like the one found              
                                  in question 13, that shows that they try to avoid cross-contamination. I would be              
                                  comfortable buying that product (but not if the label said processed in the same               
                                  facility as\...)                                                                               

  264\.       9/16/2008 8:15:00   my daughter reacts to trace amounts. I must know if a food is processed on shared              
              PM                  equipment with her allergens. Standardized allergen advisory labeling would save               
                                  me (and every parent in my situation) the trouble of calling every single company              
                                  before we buy package goods. And it would save the companies the grief of                      
                                  answering all of us individually.                                                              

  265\.       9/16/2008 8:15:00   Having manufactures CALL OUT allergens at the bottom of the ingredients list is                
              PM                  very helpful to grandparents, schoolmates, other family and friends of people who              
                                  have food allergies. They are not familiar with all of the different forms an                  
                                  allergen can take (ie. milk/casein/whey) and this method clearly identifies that               
                                  for them. Therefore making it easier for them to care for and consider the person              
                                  with the allergen.                                                                             

  266\.       9/16/2008 8:16:00   I\'d like an explanation of risk for products that &quot;may&quot; contain                     
              PM                  allergens or products that were processed on equipment that may contain allergens.             
                                  They should have to test samples of their products for these allergens and give me             
                                  a % of products that contain allergens.                                                        

  267\.       9/16/2008 8:18:00   &quot;May Contain&quot; is an easy way for a manufacturer to avoid any liability               
              PM                  which is unfortunate. My daughter will never be able to try many processed foods               
                                  that are safe because a manufacturer does not want to certify that their product               
                                  is allergen free or produced in an allergen free facility.                                     

  268\.       9/16/2008 8:18:00   New labeling laws would be very helpful for my family in managing my son\'s                    
              PM                  allergy.                                                                                       

  269\.       9/16/2008 8:19:00   unless rigorous cleaning is done &quot;same equipment&quot; is a &quot;no go for               
              PM                  us&quot; However if it was really only &quot;same facility&quot; requiring aerosol             
                                  contamination we would probably feel comfortable trying                                        

  270\.       9/16/2008 8:21:00   I absolutely would beg for mandatory allergen advisories for any shared machinery              
              PM                  or facility. I would also strongly request the same for non food products.                     
                                  Lipstick? Cosmetics? Cleaning substances?                                                      

  271\.       9/16/2008 8:21:00   The lists of ingredients are too small. The allergen advisory is useful because it             
              PM                  is larger and easier to read.                                                                  

  272\.       9/16/2008 8:21:00   Some labels are two small to read.                                                             
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  273\.       9/16/2008 8:24:00   Both of my children have severe food allergies (one is ana to milk and one goes                
              PM                  into shock after consuming soy), so I read EVERY label!!! Because my son\'s                    
                                  condition is non-IGE mediated, there is not testing available, so we just have to              
                                  avoid trigger foods, which are not they typical top 8. Rice is one of the major                
                                  triggers. I feel like rice and sesame should also be included in the allergens                 
                                  that must be listed.                                                                           

  274\.       9/16/2008 8:24:00   The labeling situation is now a disaster. I have no idea what I can or cannot eat              
              PM                  anymore. Telling me that something has been processed in the same plant as an                  
                                  allergen gives me ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA whether there is any allergen contained in                
                                  what I am buying! You have to get them to state clearly whether there is a decent              
                                  chance the allergen is in there, or whether they are using GMP to separate the                 
                                  ingredients.                                                                                   

  275\.       9/16/2008 8:28:00   I am greatly frustrated by the idea that companies use &quot;may contain&quot;                 
              PM                  labels just to cover themselves, but it is being used in a very sweeping                       
                                  sense\...I think more specifics should be required.                                            

  276\.       9/16/2008 8:30:00   Many times companies put &quot;processed on machinery used to process \_\_\_&quot;             
              PM                  just to protect themselves. When calling the company, the risk is actually very                
                                  low. There needs to be some consistency and a definition of what is meant by the               
                                  advisory statement. There needs to be uniformity in what &quot;processed on                    
                                  machinery&quot; means.                                                                         

  277\.       9/16/2008 8:30:00   Not every company uses the labels and the ones that do don\'t use the same labels.             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  278\.       9/16/2008 8:32:00   I really wish they would make everything understandable. We have a lot of other                
              PM                  allergies in which are still hidden by the labeling because they aren\'t top 8.                

  279\.       9/16/2008 8:33:00   My oldest son was lactose intolerant for the first 5 years of his life. It was                 
              PM                  very difficult to find products that didn\'t contain some form of dairy,                       
                                  especially when he was eating baby food. I was surprised to find non-fat dry milk              
                                  in something as simple as strained peas! I would spend a lot of time reading                   
                                  labels to protect my son from the pain his intolerance would cause him. I\'m                   
                                  allergic to onions and bell peppers, so I have to be very careful about that.                  
                                  Restaurants can be a nightmare for me if I\'m not careful about inspecting the                 
                                  food before I ingest it. I don\'t eat at Mexican or Oriental types of restaurants              
                                  due to this. I\'ve had problems in the past and I opt to avoid it. My allergies                
                                  are among the deadliest type, anaphylaxis. It\'s a scary thing to go through, so I             
                                  have to be extremely careful about what I eat and what has touched my food.                    

  280\.       9/16/2008 8:36:00   Need to add to the labels: Allergens: contains &quot;fragrance&quot;. Fragrance is             
              PM                  very dangerous for many of us. We need labels that tell if something is in the                 
                                  &quot;Family of MSG&quot;\...for example Natural Flavorings are in the family of               
                                  MSG. We thought \'organic\' protected us from MSG but it does not. This is another             
                                  product that is so bad for many of us. I have more ideas and would help if anyone              
                                  needs help. I was a teacher and chemicals in everyday products prevent me from                 
                                  teaching at this time.                                                                         

  281\.       9/16/2008 8:38:00   I think that currently manufacturers use advisory labels as CYA statements and put             
              PM                  them on everything. As a result, they don\'t really mean anything. I usually end               
                                  up calling manufacturers to inquire about their cleaning and manufacturing                     
                                  procedures if there is a product I really want to purchase for my daughter.                    

  282\.       9/16/2008 8:39:00   I never buy anything unless there is specific allergy information, it really makes             
              PM                  buying certain things that arent labeled difficult, and in the long run, makes                 
                                  companies lose my business                                                                     

  283\.       9/16/2008 8:39:00   We need to know exactly what manufacturor\'s mean - does may contain really mean               
              PM                  that. What is the difference between made in the same factory, made on the same                
                                  line. There needs to be consistent cleaning requirements and established                       
                                  guidelines for testing (parts per million, etc)                                                

  284\.       9/16/2008 8:39:00   Even though corn, sesame, rye and barley are not on the list of the top 8                      
              PM                  allergens, they are fairly common to people with food allergies. For those with                
                                  these particular allergies, most of the time are as sensitive as those allergic to             
                                  peanuts, and any trace amounts can be just as dangerous. I think that when                     
                                  labeling food allergens, corn, sesame, rye and barley and should be included.                  

  285\.       9/16/2008 8:43:00   We went to England last year, I was very impressed with their labeling!                        
              PM                                                                                                                 

  286\.       9/16/2008 8:43:00   I prefer allergen information to be in bold typeface on packaging.                             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  287\.       9/16/2008 8:46:00   Please don\'t put the warnings on if there is no chance that the allergen is in                
              PM                  the product!!! It makes the warnings so much less effective overall and increases              
                                  the risk of a severe reaction should the allergen really be there because                      
                                  consumers often disregard them because of how often they are unjustly used                     

  288\.       9/16/2008 8:52:00   Generally, if the food contains an allergen it should be sufficient to list it in              
              PM                  the ingredients. The reason the &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed                     
                                  on&quot; is important is because it gives me a feeling of the perceived risk of                
                                  inadvertent exposure to the allergen. I think all companies should provide this.               
                                  How about a rating 1-5 of how certain they are that there is no peanuts                        
                                  what-so-ever in the product where 5=no way is there peanut, 3=&quot;could be&quot;             
                                  and 1=&quot;we don\'t clean all that well, probably is some in there&quot;.                    

  289\.       9/16/2008 8:53:00   It would be nice to have a standard for labeling foods with allergens, and for                 
              PM                  segregating allergens on the equipment/manufactory                                             

  290\.       9/16/2008 8:53:00   It would also be nice if the pharmaceutical industry would supply information                  
              PM                  about inactive ingredients. Many dairy products and gluten are used in products                
                                  coatings.                                                                                      

  291\.       9/16/2008 8:54:00   Keep in mind most of us with allergic kids are also training grandparents,                     
              PM                  caregivers, teachers who have never needed to read these labels - to suddenly read             
                                  them. Stop printing them so small and use consistent language!                                 

  292\.       9/16/2008 8:54:00   I have severe reactions to some foods that caused difficulty in breathing and loss             
              PM                  of conciousness, and the labels can mean the difference between life and death.                
                                  I\'m also highly allergic to some foods, including raisons, that are not routinely             
                                  covered in the &quot;processing&quot; labels. It would help save lives and lessen              
                                  suffering if the regulations were expanded and strengthened                                    

  293\.       9/16/2008 8:55:00   I differentiate between warnings: my daughter will eat nuts that have a facility               
              PM                  warning but never &quot;made on same equipment&quot; warning.                                  

  294\.       9/16/2008 9:02:00   Labels such as &quot;may contain \...&quot; or &quot;processed in a facility with              
              PM                  \...&quot; are critical for the safety of my food-allergic child (allergic to                  
                                  milk, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts). When there\'s not such a label, I worry that              
                                  the company just isn\'t telling me it\'s processed around these allergens, instead             
                                  of the absence of such a label meaning it isn\'t processed around the allergens. I             
                                  think it should be a law that if something &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;is                 
                                  processed in the same facility with&quot; and allergen, it is written on the                   
                                  package. I also think allergy labels should be required for anything put on the                
                                  skin, because my daughter has contact reactions to her allergens.                              

  295\.       9/16/2008 9:07:00   It should cover all products - food, cosmetics, meat, etc.                                     
              PM                                                                                                                 

  296\.       9/16/2008 9:07:00   http://allergy.hyperboards.com/index.php?action=view_topic&amp;topic_id=5869                   
              PM                                                                                                                 

  297\.       9/16/2008 9:12:00   Companies should be required to list everything that goes into a product, even in              
              PM                  trace amounts. They should be required to list everything that is processed in the             
                                  same plant, that could have contaminated the food. And anything that is used in                
                                  the manufacturing process but isn\'t considered an ingredient (ie, what do they                
                                  grease their cookie sheets with?). The big allergens \-- nuts, shellfish, milk,                
                                  etc \-- are well labeled currently, but there are MANY allergens that are less                 
                                  well known, and people with sensitivity to those items deserve to be protected                 
                                  too. For instance, I can\'t have sugar or corn syrup, but I can have honey and                 
                                  maple syrup. Companies aren\'t required to state if the machinery was used to                  
                                  process corn syrup as well, so often times I pass rather than take the risk. I can             
                                  have milk and butter but not margarine. Where\'s the label for me stating that                 
                                  this highly toxic, plastic, invented &quot;food&quot; that will make me deathly                
                                  ill has been used in some part of the process? Disclosing \*all\* ingredients and              
                                  \*all\* possible contaminates is the only way to protect everyone. Let the                     
                                  consumer make an EDUCATED choice about their food.                                             

  298\.       9/16/2008 9:13:00   Rather than scream that it is a &quot;proprietary blend&quot; at me each time I                
              PM                  call to ask off their &quot;spice&quot; or all &quot;natural flavors&quot; mention             
                                  in the ingredient list and tell me I need a doctor\'s note to disclose this info               
                                  (my son is allergic to garlic and mustard), I would like to see each ingredient                
                                  listed on an a label. I would like to spend more time with my family and less time             
                                  spent worrying have I called all of the manufacturers to verify ingredients,                   
                                  shared lines, etc and that I have done everything within my power to keep my                   
                                  children safe. I have one son who is allergic to wheat, barley, rye, oats, dairy,              
                                  eggs, peanuts and several tree nuts and my other son is allergic to egg, soy,                  
                                  chicken, mustard, garlic, peanuts and several tree nuts. It\'s hard enough to plan             
                                  a meal in my house without beating your head over which manufacturer will share                
                                  with you their manufacturing processes, ingredients, etc.                                      

  299\.       9/16/2008 9:14:00   The primary difficulty is determining whether the product is safe. If the allergen             
              PM                  is included in the product, then it is not safe to consume. If the allergen                    
                                  &quot;may&quot; be present, then it is not safe to consume. If the product was                 
                                  manufactured on a machine that has an allergen, then what does this mean? Is it                
                                  safe to eat? It doesn\'t tell you anything. I\'ve had doctors disagree on this,                
                                  and frankly, I\'ve been inconsistent myself. Manufacturers know more about the                 
                                  processes SO if manufacturing on the same line does in fact lead to the potential              
                                  for cross contamination, then the label should say &quot;MAY CONTAIN&quot; . If,               
                                  however, there is no way that there is cross contamination between shared                      
                                  manufacturing lines because of diligent cleaning, etc, then there is no allergen               
                                  in the food.                                                                                   

  300\.       9/16/2008 9:14:00   For people who had gluten or casein allergies, it can be incredibly difficult,                 
              PM                  because many foods and drugs contain wheat or milk, but are not required to list               
                                  them if they are among &quot;spices&quot; or &quot;natural flavors&quot;. A family             
                                  member has an anaphylactic reaction to gluten, which masquerades as all manner of              
                                  things in ingredient labels                                                                    

  301\.       9/16/2008 9:15:00   I feel that companies are including &quot;may contain&quot; too often. How can so              
              PM                  many products &quot;maybe&quot; contain so many allergens. I feel this is a way to             
                                  cover themselves and in turn is unfair if it is fact not true.                                 

  302\.       9/16/2008 9:15:00   I need to know for sure what is in the food or cosmetic. May contain prevents me               
              PM                  from buying products that may be safe.                                                         

  303\.       9/16/2008 9:17:00   I think they should do away with &quot;May contain..&quot; This can lead to a                  
              PM                  false sense of security for some. If they product might have an allergin than just             
                                  say it does.                                                                                   

  304\.       9/16/2008 9:18:00   Allergens are potentially fatal. It should be mandantory for every product to list             
              PM                  any of the top eight allergens PLUS sesame, sunflower and mustard, which follow                
                                  closely behind. Letting consumers know if an allergen is present or how it might               
                                  possibly be present should help protect both the consumer and the manufacturer. (I             
                                  also think restaurants should have to have allergens listed on their menus.)                   

  305\.       9/16/2008 9:19:00   It should be but and dry. If a food contains an allergen then it should say so. If             
              PM                  not, the allergen should have no way to be in that food and people with allergies              
                                  should feel safe eating those foods. Allergy warning labels should no longer be a              
                                  legal way for companies to escape if they mistakenly put out a product containing              
                                  an allergen.                                                                                   

  306\.       9/16/2008 9:21:00   I would like to be informed about potential cross-contamination with allergens.                
              PM                  THe only products I currently buy with &quot;processes on same equip&quot;, etc                
                                  warnings are products that we safely used prior to the labeling laws. We don\'t                
                                  trial any new products with warning statements. Clear labeling of lotions,                     
                                  medications, etc would also be helpful. We have found numerous products containing             
                                  allergens (soap with milk, lotion with nut oils, decongestant with milk, etc) that             
                                  were not easy to identify on labels, and calls to manufacturers were lengthy &amp;             
                                  time consuming.                                                                                

  307\.       9/16/2008 9:24:00   I also firmly believe that all aditives should be listed and how they are used.                
              PM                  Like I\'m allergic to preservatives and dyes and antibiotics and MSG should always             
                                  be listed in it\'s true name not hidden as something else. I also firmly believe               
                                  that GMO foods should be labeled. This country is taking all our choices away from             
                                  us . People are becoming more informed and will stop buying products if they                   
                                  refuse to label.                                                                               

  308\.       9/16/2008 9:25:00   I would like to know by reading the label if equipment was in contact with our                 
              PM                  allergens, and if they cleaned thoroughly in between, or if it is likely there is              
                                  residue of our allergens in the product.                                                       

  309\.       9/16/2008 9:25:00   Question 14 was difficult because it depends on what the warning is for - if the               
              PM                  allergen is in the food, in the factory or in a product produced on the same                   
                                  machinery. My son needs to know each one of these b/c he is so allergic but                    
                                  someone else may not be and could purchase the product. Canada has awesome                     
                                  labeling and Utz products also stand out as having very good labels.                           

  310\.       9/16/2008 9:25:00   Every ingredient should be CLEARLY labeled once and for all. Including what is                 
              PM                  used to package a product, such as corn starch dusted on the package. These are                
                                  VERY hazardous things that consumers NEED to know about. Labels should be changed              
                                  to list EVERYTHING once and for all, then everyone will be happy and most                      
                                  importantly HEALTHY.                                                                           

  311\.       9/16/2008 9:33:00   I\'m concerned that the processed in a plant is over used                                      
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  312\.       9/16/2008 9:36:00   I think that products should say what ingredients are included in the food.                    
              PM                  Natural flavors does not tell me if there is apple or grape in the product. Spices             
                                  is equally useless. It would also be nice if there was an additional warning at                
                                  the bottom of the ingredient list stating which of the top 8 allergens are                     
                                  included in the product. i.e. Contains Milk when whey is in the ingredient list.               

  313\.       9/16/2008 9:36:00   I\'m allergic to milk - many things therein, not just the lactose. I tend to avoid             
              PM                  anything that says it contains milk, but the ones that say it may contain trace or             
                                  was used on the same machinery, I think that lets me know my risk. For me, it\'s               
                                  not life threatening so I try to weigh my options before trying those latter ones              
                                  out, but for others whose situations are do-or-die, a clear labelling of                       
                                  &quot;contains this\... or may contain&quot; to a varying degree need to be                    
                                  implemented.                                                                                   

  314\.       9/16/2008 9:44:00   The labels are so confusing, and I have found that some products I will avoid                  
              PM                  because I know that they are not labelled correctly. For example, brownie mixes-               
                                  if one is not labelled with allergen warnings but the same name brand has a mix                
                                  with walnuts in it, how can you be sure. I avoid them even if I suspect it.                    

  315\.       9/16/2008 9:44:00   I think it\'s great that there is labeling on foods, it\'s helped on a lot of                  
              PM                  thing I consume.                                                                               

  316\.       9/16/2008 9:44:00   labeling is self-insurance from liability. Testing is truth in labeling.                       
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  317\.       9/16/2008 9:51:00   We STRICTLY avoid anything that actually contains our allergens. If it says                    
              PM                  &quot;Contains MILK&quot; we avoid it even if I don\'t see milk in the ingredient              
                                  list. If it says &quot;My contain milk&quot; then we may or may not buy it                     
                                  depending on what the alternatives are. Lucky or less sensitive, we\'ve never                  
                                  reacted to &quot;traces&quot;. \... What \*IS\* annoying is when a label says                  
                                  &quot;Contains peanuts&quot; and then you read the ingredients &amp; find out it               
                                  also includes other top 8 not mentioned in the allergy statement. &quot;May                    
                                  contain&quot; statements without the &quot;contains&quot; statements also seem                 
                                  less useful. We STRCITLY read every single word in the ingredients &amp; allergy               
                                  statements to evaluate whether foods are safe for us. \[Your question #6 is a                  
                                  little confusing because I consider &quot;Contains&quot; statements to be                      
                                  completely different from &quot;may contain&quot; statements, even though they may             
                                  both be called allergy advisories. If it says CONTAINS, we avoid. If it says MAY               
                                  CONTAIN, I figure it\'s a &quot;cover your \_\_\_&quot; statement, and generally               
                                  ignore it unless it seems like a product that\'s likely easily contaminated. Or we             
                                  might email the manufacturer for more details on their cleaning processes, but I               
                                  haven\'t done that in a long time.                                                             

  318\.       9/16/2008 9:52:00   I want the warnings to be true warnings, not just a legal warning to cover a                   
              PM                  company. If it\'s there or could be there, say so. If not, then don\'t. Foods                  
                                  available to my child are becoming scarce as almost everything                                 
                                  &quot;contains&quot; nowadays.                                                                 

  319\.       9/16/2008 9:53:00   Allergen advisory labeling is necessary! Reading long lists of ingredients has a               
              PM                  risk that we might overlook the ingredient we are allergic to. I need to know                  
                                  which products are made on machinery that also processes nuts, as well.                        
                                  Furthermore, I avoid many makeup products because I do not know if they contain                
                                  allergenic oils. I once had an experience with lip gloss that included almond oil.             
                                  Thankfully, my allergy to almonds is not as severe as my allergy to peanuts.                   

  320\.       9/16/2008 9:57:00   I am highly allergic to dairy. I would like to see labels that include dairy                   
              PM                  allergy warnings for foods if they contain any variation (for example, whey,                   
                                  casein). I have been warned by my doctor that sometimes a food (such as tuna fish)             
                                  might contain dairy but it might only be listed as &quot;proteins&quot;. I would               
                                  like a dairy warning for foods that contain ANY dairy. I shouldn\'t have to                    
                                  contact the company myself to find out if the &quot;proteins&quot; are dairy, or               
                                  not.                                                                                           

  321\.       9/16/2008 9:58:00   I feel like the &quot;may contain&quot; labels are CYA efforts on the part of the              
              PM                  companies. NOT an honest effort to identify allergens in their products. They are              
                                  often unreliable.                                                                              

  322\.       9/16/2008 10:00:00  The processed in a facility etc. should be required by law. I still always feel I              
              PM                  must call the manufacturer to see if they really understand. It seems some                     
                                  manufacturers understand more than others. I don\'t see the point of rice milk                 
                                  manufacturers making their product on equipment that also manufacturers dairy and              
                                  soy when obviously people that drink rice milk have big problems with dairy and                
                                  soy. I also hate how the rice milk cartons have recipes on the side that have                  
                                  dairy in the recipe as if people drinking rice milk could have dairy. Also it                  
                                  seems trendy right now to say gluten free etc. People with Celiacs are not                     
                                  necessarily allergic to dairy and soy. I just wish their could be safe rice milk               
                                  out there made in their own facility.                                                          

  323\.       9/16/2008 10:05:00  There are so many allergens out there, I don\'t see how a warning is more                      
              PM                  effective than listing what is in any given product.                                           

  324\.       9/16/2008 10:11:00  Most people think I\'m crazy about stuff I have allergic reactions to. Anything                
              PM                  that is made can get allergens in the food, which can cause an allergic reaction               
                                  just by being near it. Food labeling is a good start but now let\'s get rolling on             
                                  medications and other products that suffers come into contact with every day. Too              
                                  many people have died &amp; suffered because we don\'t know what mfg are putting               
                                  in our food &amp; products. It\'s insane to think that it\'s such a burden for                 
                                  companies to provide a few safety measures that can save lives &amp; help people               
                                  live better/easier. The FDA has failed the citizens of this nation &amp; mfg                   
                                  should be held accountable for what they put into a product. Mfg should allow                  
                                  consumers the right to know what the ingredients are. Consumers need to have the               
                                  right to contact the mfg directly without hassle by the mfg to get the needed                  
                                  information. I have contacted too many mfg\'s only to be told my Dr has to call or             
                                  they can\'t say because they an ingredient from another mfg. I have every right to             
                                  know what\'s being put into &amp; onto my body. Let\'s give the rights back to the             
                                  people &amp; stop mfg bullying! Oh, one more thing, what\'s up with the names of               
                                  these ingredients - ENGLISH please!                                                            

  325\.       9/16/2008 10:12:00  n/a                                                                                            
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  326\.       9/16/2008 10:13:00  In addition to standardizing and clarifying the meaning of various allergen                    
              PM                  warnings, I think that information about allergen warnings, allergens, and                     
                                  labeling practices should be readily available on the FAA\'s website so that the               
                                  average consumer can find out what they need to know!!                                         

  327\.       9/16/2008 10:14:00  I think the labeling requirements are great! They help me and my family a TON!                 
              PM                                                                                                                 

  328\.       9/16/2008 10:15:00  Labeling should be consistant and mandatory. Leaving it as only an option for food             
              PM                  manufacters puts lives at risk.                                                                

  329\.       9/16/2008 10:16:00  Eating out is the biggest struggle. While I always ask about my allergen, I\'m not             
              PM                  always confident in the answer or the host/waitstaff who seem to be completely                 
                                  uneducated about the potential severity of food allergies.                                     

  330\.       9/16/2008 10:17:00  I know that there are several different names used for eggs. That is why I would               
              PM                  like the food labeling.                                                                        

  331\.       9/16/2008 10:19:00  Include sesame as an allergen                                                                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  332\.       9/16/2008 10:27:00  I personally wish the allergy labeling were more consistent and also included                  
              PM                  Latex too. also Soy (which is one of my worst allergies) is also listed as other               
                                  substances like Vit.E, tocopherol, not everyone know this\...\.....more education              
                                  is necessary on the part of industry.                                                          

  333\.       9/16/2008 10:27:00  My thoughts are that those with allergies know what they are and avoid foods with              
              PM                  those ingredients. If in doubt, don\'t eat it.                                                 

  334\.       9/16/2008 10:28:00  It is incredibly confusing as most labeling now is not unified and is worded                   
              PM                  differently every time. As someone with wheat and nickel food allergies (yes,                  
                                  nickel!) it\'s incredibly important to my health whether or not I should REALLY                
                                  care if it\'s made in the same facility as something else\... etc. Right now I                 
                                  sort of guess, depending on the wording. I only hope one day I don\'t guess                    
                                  incorrectly. I can only imagine how a parent with a severely allergic child feels.             
                                  Please simplify and UNIFY this process for all of us. There are more of us than                
                                  you may realize.                                                                               

  335\.       9/16/2008 10:35:00  I unfortunately am not allergic to one of the six major allergens so the allergy               
              PM                  labeling doesn\'t often help me. I would like to see a complete list of spices                 
                                  used when labels say just &quot;spices&quot;.                                                  

  336\.       9/16/2008 10:37:00  It would also be helpful if sesame was considered a top allergen and that all                  
              PM                  manufacturers had to list for it, sesame is recognized as a top allergen in                    
                                  Canada.                                                                                        

  337\.       9/16/2008 10:43:00  almost all candy bars say they may contain nuts or are processed on machines with              
              PM                  them\...if i was to be truly safe with a tree nut allergy, that eliminates all                 
                                  candy possibilities. isn\'t there a way of knowing that it\'s truly safe to                    
                                  eat??!!                                                                                        

  338\.       9/16/2008 10:43:00  My main problem with my food allergy is that it is a fruit and when you get a                  
              PM                  fruit product or something made with fruit products the flavors or fruits are not              
                                  listed so I have to avoid them altogether. Any trace of the fruit I am allergic to             
                                  can and does trigger an allergic reaction.                                                     

  339\.       9/16/2008 10:48:00  I almost purchased a scar removal product recnetly that was very costly. I just                
              PM                  happened to note that walnuts wre an active ingrediant. That is an item I am                   
                                  highly allergic too. I have also had experience with packaged dressing mixes that              
                                  contained nuts but did not list it on the label.                                               

  340\.       9/16/2008 10:50:00  wording that is hard to understand or is unclar to the average consumer                        
              PM                                                                                                                 

  341\.       9/16/2008 11:05:00  I am allergic to Sunflower Seeds (and Oil) and would like to see this added as an              
              PM                  allergen. I would also like to see companies required to break down the                        
                                  ingrediants of their vegetable oil used to cook products because this is often a               
                                  source of my allergin. I would also like to see these warnings on hygiene products             
                                  because I also run into this allergin in this place.                                           

  342\.       9/16/2008 11:06:00  I believe my children have both reacted to products due to cross-contamination                 
              PM                  issues. In other words, their allergens were NOT part of the ingredients. It would             
                                  be very helpful if there was a way of knowing if things &quot;May Contain&quot;                

  343\.       9/16/2008 11:07:00  It is frustrating when it seems like companies are using advisory labeling as a                
              PM                  legal disclaimer for their products, even if there might not be a risk of                      
                                  contamination. For example, I purchased a package of dried berries with a peanut               
                                  warning on it (Processed in a facility that uses peanuts). When I called the                   
                                  company to determine what that meant, I was advised that they did not use peanuts              
                                  anywhere in their plant, but put that warning on just in case one of their                     
                                  employees ate something containing peanuts in a separate break/eating room and                 
                                  somehow got traces on their products. On the flip side, I appreciate when                      
                                  companies include allergens in their advisory labels which are not in the top 8                
                                  major allergens, like sesame seeds.                                                            

  344\.       9/16/2008 11:08:00  Please ban the term &quot;natural flavorings&quot;! It could be deadly to those of             
              PM                  us with corn allergies. I had to research high and low to determine that corn                  
                                  products are in a large percentage of products claiming \'natural flavorings\'. It             
                                  is an ERRONEOUS (and false!) catch-all phrase that should NOT be allowed on any                
                                  packaging. All ingredients should be fully disclosed. Period. It is the least                  
                                  companies can do - they are creating something for our consumption. If people                  
                                  choose not to purchase it due to the ingredients, then the product probably                    
                                  shouldn\'t be on the market, should it? Please give consumers the information they             
                                  need to make educated purchases. It\'s time for the FDA to start protecting the                
                                  public instead of big business. Thank you.                                                     

  345\.       9/16/2008 11:08:00  Requirements for what needs to be on an advisory label needs to be consistent.                 
              PM                  Some allergic individuals may react if a product is made on shared lines with the              
                                  allergen, even if it is washed/sanitized thoroughly. Most companies do not label               
                                  whether it is made on shared lines, and it is not a requirement to label if the                
                                  product is manufactured in a facility with the allergen. It should be REQUIRED.                

  346\.       9/16/2008 11:11:00  allergen advisory labeling is equally important to listing allergens as a main                 
              PM                  ingredient\-- trace amounts can still cause an anaphylactic reaction                           

  347\.       9/16/2008 11:13:00  Allergen lables should also be apply to household cleaners and disinfectants.                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  348\.       9/16/2008 11:14:00  there needs to be some standard way of presenting ingredients. there are so many               
              PM                  names for the same thing, manufacturers need to be consistent in their naming so               
                                  that people with food allergies who take time to read labels aren\'t fooled into               
                                  believing the allergen isn\'t present when, in fact, it is just disguised by                   
                                  another name.                                                                                  

  349\.       9/16/2008 11:15:00  I would like to see all manufacturers label either in bold print of allergens or a             
              PM                  separate line of &quot;allergen information.&quot; I am glad that everyone has to              
                                  state the allergen in the ingredients, but it would be so much faster if I could               
                                  look for the allergen info in one spot.                                                        

  350\.       9/16/2008 11:17:00  It would be helpful if there was a standardized way that all companies labeled for             
              PM                  allergens.                                                                                     

  351\.       9/16/2008 11:19:00  I feel it is important for all companies to be required by law to provide allergy              
              PM                  advisory labeling. For example, if a product was made on shared equipment with an              
                                  allergen, I would like to see that disclosed on the package, regardless of how                 
                                  confident the company is of their cleaning procedures for getting rid of                       
                                  allergens. I want to be able to check ingredient labels and know that if there is              
                                  no allergen advisory labeling, then that means that the product was not made on                
                                  shared equipment or in a shared facility with any of the top 8 allergens. As it is             
                                  now, the absence of an allergen advisory label can also mean that the company                  
                                  simply chose not to provide such information. With this lack of standardization,               
                                  it is very challenging to assess the risk of cross-contamination of products, and              
                                  quite impossible to instruct those not dealing with food allergies on how to check             
                                  ingredients on our behalf.                                                                     

  352\.       9/16/2008 11:28:00  consistency in labeling would be helpful..consumers have no idea what &quot;may                
              PM                  contain\' really means..that is far too ambiguous.                                             

  353\.       9/16/2008 11:31:00  Concise, accurate information in a user friendly format - it would help not only               
              PM                  those that live with food allergies, but family, friends, schools, businesses                  
                                  etc\... help make good choices to keep all safe.                                               

  354\.       9/16/2008 11:31:00  I said I do not eat products that have allergen warnings. However, there is the                
              PM                  exception in products such as Turtle Mountain. If you haven\'t seen their labels               
                                  please look. They make it clear their products are on shared equip but they are                
                                  very allergy-aware and clean and test their products. That\'s \*awesome\*                      
                                  labeling. Very helpful and not at all the same as a straight, \'made on the same               
                                  equip\' advisory label. I would hate to see a standard way of labeling mean the                
                                  end of such helpful labeling as Turtle Mountain\'s. That would be terrible,                    
                                  actually.                                                                                      

  355\.       9/16/2008 11:33:00  Corn seems to be the one ingredient NOT listed, IE,. toliet paper -they dust their             
              PM                  products with corn starch but do not list it as an ingredient.                                 

  356\.       9/16/2008 11:34:00  Since the ingredient list contains ingredients in decreasing order (larger to                  
              PM                  smaller amounts); I rely more on this to determine how much beef is in the product             
                                  (for example: if it\'s a sausage with turkey-pork-chicken-beef (as the last meat               
                                  listed) I might be OK\...                                                                      

  357\.       9/16/2008 11:35:00  It is so important for people to understand what ingredients are in our food                   
              PM                  supply. People have the right to know what\'s in their food, and if incidental                 
                                  contact introduces new ingredients into a recipe, people have the right to know.               

  358\.       9/16/2008 11:38:00  Wish it would always mention onion/onion family                                                
              PM                                                                                                                 

  359\.       9/16/2008 11:43:00  I\'m grateful for allergen advisory labeling for products that my daughter is NOT              
              PM                  allergic to. (she is allergic to peanuts/tree nuts.) when I see that, I know that              
                                  they are at least taking food allergies seriously. If it says &quot;may contain                
                                  soy, wheat, etc.&quot; I\'m more apt to buy it since I know if peanuts was a                   
                                  remote possibility, it would have been included, too!                                          

  360\.       9/16/2008 11:43:00  Please start labeling gluten as well as allergens and please start labeling other              
              PM                  items as well like shampoo and cosmetics.                                                      

  361\.       9/16/2008 11:47:00  I am alergic to olive trees, olive oil and olives. Many food processing plants now             
              PM                  use olive oil in products and it may be included in butter and spreads. Sometimes              
                                  the label is healthy blend. This makes it difficult. I stop breathing and have                 
                                  severe asthma exacerbations when I am incontact or consume even a small quantity               
                                  of the olive allergen. I carry an epipen and eat in places less than 15 miles from             
                                  a hospital. However the increased use of olive oil is a problem as many places and             
                                  packaging list healthy blend and only have olive oil listed in small print as a                
                                  after thought. This is very dangerous for me. The ingredients need to be larger on             
                                  the label and very specific. At this time I avoid any food products that list                  
                                  healthy blend of oils to prevent an allergic response. Thank you for your                      
                                  interest.                                                                                      

  362\.       9/16/2008 11:48:00  Labels should indicate &quot;Contains Soy&quot; if the product contains soybean                
              PM                  oil or soy lechithin. Labels should be placed on ANY product (soap, cleaners,                  
                                  lotion, etc.) containing ANY allergens. This should apply to gluten as well.                   

  363\.       9/16/2008 11:50:00  Some foods may say flavoring, or seasoning, or candied fruit - general statements.             
              PM                  But I am allergic to sulfites, MSG, seafood. If label is not specific, I don\'t                
                                  buy.                                                                                           

  364\.       9/16/2008 11:51:00  however too many manufacturers using label too easy. ideally nuts and peanuts                  
              PM                  should be banned in kids foods, as it is as dangerous as smoking. And peanuts                  
                                  should be banned from public spaces such as airplanes, trains, sportsfields etc.               
                                  It can be more lethal than passive smoking! We are petrofied each time we fly as               
                                  our son had an incident once in a Continental airplane. They served peanuts                    
                                  although we notified them that he was allergic!                                                

  365\.       9/17/2008 12:03:00  I believe many companies write &quot;may contain&quot; in fear of lawsuits. I                  
              AM                  would like MAY CONTAIN to mean just that. Phone numbers of the companies are                   
                                  helpful if we have questions. Thanks.                                                          

  366\.       9/17/2008 12:05:00  I want the labels to be standardized so that we know what is safe. The label is                
              AM                  not a CYA for companies, it is there to help save lives!                                       

  367\.       9/17/2008 12:07:00  My son is allergic to peanuts so we never purchase foods that contain peanuts,                 
              AM                  &quot;may contain peanuts&quot;, or are processed on the same equipment as                     
                                  peanuts. If it was processed in a facility that processes peanuts, we may buy it.              
                                  My son has also been diagnosed with a sensitivity to yellow #5, some natural                   
                                  yellow colors (annato and turmeric) and some &quot;aspirin-related&quot; foods -               
                                  we need to avoid about a handful of spices. This is much more challenging as                   
                                  labels often read &quot;natural flavoring&quot;, &quot;natural coloring&quot; or               
                                  spices. We have to call the manufacturer. Sometimes, they won\'t even tell us                  
                                  what\'s in it because they claim it is &quot;proprietary&quot;. This is very                   
                                  frustrating.                                                                                   

  368\.       9/17/2008 12:07:00  The &quot;may contain&quot; labels are not very useful. I see a slipperly slope                
              AM                  with these being put on nearly all foods in order to legally cover the ass of food             
                                  companies. This would effectively prevent allergic people from eating most foods.              
                                  If there is a significant possibility because the equipment is shared with an                  
                                  allergen, that\'s a real risk and I want to know. But &quot;may contain&quot; is               
                                  too vague and could just become a lawyer thing instead of a helpful label. I                   
                                  don\'t use the allergen advisory labels because my allergy is soy. Soy lecithin                
                                  actually does not contain any soy, but those allergen labels usually tag something             
                                  as &quot;contains soy&quot; when it\'s just lecithin. My food world would narrow               
                                  by another 40% if I relied on the allergen advisory labels. So I don\'t. They may              
                                  be more useful for other allergens, but I read every long disgusting list of                   
                                  ingredients.                                                                                   

  369\.       9/17/2008 12:10:00  listing the ingredients is sufficient for MY allergy, but not all allergys (eg                 
              AM                  severe peanut allergys). I find the labels VERY useful - they make my trips to the             
                                  grocery store much faster since I dont have to read through every ingredient.                  

  370\.       9/17/2008 12:10:00  We want our kids to be safe so please be clear with all ingredients in normal                  
              AM                  language like not lactic acid but milk.                                                        

  371\.       9/17/2008 12:11:00  Clear Allergy advisory labels along with the list of ingredients are important.                
              AM                  Ingredients like &quot;spices&quot; and flavorings&quot; should not be allowed.                

  372\.       9/17/2008 12:13:00  I pay close attention, but I think many people do not and need a more sufficient               
              AM                  attention getter label or warning. Which would save some a lot of misery and even              
                                  possibly death. Allergies can be such a serious thing.                                         

  373\.       9/17/2008 12:18:00  I think if companies put these labels on ALL their products, people will become                
              AM                  desensitized to the info and stop paying attention to the labels. I also think the             
                                  warnings should stand out more on the packaging to really draw the consumer\'s                 
                                  attention\... different type (font), color, larger letters, specific logo such as              
                                  a specific symbol that just by looking at it you would know that product had an                
                                  allergy warning.                                                                               

  374\.       9/17/2008 12:26:00  I call the manufactuer of any new product that I buy, and sometimes even the ones              
              AM                  that I have been buying to get enough information. I would probably still do this              
                                  even with different labeling.                                                                  

  375\.       9/17/2008 12:27:00  I think that in order to protect individuals who have life threatening food                    
              AM                  allergies labeling of allergens as ingredients, may contains, processed on same                
                                  line/equipment/facility is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY and should be made a requirement               
                                  (may contains, same lines/facilities) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE                                      

  376\.       9/17/2008 12:28:00  I have been living with food allergies for several years and have not seen                     
              AM                  consistency in labeling of products. Often times the allergy information is hard               
                                  to read and other times is not on the packaging. Labels would also help on                     
                                  non-food products that contain allergens, because most individuals would have a                
                                  contact dermatitis reaction.                                                                   

  377\.       9/17/2008 12:30:00  Medicine needs to have allergens listed. Milk is in alot of medicines.                         
              AM                                                                                                                 

  378\.       9/17/2008 12:32:00  First and foremost all manufactures should continue to list all ingredients in the             
              AM                  product (I think they are required to do this by law). Also, companies should                  
                                  continue to include information about the facility where the product is                        
                                  manufactured (ie what other foods are processed in the plant) so that the consumer             
                                  has all the information and can decide if the cross contamintion potential                     
                                  warrants avoiding that food. I find packaging very helpful when allergens are                  
                                  printed in bold in the ingredient section and when there is separate list of                   
                                  allergens after the ingredient list. Thank you!                                                

  379\.       9/17/2008 12:36:00  usually they dont include egg as an allergen advisory                                          
              AM                                                                                                                 

  380\.       9/17/2008 12:37:00  It is very Important to have food labeling and what kind of allergen is in that                
              AM                  product. Im allergic to peanuts, and soy, and numous other allergies with concerns             
                                  to food products. I am an allergic asthmic and could die after eating something                
                                  that had an allergen in it if that product was not labeled.                                    

  381\.       9/17/2008 12:38:00  The labels are not consistent and can be very confusing, especially for family                 
              AM                  members or friends who are trying to determine if a food is safe for my child. The             
                                  semantics do matter. One friend thought that &quot;processed in a facility that                
                                  also processes peanuts&quot; was OK as opposed to &quot;manufactured on equipment              
                                  that processes peanuts&quot;, whereas we avoid both.                                           

  382\.       9/17/2008 12:39:00  Cross-contamination is a major issue for food allergic people because trace                    
              AM                  amounts of an allergen can cause a reaction, and right now there is absolutely no              
                                  consistency among manufacturers. It is a nightmare trying to keep up with all the              
                                  different labeling policies of different companies (sometimes labeling is not even             
                                  consistent across one brand\--for example Duncan Hines brownie mix does mention                
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; but their cake mix does not, even though it is &quot;may               
                                  contain&quot;; I called the company this week to confirm this). It is so confusing             
                                  and lulls people into a false sense of security, if they haven\'t done their                   
                                  research.                                                                                      

  383\.       9/17/2008 12:42:00  I do not like &quot;May contain X&quot; because it does not tell me if it was made             
              AM                  on machinery or if it was processed in the same facility, both of which are more               
                                  telling and important to me. THe latter information would make a difference                    
                                  whether I purchase a product or not.                                                           

  384\.       9/17/2008 12:43:00  Please make it mandatory for manufacturers to include allergens. If my son is                  
              AM                  exposed to peanuts he could die                                                                

  385\.       9/17/2008 12:47:00  Not only are allergen advisories helpful to the individual or parent, but are                  
              AM                  helpful to other people who may be preparing food for the allergic person. Also,               
                                  the varying degrees of the allergen content is important for people to make their              
                                  decisions regarding consuming a particular food based on the severity of their                 
                                  particular allergy.                                                                            

  386\.       9/17/2008 12:59:00  I fear that manufacturers are using advisory labels to protect themselves as many              
              AM                  products that we once had without occurrences we can no longer have due to the                 
                                  risk. With a child having severe food allergies to 8 different foods it becomes                
                                  increasingly difficult to find products she can consume. It needs to be more black             
                                  and white, the product either contains or does not contain the allergen. The                   
                                  consumer is left with the choice of &quot;taking a risk&quot; or                               
                                  &quot;avoidance&quot;, we choose the later.                                                    

  387\.       9/17/2008 1:03:00   I think that you can design a very specific label for products that has different              
              AM                  allergens for example: orange for those with peanuts, green for those with wheat,              
                                  blue for those with milk, red for those with shellfish. Some products have tiny                
                                  letter specification, so it&#180;s very difficult to read.                                     

  388\.       9/17/2008 1:03:00   I think it should be a law that EVERY product be labeled with potential allergens.             
              AM                                                                                                                 

  389\.       9/17/2008 1:11:00   May contain and Made in a Facility is very confusing, Something universal needs to             
              AM                  be set for ALL manufacturers please!                                                           

  390\.       9/17/2008 1:17:00   There have been too many times in my 42 years that a product said it did NOT                   
              AM                  contain F D &amp; C Yellow #5 only moments later, for me to realize that YES IT                
                                  DID, after I consumed it and had an allergic reaction. You need to understand HOW              
                                  LIFE-THREATENING allergies truly are and ALL products should be mandated by law to             
                                  carry EVERY ingredient it contains and that goes for food, drugs and                           
                                  cosmetics\...and anything else I can\'t think of right now.                                    

  391\.       9/17/2008 1:21:00   There needs to be more public information about what each of the these statements              
              AM                  mean. I know parents of peanut allergic children who IGNORE any such statements                
                                  and use the product thus playing Russion Roulet \... it\'s scary.                              

  392\.       9/17/2008 1:24:00   Why are some companies not required to comply (i.e. Edy\'s Ice Cream?)?                        
              AM                                                                                                                 

  393\.       9/17/2008 1:24:00   All products should indicate ANY presence or possible presence of allergen in any              
              AM                  form. Consumers, especially those with severe allergies, need this information to              
                                  make safe choices.                                                                             

  394\.       9/17/2008 1:25:00   I think that too many manufacturers are putting a blanket label on foods that are              
              AM                  probably safe just to cover themselves, but it causes many people to avoid them                
                                  because you would second guess the safety of a product.                                        

  395\.       9/17/2008 1:27:00   Question #16 Many products are made in plants where the presence of an allergen in             
              AM                  the facility would not be a concern although if processed on shared equipment, it              
                                  would. A larger problem is labeling that says &quot;may contain\...&quot; just to              
                                  protect to store or manufacturer when there is virtually no chance that the                    
                                  product actually does pose any risk to the consumer.                                           

  396\.       9/17/2008 1:27:00   The allergy label needs to be consistent. This is very serious. Also, they never               
              AM                  list food coloring as an allergin and they never list trace amounts in                         
                                  medications. For someone with anaphylactic allergic reactions, this is very                    
                                  serious.                                                                                       

  397\.       9/17/2008 1:27:00   It\'s important to be specific about production cross contamination, so the                    
              AM                  consumer can judge how conservative they wish to be. &quot;May contain\...&quot;               
                                  without specifiers causes too many people to avoid too many products                           
                                  unnecessarily.                                                                                 

  398\.       9/17/2008 1:30:00   I think all products that utilize any organic ingredients (milk, egg, nuts, soy                
              AM                  etc0 should require the &quot;allergin&quot; notice. Many people only think of                 
                                  food items when cosmetic or sanitary items pose an equally lethal effect.                      

  399\.       9/17/2008 1:31:00   I do not buy products unless they have the &quot;Allergy Information&quot;                     
              AM                  statement. My 3 year had an anaphylactic response to peanuts and also has a tree               
                                  nut allergy. Not taking any chances\...                                                        

  400\.       9/17/2008 1:33:00   My son has a garlic allergy, and general labeling as &quot;spices&quot; should NOT             
              AM                  be allowed by FDA. Every ingredient contained in any food product should be                    
                                  clearly indicated on the label. Just because an ingredient is not one of the                   
                                  &quot;top 6&quot; most common allergens should not exempt a company from clearly               
                                  indicating everything contained in a product.                                                  

  401\.       9/17/2008 1:34:00   All labels should reflect allergens, whether contained in a product, produced in a             
              AM                  facility with allergen present, or produced on the same equipment. We do not                   
                                  purchase an item if it is produced on the same equipment or in the same facility               
                                  \-- there is still the possibility of the product containing the allergen. Risking             
                                  an anaphylatic reaction is not an option.                                                      

  402\.       9/17/2008 1:35:00   My son is allergic to eggs, soy, all nuts, legumes/beans. I often find soy                     
              AM                  lecithin/soybean oil in the ingredients, but no mention of &quot;contains&quot;                
                                  soy.                                                                                           

  403\.       9/17/2008 1:35:00   all products food and non food should list allergens shared lines should always be             
              AM                  listed                                                                                         

  404\.       9/17/2008 1:37:00   there should be a standardized lableing system and it should include skin care /               
              AM                  health&amp; beauty aids and imported foods as well.                                            

  405\.       9/17/2008 1:37:00   I like the allergen advisory labeling, but I feel like we may be avoiding more                 
              AM                  products than necessary because I feel like companies are covering themselves. If              
                                  the allergen is in the building but the chance of it being on or near the food I               
                                  am purchasing is minimal, I would like to know versus if the food was produced on              
                                  the same line as an allergen, but it doesn\'t contain it.                                      

  406\.       9/17/2008 1:37:00   I would like to see all ingredients for makeup. My daughter has chemical allergies             
              AM                  and it is difficult to get that information at times.                                          

  407\.       9/17/2008 1:39:00   allergen advisory labels would help with teaching young children about their                   
              AM                  allergies and reading labels for themselves.                                                   

  408\.       9/17/2008 1:39:00   many foods are still not labeled with allergens, therefore I cannot consider them              
              AM                  safe, limiting mi in my options. allergens should be labeled clearly, with bold,               
                                  red letters, easy enough to find even for a child (for example I saw a product                 
                                  that had allergens listed on a different side than rest of the ingrediences)                   

  409\.       9/17/2008 1:39:00   In my opinion, the product warning &quot;may contain (allergen)&quot; is not                   
              AM                  specific enough for person with a food intolerance/allergy. A more specific label              
                                  would be beneficial. Also, cosmetic products, soaps, and lotions with \'arachis\'              
                                  or \'Prunus dulcis\' listed in the ingredients should carry a warning that a                   
                                  certain type of nut is used in the product. As a peanut/nut allergy person, I have             
                                  acquired products with these in the ingredients, only to find out that \'prunus\'              
                                  was the scientific classification for certain trees (including almonds). Luckily,              
                                  the products were not used by me, but another allergy sufferer may not know that.              

  410\.       9/17/2008 1:40:00   We just recently found out that my son is allergic to peanuts. I am very concerned             
              AM                  about inadvertently exposing him, because of bad labeling. Strict labeling MUST be             
                                  enforced to avoid exposure!                                                                    

  411\.       9/17/2008 1:43:00   In foods without allergens, I would love for the label to say: Allergen                        
              AM                  information: no common allergens.                                                              

  412\.       9/17/2008 1:45:00   I would also like to see sesame added to the list of allergens.                                
              AM                                                                                                                 

  413\.       9/17/2008 1:49:00   Sulfite reporting is too lax. Many products, such as canned tuna have no                       
              AM                  indication of sulfites although it clearly does. Fish sold at supermarket counters             
                                  have no labels. Corn allergies are not recognized and corn derivatives are not                 
                                  labeled as such. Not to mention corn is typically wet-milled in a sulfite solution             
                                  before becoming one of thousands of derivatives.                                               

  414\.       9/17/2008 1:51:00   I have celiac disease and potentially deadly tree nut and peanut allergies. Gluten             
              AM                  isn\'t considered an &quot;allergen&quot; so it\'s a huge pain for me to figure                
                                  out if foods contain it. The FDA is being very cruel to people with celiac disease             
                                  by not considering gluten worth labeling. Celiac disease can be deadly. Thanks for             
                                  doing this survey.                                                                             

  415\.       9/17/2008 1:53:00   We absolutely need to change this situation and ensure that proper labelling is in             
              AM                  place. The allergen advisory labels are ambiguous, lead to a false sense of                    
                                  confidence and, therefore, is dangerous! This is the difference between life and               
                                  death for many of us and, most importantly, our children.                                      

  416\.       9/17/2008 1:55:00   While current optional allergen labels are useful, mandatory labels (especially                
              AM                  those for non-food items, which often do not include such warnings) would help                 
                                  many avoidable \'accidents\' of exposure to allergens.                                         

  417\.       9/17/2008 2:03:00   I don\'t like that everyone is listing &quot;may contain&quot; to cover their                  
              AM                  butt. It limits what the kids can eat even more.                                               

  418\.       9/17/2008 2:19:00   sure would be great if companies would have nut free plants for products without               
              AM                  nuts! Definitely need ingredients for all products used on skin\...for example, I              
                                  have severe reaction to cherries &amp; peaches, melons.                                        

  419\.       9/17/2008 2:26:00   Regarding the last few questions in this survey, I think that manufacturers should             
              AM                  obviously label the foods if they are in any kind of contact with allergens, but               
                                  it would be nice to see a label also when there is NO possible contact with                    
                                  allergens (either containing the allergen or manufactured on equipment\...). I                 
                                  have come across many foods that do not have allergens in their ingredient's list,             
                                  but fail to write if it might have been contaminated in any way with allergens. I              
                                  refuse to buy these foods and prefer not to put my child at risk. I think it would             
                                  be nice to have a label that specifically states "This food contains no allergens              
                                  and has been prepared on dedicated equipment". I have seen this kind of label only             
                                  once and it would be nice to see it on more foods, especially during the holidays              
                                  where candy is a big factor (Halloween, Valentines Day).                                       

  420\.       9/17/2008 2:26:00   My 3 yr old has a severe allergy to milk and the &quot;processed in a                          
              AM                  facility\...&quot; addition to the labels are so helpful!                                      

  421\.       9/17/2008 2:29:00   The boldface allergen warnings &quot;contains\...&quot; is very useful. Labelling              
              AM                  about products that &quot;might contain&quot; or &quot;processed in a plant which              
                                  also processes\...&quot; is less useful \-- I don\'t know whether this food item               
                                  truly poses a risk to my daughter or whether this is just legal wording that the               
                                  manufacturer puts on its product to protect it from potential lawsuits.                        

  422\.       9/17/2008 2:30:00   The labeling of contains and/or and then not listing it at the bottom as a bold                
              AM                  &quot;contains&quot; is frustrating.&#160; Either the ingredient is in there or it             
                                  is not.&#160; (i.e.&#160; soybean and/or canola oil.)                                          

  423\.       9/17/2008 2:36:00   Need all ingredients. Need a universal statement that states a risk of cross                   
              AM                  contamination in the manufacturing process. but don\'t want everything labeled                 
                                  just because a lawyer wants to cover the companies bottom which seems like what                
                                  some companies are doing now.                                                                  

  424\.       9/17/2008 2:41:00   I cannot have gluten and it\'s one of the most frustrating allergies because of                
              AM                  the labeling. Obviously if it says it contains wheat, barley, or rye I avoid it,               
                                  but gluten is hidden in so many products that I can never know unless I contact                
                                  the company. That needs to be fixed! I, and the other millions of people with this             
                                  allergy, should not have to stand there debating if the caramel color in the                   
                                  product is safe or not.                                                                        

  425\.       9/17/2008 2:43:00   Instead of using allergen advisories, companies should ensure that allergens do                
              AM                  not enter food unless it is a main ingredient. Companies should use separate                   
                                  equipment and thoroughly clean equipment. It is very limiting to have to avoid not             
                                  only food that contains an allergen but also all these other foods that have                   
                                  advisories.                                                                                    

  426\.       9/17/2008 2:47:00   My child has reacted to &quot;safe&quot; products because of x-contamination with              
              AM                  soy. My other child has a life threatening allergy to a food that is not &quot;the             
                                  Top 8&quot;, and finding info on non Top 8 allergens is difficult.                             

  427\.       9/17/2008 2:49:00   I want to be advised when there is any chance that the product contains or could               
              AM                  be contaminated by the allergen.                                                               

  428\.       9/17/2008 2:54:00   My son\'s allergist recommended that we not only avoid consumming food that                    
              AM                  contains the allergen but also food that can come in contact with the allergen.                
                                  This then would include food processed in a plant that processes that allergen and             
                                  as a result may have food containing trace amounts of the allergen. Initially, it              
                                  would seem that a trace amount of an allergen would not be life-threatening, but               
                                  in fact, the allergist has stated that it is. I think many people are confused in              
                                  this area. Some think you have to have a &quot;serious&quot; allergy to take                   
                                  precautions to that extent. They have the misconception that one would have to                 
                                  consume a significant amount of the allergen. A &quot;mild&quot; allergy by their              
                                  definition would be one in which you simply avoid food that contains the allergen.             
                                  I know that my son could go into anaphalaxis shock if he consumes the                          
                                  allergen\--that\'s about as serious as one can get. That being the case,                       
                                  manufacturers SHOULD be required to have proper labeling. It is my concern that                
                                  the companies that do not mention anything about food that is processed in a plant             
                                  where the allergen is available create a false sense of security for the consumer.             
                                  The manufacturers do not list a possible danger when other companies have chosen               
                                  to do so. I would appreciate more standardized labeling so that I can make a more              
                                  informed decision when purchasing products.                                                    

  429\.       9/17/2008 3:02:00   My family has a wheat allergy that is triggered even if the food was processed in              
              AM                  a building with wheat. We must know that it was made in a facility where wheat was             
                                  present otherwise our health is endangered.                                                    

  430\.       9/17/2008 3:06:00   May contain is really not good enough, its almost as if to say ok eat but we are               
              AM                  not sure\... its only to protect the makers from being sued.                                   

  431\.       9/17/2008 3:08:00   Nut allergies are life threatening. Please fix the labels!                                     
              AM                                                                                                                 

  432\.       9/17/2008 3:11:00   Labeling is helpful when spouses or friends are doing the shopping! I read the                 
              AM                  ingredients. But &quot;processed on\...&quot; or &quot;may contain\...&quot; is                
                                  really just too vague, especially if the substance may just cause discomfort, not              
                                  anaphylaxsis.                                                                                  

  433\.       9/17/2008 3:11:00   Sometimes it is like walking in a minefield, sometimes there are warnings,                     
              AM                  sometimes there aren\'t..but just because there isn\'t a label for potential                   
                                  x-contam, doesn\'t mean that there isn\'t an actual risk. I would also like to see             
                                  sesame included in the labeling laws - it is a widespread allergen &amp; many                  
                                  companies will not disclose its presence.                                                      

  434\.       9/17/2008 3:12:00   It would be extremely helpful if gluten were counted as a major allergen for the               
              AM                  sake of those with celiac. Avoiding gluten is extremely difficult.                             

  435\.       9/17/2008 3:13:00   I don\'t believe companies should use labels just to cover their tracks. The                   
              AM                  should ue may contain to protect the consumer that is sensitiv enough (like my                 
                                  son) to need an epipen if gets even a minute amount of one of his offending food               
                                  products.                                                                                      

  436\.       9/17/2008 3:15:00   I have found that often soybean oil will be an ingredient, but not listed as an                
              AM                  allergen of soy.                                                                               

  437\.       9/17/2008 3:16:00   I would like to see the ingredient labels list EVERY ingredient and words such as              
              AM                  &quot;flavoring&quot;, etc. replaced with the exact ingredient. I have two                     
                                  children with peanut allergies (one life-threatening)and I have to check the label             
                                  of EVERY product I buy at the store, making shopping a two-hour ordeal every time.             
                                  I assumed that if the allergen wasn\'t listed then it would be safe for                        
                                  consumption, but now I\'m not so sure. I think manufacturers should have to                    
                                  identify a known allergen on the front of the packaging. I also think that all                 
                                  allergens should be printed in BOLD lettering. I find it extremely helpful when                
                                  the manufacturer also notes at the bottom of the ingredient list &quot;Allergen                
                                  Note: May contain\....&quot; I would also like to see Federal Legislation                      
                                  requiring restaurants to have TOTAL disclosure of ingredients to their patrons                 
                                  with food allergies. I want to feel comfortable and safe feeding my child food                 
                                  from grocery stores and also restaurants. My older child (age 13) with a severe                
                                  peanut allergy recently had anaphylaxis from a peanut exposure, and it is getting              
                                  harder and harder to keep her safe in public! There needs to be better guidelines              
                                  and restrictions in place to keep our children safe!!!                                         

  438\.       9/17/2008 3:20:00   Allergen labeling is crucial! Recently diagnosed with specific food allergies and              
              AM                  I shop exclusively by the allergen advisory labels.                                            

  439\.       9/17/2008 3:21:00   Having the heading &quot;Allergy Information&quot; is so much more helpful and                 
              AM                  evident when reading the ingredients.                                                          

  440\.       9/17/2008 3:26:00   For someone who is very allergic to a substance - any contamination needs to be                
              AM                  made known whether its directly in the food, processed on the equipment or in a                
                                  soap or other product. My daughter broke out in pretty serious hives last week for             
                                  two days to what we have narrowed down to a soap product that we thought was safe              
                                  but obviously isn\'t.                                                                          

  441\.       9/17/2008 3:26:00   I still look at every label and ingredient list. I would rather spend time reading             
              AM                  than time in the ER due to an anaphylactic reaction. My daughter will react from               
                                  simple cross contamination, and I appreciate when labels warn that the machinery               
                                  is shared.                                                                                     

  442\.       9/17/2008 3:36:00   We can not eat anything that has peanuts or the potential to have peanut residue.              
              AM                  It is simple, is there a chance that peanut residue is in the facility or machine,             
                                  please label.                                                                                  

  443\.       9/17/2008 3:41:00   There is no consistency. Please help. Also grocery prepared foods and restaurants              
              AM                  should also be required to label.                                                              

  444\.       9/17/2008 3:52:00   When I realized my daughter was highly allergic to even trace amounts of dairy in              
              AM                  early 1999, there were no warnings on foods and I had to search the ingredient                 
                                  lists for every &quot;trick&quot; dairy term there was. When the labels came out               
                                  it was much easier to choose foods. My daughter can now handle foods cooked with               
                                  dairy, so the labels are as necessary for my immediate family. Now my 4 year old               
                                  nephew has a severe peanut allergy, and I watch my sister carefully examine each               
                                  food package foir warning labels and ingredients. These warning labels not only                
                                  save time, they save lives!                                                                    

  445\.       9/17/2008 3:56:00   I like knowing the difference between manufacturered in a plant that also                      
              AM                  processes allergen vs manufacturered on shared equipment with allergen. Makes the              
                                  world of difference in whether or not I would buy a product.                                   

  446\.       9/17/2008 4:07:00   This could be a matter of life and death for my children as well as many other                 
              AM                  children around the country. Why take chances? Just effectively label packages to              
                                  ease the minds of yourselves and many worried parents. We all love our kids and                
                                  want to keep them as safe as possible. We are looking for good ways to maintain                
                                  their safety as well as their life.                                                            

  447\.       9/17/2008 4:07:00   If an allergen is present then this should be on the list of ingredients. What                 
              AM                  would be helpful for other potential listings is to provide a clear indication of              
                                  the extent of the product/s contamination by the potential allergen. For example,              
                                  my son is allergic to peanuts. I NEED to know if the product HAS peanuts in it, or             
                                  MAY have peanuts in it - then it is a definite avoidance. I then need to know if               
                                  there is another type of potential exposure, what exactly it is. If it is                      
                                  manufactured on equipment that also manufactures peanuts, but with safe cleaning               
                                  practices, then that it helpful. Right now all the manufacturers put a blanket                 
                                  clause to cover their liability and therefore this doesn\'t help me as the                     
                                  consumer to judge the exposure risk. My son cannot ingest a peanut, but has safely             
                                  eaten food which has been used in a facility that has safe cleaning practices.                 

  448\.       9/17/2008 4:23:00   &quot;hidden&quot; allergens such as nightshades (one of mine) are a big problem               
              AM                  for me - Nightshade Spices such as cayenne pepper, anything from the capsicum                  
                                  family, paprika, etc, are simply lumped into the label &quot;spices,&quot; and not             
                                  noted in any way on the advisories. Talk about a limited diet!                                 

  449\.       9/17/2008 4:25:00   The current process is much better than in the past, but consistency is key. All               
              AM                  companies should be held to the same standards and the same labeling procedures.               
                                  We need to know what is in or could be in what we eat and use. Personally, I only              
                                  use companies that I trust since labeling is not standardized.                                 

  450\.       9/17/2008 4:39:00   Understandable degrees of advisory labels would be so helpful. Currently,                      
              AM                  determining the difference between machinery that is shared and not cleaned versus             
                                  made in a completely different area of a facility where products never cross is so             
                                  difficult to determine. Hershey\'s is probably the best example for a current                  
                                  labeling practice. Schools do not understand when we state our children cannot eat             
                                  a product that we know is a may contains product, but there is no warning on the               
                                  packaging. PLEASE add non-food products - lotions, soaps, cleaners, medications,               
                                  etc. as so hard to determine and many don\'t list enough ingredients to even make              
                                  the determination.                                                                             

  451\.       9/17/2008 4:40:00   Food manufacturers need to step up to the plate and be specific and exact about                
              AM                  all of the allergens in their product. They also need to list all cross                        
                                  contamination possibilities.                                                                   

  452\.       9/17/2008 4:49:00   For those of us with significant food allergies our food choices are very limited              
              AM                  if you count all of the contains, may contain or was processed in\...advisories.               
                                  It is difficult.                                                                               

  453\.       9/17/2008 5:14:00   It\'s confusing when it says may contain, especially when it\'s added after we\'ve             
              AM                  been eating the food with no reaction. I\'m not really sure what it means.                     

  454\.       9/17/2008 5:27:00   I often find its a 50/50 chance of allergen info being a product. I wish it was on             
              AM                  ALL food products and that I could just glance at it on the same spot on food                  
                                  packaging, Instead of searching or reading a list of ingredients.                              

  455\.       9/17/2008 6:12:00   My son is allergic to corn, and so many ingredients are corn-derived, it\'s                    
              AM                  impossible to avoid. It would be helpful to know what the ingredients are made                 
                                  from. Example on the ingredient label: xantham gum (made from corn), rather than               
                                  just stating xantham gum. Rice Chex has vitamin E that\'s corn-derived. It would               
                                  have been nice to know that before I purchased the product, and without having to              
                                  call the company.                                                                              

  456\.       9/17/2008 6:18:00   Better labeling is NEEDED. My son reacted to cereal that stated on the box                     
              AM                  \'produced in a facility that contains tree nuts, peanuts &amp; soy\'. After                   
                                  contacting the company, they informed me that the cereal was made on shared                    
                                  equipment with tree nuts, peanuts, and soy!!! This is not what the package said! I             
                                  think that it should be mandatory to write on the packaging what it was made on                
                                  shared equipment with, and what else is manufactured in that facility (top 8                   
                                  allergens).                                                                                    

  457\.       9/17/2008 6:33:00   There are to many hidden ingredients added to our food that may contain a food                 
              AM                  allergegen                                                                                     

  458\.       9/17/2008 7:52:00   The ONLY &quot;may contain&quot; statement that doesn\'t prevent me from buying a              
              AM                  food product that lists one of our allergens is a &quot;Good Manufacturing                     
                                  Practices&quot; one.                                                                           

  459\.       9/17/2008 8:23:00   I believe all packaged food should be consistently labeled, with any allergen                  
              AM                  warnings included.                                                                             

  460\.       9/17/2008 8:58:00   It is important to differentiate on the label whether a product is                             
              AM                  &quot;manufactured on the same line as\...&quot; or whether is is merely                       
                                  manufactured in the same facility as\...(which could mean the next line or in a                
                                  completely separate building)\... it enables me to better evaluate the risk for my             
                                  eight year old peanut allergic daughter.                                                       

  461\.       9/17/2008 10:20:00  if a facility can\'t protect against cross-contamination for the &quot;processed               
              AM                  in a plant or on a machine that also processes allergens&quot; how well do they                
                                  really clean their equipment and safeguard against other contaminants?                         

  462\.       9/17/2008 10:43:00  I\'m allergic to tomatoes and shell fish ,lettuce and alot of other stuff, and                 
              AM                  since there arent many people allergic to tomatoes I have to read the whole label.             
                                  But I do think that allergy labeling is so important and needs to list every                   
                                  allerergen that the food has in it or may have come in contact with. Food                      
                                  allergies are no joke and shouldnt be taken lightly.                                           

  463\.       9/17/2008 10:50:00  We need consistency in both message and placement of message.                                  
              AM                                                                                                                 

  464\.       9/17/2008 10:51:00  I do wish that ALL ingredients would be listed in plain words\-\--we have food                 
              AM                  allergies that are not in the &quot;top 8&quot; so reading ALL labels, ALL the                 
                                  time, is a must. It is hard to know what\'s in &quot;natural flavors&quot;\....we              
                                  have to avoid these products even if they are safe because it is simply too risky              
                                  to consume.                                                                                    

  465\.       9/17/2008 11:23:00  I am allergic to MSG. It is very difficult b/c it comes under many different                   
              AM                  names, and is not a part of the allergen label. I also have to watch for casein                
                                  protien, which is not listed, even though it is an ingredient in milk. I do better             
                                  just reading the ingredient list and not trusting the alerts.                                  

  466\.       9/17/2008 11:25:00  any item ingested or applied to skin, teeth ect should be clearly labeled. also,               
              AM                  words like casien, need to be clarified as a dairy product. these words are not                
                                  known to the average person.                                                                   

  467\.       9/17/2008 11:37:00  The more info on ALL products, the safer people with food allergies would be- I                
              AM                  had trouble with shampoo, baby toothpaste and cereals when my daugher was first                
                                  diagnosed with multiple food allergies. I mostly cook from scratch and the few                 
                                  processed foods we do eat, I make many phone calls to manufacturers. Thank you for             
                                  the survey!                                                                                    

  468\.       9/17/2008 11:54:00  This is such an important topic. I think there should be a universal section that              
              AM                  labels all ingredients that may cause an allergic reaction. There are so many                  
                                  different names for milk that it gets confusing to people with allergies.                      

  469\.       9/17/2008 12:10:00  My daughter has a severe peanut allergy and an allergy to tree nuts. With the                  
              PM                  advent of more labeling we often wonder if companies - such as Trader Joe\'s - are             
                                  just throwing up their hands and labeling things as &quot;may contain&quot; to                 
                                  cover their behinds. Suddenly everything &quot;may contain&quot;. I don\'t know                
                                  how to make the labeling better, but we can\'t take any chances and don\'t. It\'s              
                                  frustrating for her (and me) but what else can we do?                                          

  470\.       9/17/2008 12:13:00  I would like to see a standard Allergen statement, even when no allergens are                  
              PM                  present. This way I know that the inclusion of allergens was considered and                    
                                  reviewed.                                                                                      

  471\.       9/17/2008 12:23:00  Label for sesame Label for ingredients in artificial flavors                                   
              PM                                                                                                                 

  472\.       9/17/2008 12:26:00  Some products contain fish oils that are not listed ie wine.                                   
              PM                                                                                                                 

  473\.       9/17/2008 12:31:00  We need consistency in labelling, and it should be mandatory.                                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  474\.       9/17/2008 12:37:00  Food allergies are so different for everyone, I believe as much labeling as can                
              PM                  fit is necessary                                                                               

  475\.       9/17/2008 12:38:00  I also want allergy labeling for medicines. It\'s incredibly difficult to make                 
              PM                  sure they are safe when dealing w/multiple food allergies.                                     

  476\.       9/17/2008 12:40:00  I think it should be a consistent required form of labeling for all consumed                   
              PM                  products or those applied to the skin/hair, etc. When only some products have                  
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; labels, it may direct consumers to choose a different                  
                                  product that does not have the &quot;may contain&quot; statement. However, just                
                                  because the label is not on the second item does not necessarily make it safer. As             
                                  much as I feel the &quot;may contain&quot; statements should be there (however                 
                                  worded, I\'m just choosing that for brevity) I\'m also concerned that they will be             
                                  used by companies against those with allergies if we choose to eat those products:             
                                  &quot;I warned you, so I\'m not liable.&quot; But I feel all food/cosmetic                     
                                  products should be clearly and consistently labeled so we can make informed                    
                                  decisions as consumers.                                                                        

  477\.       9/17/2008 12:40:00  My son recently took Zyrtec and Benadryl and both products contained milk. Milk                
              PM                  was not listed in the ingredients! The milk sugar was listed in the Zyrtec and                 
                                  Benadryl. I think this is unacceptable and both companies told me to use their                 
                                  other products and I don\'t think understood the gravity of not listing                        
                                  &quot;MILK&quot; in their ingredients.                                                         

  478\.       9/17/2008 12:53:00  My daughter has life threatening allergies to milk and peanuts. I continue to be               
              PM                  frustrated by the inconsistencies in food labeling. Also, as companies often                   
                                  change ingredients, I would like to see some sort of advisory on the label if the              
                                  recipe/ingredients have changed.                                                               

  479\.       9/17/2008 12:54:00  The fact that the labeling law only applies to certain allergens and not all is a              
              PM                  source of great frustration for me and my family. We have allergens not currently              
                                  covered by the law, and it\'s hard to make a decision to purchase foods with                   
                                  &quot;natural flavors&quot; and other ambiguous ingredients.                                   

  480\.       9/17/2008 12:55:00  The ability to quickly glance at a product and read the allergen advisory label                
              PM                  makes it easier to shop. If the advisory label reads, &quot;Contains WHEAT&quot;,              
                                  I can just move on. However, if the product says, &quot;May contain WHEAT&quot;, I             
                                  read the entire label and often wonder how the product may contain wheat. I enjoy              
                                  the products that read, &quot;Safe handling procedures practiced to avoid                      
                                  contamination in a facility that also produces wheat&quot;. That way I know that               
                                  the machinery was cleaned or avoided when making the product I\'m buying.                      

  481\.       9/17/2008 1:04:00   There are a few products that I had been giving my daughter with food allergies                
              PM                  before they listed &quot;processed in a plant that also processes                              
                                  \_\_\_\_\_&quot;. I still buy a few of these because I saw that she did not react              
                                  to them. Otherwise we stay away from allergens altogether, whether they are listed             
                                  as an ingredient or processed in a plant with. I find the bold typed allergens at              
                                  the end of ingredient list most helpful.                                                       

  482\.       9/17/2008 1:07:00   I have found products that have a &quot;This product contains:&quot; statement for             
              PM                  allergies and doesn\'t list nuts, yet have peanut oil listed in the ingredients.               

  483\.       9/17/2008 1:27:00   Labeling of foods is the only way to keep my daughter safe. Her allergies are                  
              PM                  potentially life threatening. I would very much like to see all products                       
                                  (cosmetics, shampoos, soaps, lotions, etc) have allergy warnings on them since she             
                                  has had severe reactions to touch contact that required medical attention.                     

  484\.       9/17/2008 1:28:00   I think the allergen labels need to be more specific. I am allergic to tree nuts -             
              PM                  is I stayed away from every food that said &quot;was make in plant that processes              
                                  nuts&quot;, I couldn\'t eat a most cereals, energy/fruit bars, cookies, chips,                 
                                  candy, crackers and some ice creams. This warning is just to generic for me and                
                                  doesn\'t really help much. Shouldn\'t manufacturers have to control the                        
                                  possibility that allergens even get into food (even if only by being left on an                
                                  unthoroughly cleaned machine)?                                                                 

  485\.       9/17/2008 1:28:00   We have to avoid lotions with Shea Butter because it is a nut product. Bath &amp;              
              PM                  Body Works should be held accountable.                                                         

  486\.       9/17/2008 1:39:00   We have run into issues with nut oils in household cleaners and suntan lotions                 
              PM                  too. What about, &quot;careful practices used to separate in a factory that also               
                                  processes (allergen). Careful with the phrasing of your survey questions and use               
                                  of double negatives - may skew your results.                                                   

  487\.       9/17/2008 1:55:00   1.If items contains any traces of allergens I never purchase. 2. If items are                  
              PM                  process on equipment that is shared with the allergen. I only purchase if it                   
                                  states they clean machines according to standards. If it does not state that and               
                                  they list a phone \# or email I contact company prior to consumption. If more                  
                                  manufact. would state (only if its true of course) that they take proper steps to              
                                  clean machines throughly it would be less phone calls and more purchasing of                   
                                  products.                                                                                      

  488\.       9/17/2008 2:01:00   I do believe that reading a label to a product is the only sure way to protect                 
              PM                  yourself from allergic reactions. This is why it is so important for these labels              
                                  to be used for providing the information for potential allergens so that the                   
                                  consumer can protect themself.                                                                 

  489\.       9/17/2008 2:09:00   Consistent labeling is very important Notation of whether or not good                          
              PM                  manufacturing process in place very helpful. PLEASE include ingredient info for                
                                  cosmetics/medicine. Some generic ibuprofens contain whey! This could be life                   
                                  threatening to people with food allergies!                                                     

  490\.       9/17/2008 2:10:00   In countries like Peru, most foodstuffs do not have these labels \....What can I               
              PM                  do?                                                                                            

  491\.       9/17/2008 2:11:00   I think the current allergy labeling for the top 8 allergens is sufficient. A                  
              PM                  consistent labeling procedure would be nice. I think that a law for &quot;May                  
                                  contains&quot; or &quot;Processed in a facility that also processes&quot;                      
                                  statements that deals with cross-contamination issue needs to be addressed. It is              
                                  hard enough to do it for yourself or your child. It is nearly impossible to expect             
                                  other caregivers to do it also.                                                                

  492\.       9/17/2008 2:12:00   I feel that it is very important to advise consumers if a product may contain or               
              PM                  does contain an allergen, but it seems like it is now on everything! If there are              
                                  nuts in the facility, for example, but they are not near the production of a                   
                                  certain food, the &quot;may contain&quot; label or &quot;processed in a                        
                                  facility&quot; label should not be listed. If it is not in close proximity, the                
                                  likelihood is slim to none that cross contamination could have occured. The labels             
                                  are put on so may products, and there are a multitude of products that were safe               
                                  and now have the processed in a facility label on them. It is very frustrating and             
                                  one begins to question how accurate this warning label really is.                              

  493\.       9/17/2008 2:24:00   As the parent of a child with SEVERE peanut allergies, I strobgly urge for more                
              PM                  clear and consistent labelling of produts. Thank you!!                                         

  494\.       9/17/2008 2:27:00   I\'ve reacted to foods with no allergen statements and nothing listed in                       
              PM                  ingredients and been safe with some that say may contain\...A consistent labeling              
                                  system is necessary for people like me who need an inhaler (or more) if we                     
                                  accidentally ingest something we shouldn\'t have.                                              

  495\.       9/17/2008 2:30:00   A common-identifiable symbol would make finding allergy information easier.                    
              PM                                                                                                                 

  496\.       9/17/2008 2:34:00   We have had many reactions to \*MEDICATIONS\* containing food/food derived                     
              PM                  ingredients. I strongly feel that since the FDA also oversees medications, the                 
                                  FALCPA rules should apply to those as well. It would also be great if the                      
                                  mandatory labeling rules were extended to cover USDA products. To me, it\'s                    
                                  important to know if foods were prepared on the same equipment as an allergen, vs.             
                                  just in the same facility. &quot;Shared facility&quot; warnings can be very broad              
                                  and mean &quot;Really on same equipment,&quot; or &quot;In the same building but               
                                  two floors away on dedicated free-of-\[allergen\] equipment.&quot; This vagueness              
                                  either limits a lot of potential purchases, OR puts a lot of extra work on the                 
                                  consumer to contact the manufacturer and find out exactly what &quot;Shared                    
                                  facility&quot; means to them.                                                                  

  497\.       9/17/2008 2:35:00   I hope that it improves and that all manufacturers use the &quot;may contain&quot;             
              PM                  or &quot;was processed&quot; on as a requirement                                               

  498\.       9/17/2008 2:37:00   I personally don\'t worry quite as much if the warning is &quot;made in a facility             
              PM                  that also processes&quot;, but &quot;made on equipment that also processes&quot;               
                                  is critical. It would be easy for a piece of peanut for example to remain in the               
                                  equipment and end up in the other non-peanut item being processed. I worry that                
                                  mfr\'s will just start putting &quot;may be processed&quot; warnings on everything             
                                  though just to protect themselves in which case it won\'t be helpful at all.                   

  499\.       9/17/2008 2:37:00   My daughters allergies are not sensitive enough that she reacts to foods that only             
              PM                  &quot;may contain&quot; or are &quot;processed on equiptment with&quot; so I                   
                                  marked no for whether those were necessary or not. But I do see how they may be                
                                  useful for folks with more severe allergies than my daughters.                                 

  500\.       9/17/2008 2:40:00   It would be most helpful if all manufacturers used the same labeling. Some                     
              PM                  separate out allergens at the end of the ingredients, some don\'t. Also, it would              
                                  be helpful for a lot of people if seeds were also listed as allergens. My son is               
                                  allergic to sunflower seeds, which are not a Top 8 allergen, so I always have to               
                                  read all the ingredients, even if the allergens are noted at the end.                          

  501\.       9/17/2008 2:44:00   Q8. made no sense \-- more effective than what? Q13. we rely on all these labels               
              PM                  to convey different information, depending on the situation. I cannot choose a                 
                                  single label because no single label covers the variety of situations accurately.              
                                  For example, we do not purchase or consume products that &quot;contain&quot;,                  
                                  &quot;may contain&quot;, or are &quot;processed on machinery&quot;. We will                    
                                  consume products that say &quot;processed in a facility&quot; with no other                    
                                  warning for our allergens. I would like to see a set list of labelling terms along             
                                  with definitions \-- available to consumers as well as manufacturers \-- for what              
                                  those different labels mean. e.g. \* Contains = allergen is a main ingredient \*               
                                  May Contain = allergen is a smaller ingredient, or cross-contamination is possible             
                                  from other nearby products \* Produced on same machinery = indicates no separate               
                                  machinery that is kept allergen-free. This matters for some people, less so for                
                                  others. \* Produced in the same facility = machinery is kept allergen free, but                
                                  allergen is in the same building or room. Indicates to me that an allergy plan is              
                                  in place and efforts are made to keep allergens separate, but risks still exist                
                                  for some people, depending on the nature of their exposure risk level. The above               
                                  are what I (in layman\'s terms) would like to have the definitions mean, and                   
                                  pretty close to what we hope they mean now. I like the way they work now, if these             
                                  definitions are close. I would like manufacturers to all be required to include a              
                                  separate Allergen Information statement (in addition to ingredients list) if the               
                                  common allergens might be in the product and/or if it is produced on the same                  
                                  machinery or in the same facility as the allergen. Q18. If they are following                  
                                  something close to the definitions above, then yes, I think the current manner is              
                                  sufficient, but should be required for all manufacturers. If they are not close to             
                                  those definitions, then I do not think the current method is sufficient. We need               
                                  more information, not less. The manufacturer knows what they put into a product                
                                  and what they put into other nearby products. We need to know that too.                        

  502\.       9/17/2008 2:49:00   The difficulty I have is when a food product like wheat or corn, etc. gets                     
              PM                  processed and &quot;buried&quot; under other names, as for example &quot;modified              
                                  food starch.&quot; Modified from what is my question. Another is &quot;natural                 
                                  flavor.&quot; I often avoid foods with that ingredient since I have no idea what               
                                  it consists of.                                                                                

  503\.       9/17/2008 2:57:00   If one of the top 8 allergens is listed as an ingredient, it would be helpful if               
              PM                  it was required to be included at the bottom with the wording Contains: Dairy,                 
                                  etc. Just listing it in the ingredients, it may be overlooked by someone who is                
                                  not familiar with all of the associated terms.                                                 

  504\.       9/17/2008 2:58:00   I say that the current manner of allergen advisory labeling is sufficient, but                 
              PM                  then I often buy foods that seem safe that I then react too \... I suppose if it               
                                  was labelled correctly I could avoid that, and that would definitely make my                   
                                  quality of life better (for I\'m allergic to sulfites).                                        

  505\.       9/17/2008 3:08:00   It would be very helpful if ALL ingredients had to be declared - ie instead of                 
              PM                  &quot;natural flavorings&quot;, say exactly what those flavors are.                            

  506\.       9/17/2008 3:10:00   It is important for the consumer to see/read as much information as they can about             
              PM                  the ingredients used in the product they are purchasing. Unless you have really                
                                  studied the various terms used to list an ingredient (such as milk), a consumer                
                                  could miss the ingredient and consume the product. Having both a label listing out             
                                  the specific names of the ingredients along with the food allergy information                  
                                  would lower the risk of consumers using a product that is dangerous.                           

  507\.       9/17/2008 3:15:00   Question 16 should be split: I do not believe that it is necessary to say                      
              PM                  something was processed in the same plant that processes allergens if there is no              
                                  possibility of contamination. I do believe it is important to say that the same                
                                  machinery was used that processed the allergens.                                               

  508\.       9/17/2008 3:17:00   My son just had an allergic reaction to a product that had &quot;contains&quot;                
              PM                  labeling that did not list products he was allergic to. He is allergic to peanuts,             
                                  treenuts, dairy and eggs and he ate the product and ended up in the ER. The                    
                                  product contained no warning about processed inthe same facility, etc. and here\'s             
                                  the response from the company\-\-\-- Hi Mindi, Thank you so much for your interest             
                                  in our Rising Moon Butternut Squash and Roasted Veggie Ravioli products and for                
                                  taking the time to write. Your questions and concerns are very important to us and             
                                  I\'ll certainly help you as best I can. Please note, all of our Frozen Pastas are              
                                  processed on the same lines (which includes hazelnuts, pine nuts, eggs and dairy)              
                                  and there are sanitation procedures in place where all machinery is thoroughly                 
                                  cleaned between production runs and shifts. I cannot apologize enough for your                 
                                  sons reaction to the product. I hope you find this information useful and if                   
                                  there\'s anything further I can do, please do not hesitate to be in touch. Kind                
                                  regards, Cori Is this consistent with the current laws? Are the laws voluntary???              
                                  Not working!                                                                                   

  509\.       9/17/2008 3:22:00   We find the general &quot;may contain&quot; - or &quot;produced in&quot; a                     
              PM                  facility that manufactures an ingredient VERY limiting\.....some foods (like                   
                                  cereals that say &quot;may&quot; contain soy, we are more apt to buy\...because                
                                  otherwise we\'d have little to choose from. Other item - such as anything that                 
                                  contains nuts or made in a plant with peanuts or nuts we avoid all together. We                
                                  love the labeling from Whole Foods which says something like good manufacturing                
                                  practices\...etc.- but dislike the labeling from Trader Joes as I believe they                 
                                  just label basically everything with an allergy warning - even though the risk is              
                                  low. We hardly ever buy these products any more -although my Son ate many of them              
                                  before the labeling changes. I believe the manufacturers are just often taking the             
                                  easy way out to cover themselves, just in case when they list allergen warnings                
                                  and the food is not made on the same equipment or does not contain the allergen as             
                                  an ingredient. This label reading is especially difficult to discern given that we             
                                  are looking for multiple ingredients\....soy, peanut, milk, tree nuts, other                   
                                  legumes.. I often call the manufacturer when I have a question or notice a change              
                                  in the way the label reads.                                                                    

  510\.       9/17/2008 3:22:00   There are foods that I suspect are made on shared equipment as ones with my                    
              PM                  children\'s allergen, but there is no advisory labeling. When I called the                     
                                  company, they said they were not obligated to tell me whether the food was made on             
                                  shared lines. I wish the law would change so I would know for sure if this food is             
                                  safe for my children.                                                                          

  511\.       9/17/2008 3:23:00   For people who are very sensitive, omission of trace amounts or lack of proper                 
              PM                  warnings can be fatal. How many potential deaths or emergency room visits would                
                                  outweigh the cost of standardized regulation and industry commitment to consumer               
                                  protection?                                                                                    

  512\.       9/17/2008 3:28:00   I wasn\'t sure about #13. What I want it to say is if it is processed in the same              
              PM                  facility as an allergen. If there is any chance that the allergen is even in the               
                                  same facility we do not buy it. The chance for cross-contamination is too great                
                                  and could cause death.                                                                         

  513\.       9/17/2008 3:33:00   The &quot;May contain&quot; label is grossly unhelpful to consumers with allergies             
              PM                  and very clearly a CYA measure by the manufacturer. I think there needs to be a                
                                  better way of assessing whether there is contamination or not. I like the label                
                                  suggested in this survey "Produced in a facility with (OR without) an allergy                  
                                  control plan. The possibility of contact with allergenic ingredients has (OR has               
                                  not)been minimized. May still contain trace amounts of (allergen)" This is MUCH                
                                  more helpful.                                                                                  

  514\.       9/17/2008 3:44:00   It needs to be clear and concise so EVERYONE understands what is in the food.                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  515\.       9/17/2008 3:47:00   I would like to know what exactly labels like &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;                
              PM                  was processed in a facility\...&quot; It just seems like the manufacturers are                 
                                  trying to save themselves from a potential lawsuit rather than adequately warning              
                                  the consumer of the real danger.                                                               

  516\.       9/17/2008 3:51:00   I think the current labeling is sufficient but needs to be improved int he near                
              PM                  future.                                                                                        

  517\.       9/17/2008 3:52:00   I was a little confused about questions 9-11. We NEVER purchase foods that may                 
              PM                  have been contaminated by the allergen; however, we ALWAYS frequent brands that                
                                  also state the risk of potential cross-contamination of other foods (therefore,                
                                  letting us know that it is safe b/c it has not touched the allergen).                          

  518\.       9/17/2008 3:52:00   We had a situation occur where the label read: &quot;Contains tree nuts&quot; but              
              PM                  didn\'t mention dairy (which WAS listed in the ingredients but not WITH the nuts               
                                  as stated previous). And unfortunately gave to my daughter who then had a serious              
                                  anaphylaxis reaction.                                                                          

  519\.       9/17/2008 3:53:00   With any product, if there is potential for an allergic reaction to occur, whether             
              PM                  it be because of a main ingredient or because of cross-contamination with the                  
                                  equipment, a warning should be clearly stated.                                                 

  520\.       9/17/2008 3:53:00   I think it would be more helpful if the products that do not contain allergen                  
              PM                  don\'t just say that it may contain it..For example, if you order cake from                    
                                  Safeway, they have &quot;it may contain label&quot; , but the stuff will tell you              
                                  that they are approved by school system and its safe to buy it. I think it needs               
                                  to be clear.                                                                                   

  521\.       9/17/2008 3:57:00   If there is no allergen, then please do not put label as &quot;may contain                     
              PM                  allergen&quot; just to cover your butt! If you manufacture food, you should know               
                                  exactly how it is being made!                                                                  

  522\.       9/17/2008 4:00:00   Once used a facial scrub and broke out all over. It contained almond oil, and I am             
              PM                  allergic to almonds. Would have never thought to read the massive list of                      
                                  ingredients in this scrub. A labeling would have spared me a week\'s worth of                  
                                  humiliation.                                                                                   

  523\.       9/17/2008 4:01:00   Would like may contain statements for food processed on the line not in the plant.             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  524\.       9/17/2008 4:02:00   I personally want ingredients listed including ALL preservatives, et al. I don\'t              
              PM                  personally need the ALLERGEN LABEL - because I read labels carefully. BUT! I feel              
                                  that the general public DOES need the ALLERGEN LABEL.                                          

  525\.       9/17/2008 4:13:00   I think they need to be more specific and on everything, not just food products.               
              PM                  Many non-food products also contain allergens.                                                 

  526\.       9/17/2008 4:23:00   The allergen listings are helpful (when present), but I check the ingredient                   
              PM                  listing anyway. Also, I question the validity of the allergen warnings and wonder              
                                  how likely the product is to contain the allergen.                                             

  527\.       9/17/2008 4:25:00   My main food allergen, lemon juice, is not included in most of the warning                     
              PM                  labelling, and I often have to read the (often tiny print) list of ingredients.                
                                  Also, it\'s often hidden in other ingredients, like mayonnaise, and not listed                 
                                  separately. Another problem is that lemon juice seems to appear and disappear                  
                                  regularly in common products, like A-1 Steak Sauce.                                            

  528\.       9/17/2008 4:38:00   We buy items made on shared equipment (with the exception being shared peanut                  
              PM                  equipment) because I feel that 90% of the time the shared equipment label is used              
                                  as a CYA for the manufacturer, and not to actually give out accurate information.              

  529\.       9/17/2008 4:39:00   I wish foods could be processed in a way that so they are not contaminated with                
              PM                  foods that are not in the ingredient list - I am afraid many companies use the                 
                                  advisory label even when if there hasn\'t been any contamination - for example it              
                                  is very hard to buy unsweetened chocolate that doesn\'t contain an advisory label              
                                  so even though my son is not allergic to chocolate he can\'t eat it because it is              
                                  processed in a way that it may contain milk or nuts.                                           

  530\.       9/17/2008 4:43:00   My child has a very serious food allergy; I read labels three times before he gets             
              PM                  a manufactured food. Because labels are not consistent my son has unfortunately                
                                  been given foods (after I have read the label three times) that contain his                    
                                  allergens and had anaphylaxis. I am a very vigilant parent and I have daily                    
                                  difficulties trying to read a whole label and the wording around a label. My son               
                                  has been fortunate that we have educated ourselves on product labeling but even we             
                                  have made mistakes because of confusing labels. Navigating life with a child who               
                                  has food allergies is very difficult; please fix this problem for our child\'s                 
                                  sake. I don\'t want him to be another sad statistic.                                           

  531\.       9/17/2008 4:49:00   I would love to close loopholes like &quot;processing agents&quot;; and                        
              PM                  &quot;natural flavors&quot; and &quot;spices&quot;. Right now bread that obviously             
                                  has corn meal on the bottom does not have to list the corn meal and that\'s legal.             
                                  What about the processing agents I can\'t see? Next, &quot;natural flavors&quot;               
                                  can include soy oil (a problem for us). Also, for those avoiding non-top-8 foods               
                                  (garlic, mustard, chili) those mysterious &quot;spices&quot; are difficult.                    
                                  Companies are not required to tell the consumer what the &quot;spices&quot; are,               
                                  so the consumer has no choice but to buy something else. (sorry so long, lots of               
                                  room for improvement)                                                                          

  532\.       9/17/2008 4:50:00   I would like CLEAR and CONSISTENT labelling procedures for all foods and non-food              
              PM                  products. In addition to clear labelling of the most common allergens, I would                 
                                  like companies to be required to list ALL ingredients in their plain English                   
                                  terms. For example, instead of &quot;citric acid&quot;, I would like it to say                 
                                  somewhere: &quot;Corn.&quot; Any food can be an allergen, and clear labelling                  
                                  would help everyone. If there is a chance a food contains one of my childrens\'                
                                  allergens, I do not buy it. But if it were clearly labelled so that I could know               
                                  for sure, I WOULD buy the foods that were safe, instead of deciding that they are              
                                  too big of a risk to take.                                                                     

  533\.       9/17/2008 4:51:00   It is hard to take the &quot;may contains&quot; warnings seriously when almost                 
              PM                  every single chocolate product has it on there. I really like the bold allergy                 
                                  warnings, which keep me from scanning ingredients and possibly missing something.              
                                  I have a very severe peanut allergy.                                                           

  534\.       9/17/2008 4:54:00   I believe that common allergens such as dairy that have several aliases (casein,               
              PM                  whey) should have to be listed as such, for example: wheat, sugar, eggs, whey                  
                                  (dairy source). People just starting out in their allergy journey have enough to               
                                  worry about without figuring out which ingredients are really dairy or soy under a             
                                  different name.                                                                                

  535\.       9/17/2008 4:57:00   Our family allergies are life threatening (nuts) and it is mandatory that we know              
              PM                  if food items and skin items are safe from company info.                                       

  536\.       9/17/2008 5:00:00   The current labels are inconsistent and confusing. Some manufacturers are much                 
              PM                  better than others, but most are vague. It would also be really helpful for                    
                                  cosmetics, soaps, hair products and medications to be labelled if they contain                 
                                  common well-known allergens. (for me, these are more problematic than food                     
                                  products)                                                                                      

  537\.       9/17/2008 5:02:00   My daughter had an allergic reaction to a LOTION that contained nut oils. Allergy              
              PM                  warnings need to be put on cosmetics and lotions! Also, regarding foods, if a food             
                                  was manufactured on equipment that processed nuts, it needs to be stated on the                
                                  label. I don\'t care how well the factory thinks it cleans its equipment. If nuts              
                                  have touched it, it is contaminated!                                                           

  538\.       9/17/2008 5:07:00   need to be stricter all around                                                                 
              PM                                                                                                                 

  539\.       9/17/2008 5:08:00   Labeling is confusing as it stands right now. If there is a chance that the food               
              PM                  may contain an allergen, then it needs to be labeled. If the food is just in the               
                                  plant and doesn\'t come in contact with the food, then the &quot;manufactured in a             
                                  plant&quot; label isn\'t necessary. That labeling is confusing!                                

  540\.       9/17/2008 5:18:00   The labeling laws are almost useless for people who have allergies other than the              
              PM                  top 8. My son is allergic to, among other foods, corn and garlic. Trying to                    
                                  wrestle information out of companies for ingredient listings, such as                          
                                  &quot;natural flavors&quot; and &quot;spices&quot; is extrememly frustrating. I                
                                  think companies should be required to list ALL ingredients and there shouldn\'t be             
                                  so many loopholes.                                                                             

  541\.       9/17/2008 5:23:00   it would be better if all ingredients have to be listed, not just \'spices&quot;               
              PM                  or &quot;flavorings,&quot; since many like my daughter are allergic to non-top 8               
                                  allergens. Really the best allergen labels would say things like                               
                                  &quot;manufactured on the same equipment as XY &amp;Z with standard industry                   
                                  cleaning practices&quot; or &quot;manufactured in the same 3000 square foot plant              
                                  as ABC but not on the same equipment&quot; or &quot;made in a dedicated plant but              
                                  packed in a plant with EFG&quot; but I don\'t think we are going to get that.                  

  542\.       9/17/2008 5:25:00   We need better labelss. My daughter has a peanut allergy and even traces of                    
              PM                  peanuts could be fatal. Some ingredients can be misleading, she reacted to a                   
                                  birthday cake even though i read the label. Turns out the icing had pralines as an             
                                  ingredient and was not listed.                                                                 

  543\.       9/17/2008 5:26:00   An allergen statement right below the list of ingredients on ALL packages would                
              PM                  really help, especially as printing gets smaller and my eyesight post-40 gets                  
                                  worse. In long lists of ingredients it is really easy to have your eye pop right               
                                  over an allergen.                                                                              

  544\.       9/17/2008 5:29:00   Consistency would be nice so you would know for sure what the warning means. And               
              PM                  you would know that the warning was mandated not just a courtesy.                              

  545\.       9/17/2008 5:30:00   Allergen Labels are severely lacking in OTC meds, lotions, soaps, shampoos, &amp;              
              PM                  home cleaning products                                                                         

  546\.       9/17/2008 5:37:00   It\'s much easier to notice an advisory label than to scan through the entire                  
              PM                  ingredients list. You can easily overlook the offending ingredient within the full             
                                  list, but the advisory warns you immediately.                                                  

  547\.       9/17/2008 5:37:00   How can the company not know what is in their product? I hate the \'May contain\'              
              PM                  label more than anything, and have begun to boycott those companies that aren\'t               
                                  clean enough to know what is on their production line.                                         

  548\.       9/17/2008 5:39:00   also included should be contents of artificial and and natural flavorings as they              
              PM                  MAY contain a specific allergen. MAnufactures contact info should be on packaging              
                                  for ease.                                                                                      

  549\.       9/17/2008 5:39:00   My granddaugher is highly allergic to eggs. When you have to search for other                  
              PM                  words that mean that components of eggs are contained in the food or cosmetics or              
                                  whatever, it is very difficult to monitor what you are giving to an allergic                   
                                  person.                                                                                        

  550\.       9/17/2008 5:50:00   I believe there is way too much inconsistency with notifying a consumer about food             
              PM                  labels. As of now I will not take a chance\...I read both allergy warning labels               
                                  and ingredients list because sometimes the allergen is not listed in both. Also,               
                                  there should be something listing about being processed in a facility or on                    
                                  machinery even if the machinery has been washed. My son has had reactions to                   
                                  Hersheys chocolate chips and after researching I found that the product was                    
                                  processed on equipment previously used for other chocolate containing tree nuts.               
                                  It was not noted on the package because it was considered safe after the equipment             
                                  was washed. Washing the equipment is not sufficient and should not be considered               
                                  safe!!                                                                                         

  551\.       9/17/2008 5:52:00   Need to expand to include rye, barley &amp; oats                                               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  552\.       9/17/2008 6:03:00   There needs to be more CONSISTENCY in the labeling for ALL manufactures.                       
              PM                                                                                                                 

  553\.       9/17/2008 6:14:00   I feel that just listing the top food allergies isn\'t enough especially when you              
              PM                  have a child who is allergic to almost everything and most are not on the top                  
                                  allergy list Such as Corn                                                                      

  554\.       9/17/2008 6:26:00   A single, consistent May Contain label would be very helpful. If manufacturing                 
              PM                  don\'t also change though we may not be left with much to eat!                                 

  555\.       9/17/2008 6:28:00   Many products do not list all their ingredients. For example, we learned (through              
              PM                  an anaphylactic reaction) that a product may just list \'Natural Flavor\' as an                
                                  ingredient. But often Natural Flavor contains milk. If companies truly listed ALL              
                                  the products no matter how small, then maybe we could forgo the allergy warning. I             
                                  marked no to #18 because not all companies appear to provide the allergy                       
                                  information.                                                                                   

  556\.       9/17/2008 6:55:00   A label should be EXTREMELY specific and not state &quot;artificial flavors&quot;              
              PM                  but EXACTLY what those flavors are. My daughter has so many food allergies, it is              
                                  hard to find foods she is able to actually eat and because she is only two years               
                                  old, we must stay away from labels which are not clear on the allergy                          
                                  contents-just in case. I also feel if a derivitive of a main allergy component is              
                                  listed-they need to specify it is a derivitive of &quot;milk&quot; for                         
                                  instance-not just lactose\...whatever.                                                         

  557\.       9/17/2008 6:56:00   There are more allergens than just the top 8! Labelling should include ANY cross               
              PM                  contamination with other foods.                                                                

  558\.       9/17/2008 7:09:00   The allergen labels need to be CLEAR and CONSISTENT. I have two children with                  
              PM                  multiple food allergies that are NOT limited to the top 8. I need to know if kiwi              
                                  is in a &quot;natural ingredient,&quot; for example, or if sesame oil was used.                
                                  EACH FOOD ITEM should specifically be listed - don\'t just include &quot;natural               
                                  ingredients&quot; or &quot;citric acid&quot; - we crave specifics so we truly know             
                                  if a food is safe. I want to purchase products, so manufacturers should want to                
                                  comply to get more business. Also, I feel like sometimes the &quot;may                         
                                  contains&quot; statements are listed when the actual threat of an allergen being               
                                  included does not exist. Do manufacturers do this to avoid the risk of being sued?             
                                  This is a common perception, and it could be harmful if it leads to people                     
                                  ingesting food that could cause harm. Please add sesame, kiwi and all other foods              
                                  that are growing in risk to the requirements. It is a matter of life or death for              
                                  us.                                                                                            

  559\.       9/17/2008 7:30:00   Accurate and consistent food labeling is crucial for my son\'s survival. Allergy               
              PM                  statements, including &quot;may contain&quot; statements have made it possible for             
                                  my family to try a wider variety of food products, which is good for the food                  
                                  manufacturer.                                                                                  

  560\.       9/17/2008 7:33:00   There are so many that have issues with foods other than the top eight, when will              
              PM                  the requirements be to list all the ingredients used instead of &quot;spices&quot;             
                                  or &quot;natural flavors&quot; If just listing ALL the ingredients was done, there             
                                  may be no need to worry about all the extra wording.                                           

  561\.       9/17/2008 8:16:00   I would like CLEAR and CONSISTENT labeling procedures for all food and non-food                
              PM                  products. In addition to clear labeling of the most common allergens, I would like             
                                  companies to be required to list ALL ingredients in their plain English terms. I               
                                  am most concerned when other people caring for my daughter with anaphalxsis to                 
                                  peanuts are making quick glances at food labels and making judgements about                    
                                  feeding her based on what they see. There is far too great a variety of labels                 
                                  when it comes to allergies!                                                                    

  562\.       9/17/2008 8:29:00   I don\'t completely trust that the current allergen advisory labeling is accurate,             
              PM                  however, I do not take chances w/ my child\'s allergies so we avoid all foods that             
                                  make mention of her allergen in any way. I believe that many manufacturerers use               
                                  the labeling to cover their \-\-\--s in the event of a lawsuit and the actual                  
                                  threat of cross-contamination is minimal at best. But again, I will not take                   
                                  chances. It would be in their best interest to be more specific w/ their                       
                                  information on the labeling as I may be more inclined to buy their product if I                
                                  can deem it to be safe. by just slapping a &quot;may contain&quot; statement on                
                                  the label, I\'m going to avoid it no matter what.                                              

  563\.       9/17/2008 8:33:00   I am highly allergic to Flax seeds/Flax, it seems like there needs to be strict                
              PM                  labels on every ingredient even if it isnt one of the main high allergy foods. ie.             
                                  nuts, wheat, etc.                                                                              

  564\.       9/17/2008 8:42:00   some manufacturers are very good at labeling and some are not as good                          
              PM                                                                                                                 

  565\.       9/17/2008 8:43:00   Many people are unsure about the &quot;scientific names&quot; for many allergens.              
              PM                  I think allergen warnings are a quick and easy way for people (especially those                
                                  with only a small amount of food allergies) to determine the safety of a product.              
                                  I really wished we could just have &quot;nut free&quot; processing plants for many             
                                  common food items. Especially candies and foods that appeal to younger children                
                                  who are not savvy enough to avoid allergens without supervision.                               

  566\.       9/17/2008 8:48:00   Consistent labeling of ingredients and allergen advisory labeling on all foods                 
              PM                  &amp; non-food products. Also, use &quot;Plain&quot; English. For example, rather              
                                  than &quot;Whey&quot; use &quot;Milk.&quot;                                                    

  567\.       9/17/2008 8:58:00   I would like to see any cross contamination warnings, or processed in a facility               
              PM                  that processes\.... warnings on all packages. I wish it was mandatory instead of               
                                  optional.                                                                                      

  568\.       9/17/2008 9:21:00   I feel the more information on the labeling the better. If not for us the parents              
              PM                  for the other people who are in contact with our children such as grandparents,                
                                  family members, friends, etc who need the info spelled out for them. These are the             
                                  people who cause the parents the most headaches because they don\'t always get the             
                                  fact that cross contamination is bad.                                                          

  569\.       9/17/2008 9:22:00   I find that the most helpful labels state explicity the allergens that are in the              
              PM                  ingredients of the product in bold and then state whether or not the same                      
                                  equipment was used to manufacture other items with potential allergens. My                     
                                  daughter is allergic to eggs, tree nuts, and peanuts so I only buy items without               
                                  those allergens and those that state that good manufacturing processes were used               
                                  to avoid use of the same equipment to manufacture items containing those                       
                                  allergens. The &quot;may contain&quot; labels are ok but I don\'t get a good sense             
                                  as to whether or not those allergens are actually present so I tend to avoid those             
                                  products altogether to be on the safe side. Also, I tend to buy many prodcuts at               
                                  Whole Foods since their vendors (esp the Whole Foods 360 brand) has good labeling.             
                                  I find that mainstream companies (ie Kraft, Nabisco, etc) are the worst at                     
                                  labeling allergens.                                                                            

  570\.       9/17/2008 9:25:00   I like that the major allergens are called out in bold at the bottom of the                    
              PM                  ingredient list, so that it is easier to identify if the product is a safe choice              
                                  or not.                                                                                        

  571\.       9/17/2008 9:25:00   we need all ingredients listed example: my daughter is allergic to apple and                   
              PM                  garlic, so anything written natural flavor or spice is a no for her. I wish                    
                                  manufacturers would be required to list everything, instead of being general for               
                                  flavors and spice. Allergy advisory usually targets the big 8 and leaves out the               
                                  rest. We need all ingredients listed.                                                          

  572\.       9/17/2008 9:29:00   I don\'t bring anything that contains tree nuts into the house. I very                         
              PM                  occasionally buy items that say &quot;may contain&quot; or some variation but I                
                                  always tell my tree-nut allergic daughter that she can not eat the item. Now that              
                                  she is older (12) I feel a bit safer doing this. It can be very frustrating                    
                                  sometimes - I\'d like to see any company above a certain size required to really               
                                  segregate items containing allergens (especially peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish and             
                                  fish - relatively easy to avoid and not as pervasive as other allergens), perhaps              
                                  even in different plants. In any event, consistent and honest (not just CYA)                   
                                  labeling would be great.                                                                       

  573\.       9/17/2008 9:36:00   When your life is at risk you can never have enough information regarding                      
              PM                  ingredients. Also, it would be helpful in non-food products since allergens can be             
                                  obsorbed through the skin or parts of the body and cause reactions.                            

  574\.       9/17/2008 9:38:00   I believe that better labeling is necessary. I also believe every ingredient used              
              PM                  in the product should be labeled in plain English. There are more allergies that               
                                  just the Top 8 and trying to determine if a product has corn in it for example is              
                                  almost impossible and puts my daughters life at risk.                                          

  575\.       9/17/2008 9:59:00   The only reason I buy may contain trace or on same line is if it is something I                
              PM                  can\'t find a completly &quot;safe&quot; for and I trial it to see. But I trial it             
                                  everytime, evry pack can be different.                                                         

  576\.       9/17/2008 10:00:00  I would like to know if the product is manufactured on the same equipment as the               
              PM                  allergen or contains it. &quot;Processed in a facility with&quot; the allergen is              
                                  frustrating and confusing because if it\'s not on the same equipment I don\'t feel             
                                  that there is much risk.                                                                       

  577\.       9/17/2008 10:05:00  Question 16 is not a yes or no question. A product may be produced in a plant with             
              PM                  an allergen but may still be safe depending on the mfg\'s processes. Even on the               
                                  same equipment (Breyers Ice Cream), again depending on the mfg\'s processes.                   

  578\.       9/17/2008 10:19:00  Warnings regarding possible contamination or other produced items should have to               
              PM                  be within a certain distance of the ingredients- consistent location on label.                 

  579\.       9/17/2008 10:22:00  specific, uniform wording is needed. Not just the cover my backside legal loophole             
              PM                  manufacturers seem to be using. Why aren\'t food manufacurers REQUIRED to take                 
                                  RESPONSIBILITY for the food they produce? If it is not safe - make it obvious. If              
                                  it is safe - that should be obvious too and they should be proud of it!! Word will             
                                  get around and they\'ll be rewarded by sales.                                                  

  580\.       9/17/2008 10:45:00  I figure if milk is listed in the ingredient list, it doesn\'t need to be listed               
              PM                  as an allergen. Read the ingredients and that should be fine. However, sometimes               
                                  the ingredient list is so long having it listed separately is helpful. Knowing                 
                                  when food is made on shared equiptment with the Big8, corn and rice is huge! Rice              
                                  and corn are two that are growing in population in the allergy world and that                  
                                  would be more helpful. I think you can go only so far and saying that citric acid              
                                  has corn isn\'t really needed as those with corn allergies know that already. If               
                                  they don\'t, they learn. Knowing what is in artificial and natural flavoring, that             
                                  would be a HUGE help! I don\'t like that so many foods can be hidden in that                   
                                  catagory and foods are avoided for that alone when they may not need to be.                    
                                  Propriatory protection, needs to be done with when we call a company to clarify                
                                  the above.                                                                                     

  581\.       9/17/2008 10:59:00  The MOST confusing label is the one that says &quot;processed in a plant that also             
              PM                  processes peanuts and tree nuts.&quot; What does that mean? It is not a helpful                
                                  advisory label because I can\'t assess the level of risk. I ALWAYS avoid foods                 
                                  that have labels that say &quot;contains peanuts and/or tree nuts,&quot; &quot;may             
                                  contain trace amounts of peanuts and/or tree nuts,&quot; &quot;processed on shared             
                                  equipment that processes peanuts and/or tree nuts&quot; and labels like that. But              
                                  the &quot;shared plant&quot; label is too confusing. I do like the label used by               
                                  the Whole Foods house brand 365. They say something like &quot;good manufacturing              
                                  processes used to segregate items in a factory that processes peanuts and/or tree              
                                  nuts.&quot; I feel comfortable with that label \-- maybe I shouldn\'t! \-- and                 
                                  will buy products for my son with tha warning. I have sometimes taken that same                
                                  approach with labels that say &quot;processed in a plant that also processes                   
                                  peanuts and/or tree nuts.&quot; A good example is Orowheat 100% Whole Wheat bread.             
                                  It has that label, but I buy it anyway. Today, there was a story in our local                  
                                  paper that there had been a mixup at the plant and that bread was replaced in the              
                                  packages with bread that contains nuts. ( I live in Colorado.) I hadn\'t been                  
                                  buying that bread for awhile because I had a &quot;bad vibe&quot; about it. I\'d               
                                  rather have an accurate warning label \-- just what IS the level of risk \-- than              
                                  have to rely on my &quot;vibes.&quot; It is so frustrating because my son has a                
                                  VERY deadly allergy to peanuts and all tree nuts. He came very close to dying                  
                                  after eating a small amount of pistachio. And I live in perpetual fear that he                 
                                  will accidentally eat a small amount of nuts and die this time. We NEED accurate               
                                  labels. Thank you.                                                                             

  582\.       9/17/2008 11:16:00  Clear warnings are IMPORTANT! Please set a standard for this.                                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  583\.       9/17/2008 11:18:00  I feel like a lot of companies just use the &quot;May Contain Traces Of\...&quot;              
              PM                  label just to cover themselves.                                                                

  584\.       9/17/2008 11:20:00  I think they also need to address the issue when ingredients can be substituted.               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  585\.       9/17/2008 11:32:00  I am not severely allergic to my allergen, just allergic enough to make me avoid               
              PM                  it in large amounts. Grocery shopping can be so frustrating because I read every               
                                  label and sometimes I make it home with products that contain my allergen if I                 
                                  misread the label. Labels that say &quot;This product contains (allergen)&quot;                
                                  are the easiest because I don\'t have to waste time translating the ingredient                 
                                  lists\...or being worried that I miss something if its a new product to my diet.               
                                  Consistent allergen advisory labels would make the grocery shopping part of my                 
                                  life so much easier. Consistent allergen labeling in restaurants would also be a               
                                  dream. Its extremely embarrassing to have to leave the dinner table to go to the               
                                  rest room, take Benadryl and pray in the mirror that my face isn\'t swelling. It               
                                  would be so much easier if I could look at the menu and know exactly which dishes              
                                  had the highest concentration of soy before I order. Quite a few chains do post                
                                  the allergy information on their websites and I do my homework before I eat out.               
                                  But it would be wonderful if all restaurants were required to post the information             
                                  on their menus and/or educate their managers to show consumers which dishes are                
                                  the best choices for them.                                                                     

  586\.       9/18/2008 12:04:00  I am very frustrated by &quot;may contain\...&quot; labeling. I have no idea what              
              AM                  it means and whether I need to avoid the product. Is this another way of saying                
                                  &quot;manufactured in a facility that also processes X&quot; or does this mean                 
                                  sometimes they include X in the recipe? This is an important distinction to me.                

  587\.       9/18/2008 12:20:00  The labeling should be cut and dry; not may contain or processed on equipment it               
              AM                  just leads to more confusion for those who do not have food allergies. Also                    
                                  products seem to always change i.e we buy quaker individual packaged popcorn rice              
                                  cakes now some packages say may contain peanuts while others do not list at all!               
                                  Nothing is ever 100% full proof; it also seems to depend where it is distributed               
                                  from. Labels must always be read. We used to be able to eat Stauff\'s animal                   
                                  crackers but now they say may contain trace peanuts. NO AIRLINES should still                  
                                  serve peanuts or nuts!!! Delta &amp; Southwest still do!!!                                     

  588\.       9/18/2008 12:21:00  The allergy alerts save me hours of time searching through longs ingrediant lists.             
              AM                  I am very thankful for them! I have seen several items that failed to note an                  
                                  allergen at the end, that was listed in the ingrediants list and I almost gave it              
                                  to my son. For my family, the labeling is fine and has been very helpful in                    
                                  avoiding exposure. I had trouble answering some of your questions because I have a             
                                  large family, with multiple allergies. These questions assumed there was just 1                
                                  person in the household with food allergies. (i.e. do I buy food that contain an               
                                  allergen. Sometimes I do, for another member of the family.) Thanks for                        
                                  listening!!                                                                                    

  589\.       9/18/2008 12:30:00  MAKE THEM REAL CLEAR AND A BRIGHT COLOR TO READ.                                               
              AM                                                                                                                 

  590\.       9/18/2008 12:38:00  my daughter was intolerant of rice as an infant (try avoiding that in baby food!)              
              AM                  and is allergic to rye. labels aren\'t usually too helpful to us, in general, but              
                                  I have a friend whose son is allergic to milk, soy, wheat, and eggs. labelling is              
                                  extremely important for them - and us when they eat over at our house. I usually               
                                  cook from scratch to avoid the entire confusing, difficult mess.                               

  591\.       9/18/2008 12:44:00  I often will not purchase trail mixes even though there is no &quot;processed                  
              AM                  in&quot; or &quot;may contain&quot;. Yet, I can see from the other varieties                   
                                  available, that the manufacturer also offers trail mixes w/ nuts. There is no                  
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; etc, on the non-nut product. It\'s truly not safe for my               
                                  child!                                                                                         

  592\.       9/18/2008 12:50:00  The &quot;may contain&quot; and &quot;produced in a facility&quot; labels confuse              
              AM                  me.                                                                                            

  593\.       9/18/2008 1:00:00   some well known companies are more consistent and accurate, but I still have to                
              AM                  call the 1-800 number to make sure. Uniform labeling would be helpful.                         

  594\.       9/18/2008 1:04:00   I would like CLEAR and CONSISTENT labelling procedures for all foods and non-food              
              AM                  products. In addition to clear labelling of the most common allergens, I would                 
                                  like companies to be required to list ALL ingredients in their plain English                   
                                  terms. For example, instead of &quot;citric acid&quot;, I would like it to say                 
                                  somewhere: &quot;Corn.&quot; Any food can be an allergen, and clear labelling                  
                                  would help everyone. If there is a chance a food contains one of my childrens\'                
                                  allergens, I do not buy it. But if it were clearly labelled so that I could know               
                                  for sure, I WOULD buy the foods that were safe, instead of deciding that they are              
                                  too big of a risk to take.                                                                     

  595\.       9/18/2008 1:25:00   While I feel the Contains Statement is most valuable, all of the Statements are                
              AM                  necessary and should be required. I need to know if there is any possible chance               
                                  of cross contamination, etc.                                                                   

  596\.       9/18/2008 1:32:00   I do like the labels with the main allergens listed in bold type, at the bottom.               
              AM                                                                                                                 

  597\.       9/18/2008 1:33:00   one of my ingredients is carmel coloring, which has a sub ingredient list but                  
              AM                  manufactures dont include it in the ingredient list                                            

  598\.       9/18/2008 1:35:00   There wouldn\'t be people talking about &quot;Hidden Milk&quot; or &quot;Hidden                
              AM                  wheat&quot; or &quot;Hidden Corn&quot; if companies did a better job of listing                
                                  their ingredients and their base sources.                                                      

  599\.       9/18/2008 1:46:00   Consistancy is lacking. Often there will be a main allergen in the ingredients                 
              AM                  list, but it will not show in the allergen advisory, and will not be in bold. It               
                                  is easy to overlook these items if one is not used to shopping for allergen free               
                                  items. Also, some companies seem to be an advisory on more as a liability coverage             
                                  than out of practicality. Please, it does or does not contain it. It is made on                
                                  shared equipment or it is not.                                                                 

  600\.       9/18/2008 1:47:00   there is a definite need for a mandated standard for allergen advisory label                   
              AM                  descriptions                                                                                   

  601\.       9/18/2008 1:57:00   the allergen advisory label would make it much clearer than trying to sift thru                
              AM                  the ingredients that are usually a mile long                                                   

  602\.       9/18/2008 1:58:00   Big, BOLD letters should be REQUIRED on every package (food or non-food) that may              
              AM                  contain an allergen. Stiff penalties should be given to violators. It should be                
                                  common knowledge for every person in the US to know that allergens are LIFE                    
                                  THREATENING.                                                                                   

  603\.       9/18/2008 2:15:00   I wish labeling was more consistant. It would be helpful if companies were                     
              AM                  required to ALL label in the same manner so you know to look in the same place for             
                                  the same thing. It\'s annoying how some put allergens in bold, some put at the end             
                                  of the ingredients, some just list and others list allergens but then in tiny                  
                                  print way below say &quot;may contain\....&quot;                                               

  604\.       9/18/2008 2:22:00   The more warnings the better for our family. Our children are highly sensitive.                
              AM                  The easier things are labeled, the more normal our boys can feel b/c their friend              
                                  mom\'s can safely chose foods for them as well. If foods are labeled properly,                 
                                  they can eat snacks and birthday treats at school and parties w/o fearing for                  
                                  their lives and complete embarrassment. Warnings make a challenging life simpler.              
                                  What kid wants a shot in his thigh and a serious risk of death if he doesn\'t have             
                                  to. Detailed Labeling saves lives!                                                             

  605\.       9/18/2008 2:36:00   I would like to see the statement &quot;Does not contain allergens&quot; or                    
              AM                  something similar. I never know if they either do not follow the labeling                      
                                  requirements (there are still many manufactures that do not) or if they actual do              
                                  not contain any.                                                                               

  606\.       9/18/2008 2:37:00   Ingredient labels are important not because we want to steal their recipes, but                
              AM                  because we want to protect ourselves and our children from allergic reaction that              
                                  can be quite severe.                                                                           

  607\.       9/18/2008 2:38:00   The made in a facility advisory needs to be included for all eight allergens and               
              AM                  not just nuts. Any cross contamination risk is too great for someone with                      
                                  anaphylactic reactions. Also, not everyone is putting the allergens separately or              
                                  bold. Even baby food with eggs doesn\'t label separately, you would expose a child             
                                  before they should have them.                                                                  

  608\.       9/18/2008 2:38:00   Three times I have missed an allergy warning on a food I bought and my daughter                
              AM                  (who is extremely allergic to nuts) almost ate them. In each case, the warning was             
                                  printed either under the seam in the packaging and could not be seen without                   
                                  pulling the package apart (Welch\'s fruit snacks) or the allergy information was               
                                  printed in a separate area away from the ingredient list on the package (like on a             
                                  package of ice cream bars that she almost ate). It was very scary to me to know                
                                  that I almost missed these labels.                                                             

  609\.       9/18/2008 2:41:00   I always check for &quot;shared equipment labels&quot; What does &quot;good                    
              AM                  manufacturing practices&quot; mean? Saying we batch test w/ Elisa is much more                 
                                  specific and mind resting.                                                                     

  610\.       9/18/2008 2:42:00   Questions are a little generic and if some cases confusing. Basically if there is              
              AM                  a chance that an allergen will be in a food or other substance such as lotions and             
                                  soaps that are applied to the skin, there should be a warning to indicate what                 
                                  that substance is. It should be clear cut and across the board instead of the way              
                                  it currently is.                                                                               

  611\.       9/18/2008 2:50:00   I believe that at times companies put the allergen information on &quot;just in                
              AM                  case&quot; \-- there are many products I cannot buy that I believe actually do not             
                                  contain peanuts, but are listed as Made in a facility that uses peanuts.                       

  612\.       9/18/2008 3:48:00   There needs to be better labeling for the possiblity of cross contamination. There             
              AM                  should also be standards for cleaning equipment between product runs and                       
                                  statements on packaging about how the possibility for cross contamination has been             
                                  minimized.                                                                                     

  613\.       9/18/2008 4:35:00   I always read every ingredient but an allergen warning is an important second                  
              AM                  check. My son is severely allergic to numerous allergens (e.g., dairy) and each of             
                                  these has a multitude of ingredients that we need to educate ourselves about and               
                                  avoid (e.g. lactic acid starter culture). It is difficult enough for us but a real             
                                  danger to put any other caretaker in charge of feeding him. And it is hugely                   
                                  time-consuming for me to call companies to try to confirm whether a certain brand              
                                  is safe or not. They\'re the ones who should know. I understand it\'s a potential              
                                  liability for them, so why don\'t they insure for that? By the way, we do                      
                                  sometimes take chances on foods that have the &quot;processed on the same                      
                                  line&quot; type language because there is almost nothing we buy in a regular                   
                                  supermarket that wouldn\'t have that kind of language, and it would restrict my                
                                  son\'s diet even more, but it\'s always a difficult decision because we know it\'s             
                                  risky.                                                                                         

  614\.       9/18/2008 4:55:00   I really, really dislike when companies cover themselves with the blanket phrase:              
              AM                  May contain Trace amounts of\... I want specifics. Same equipment? Same facility?              
                                  What?                                                                                          

  615\.       9/18/2008 7:09:00   Everything should have all allergens listed\...even if it is just the chance of a              
              AM                  cross-contamination then we have that choice to take that risk\...but we must be               
                                  informed                                                                                       

  616\.       9/18/2008 8:40:00   It would be \*\*very\*\* helpful to have several different (but standardized for               
              AM                  all companies) allergen advisory labels that manufacturers could choose from as it             
                                  applies to their product. I would recommend something like\... 1. Manufactured in              
                                  a facility that also processes allergen 2. Manufactured on equipment that also                 
                                  process allergen 3. Produced in a facility with an allergy control plan. The                   
                                  possibility of contact with allergenic ingredients has been minimized. May still               
                                  contain trace amounts of (allergen). 4. Produced on shared equipment in a facility             
                                  with an allergy control plan. The possibility of contact with allergenic                       
                                  ingredients has been minimized. May still contain trace amounts of (allergen). I               
                                  would avoid the first two without question but would give the product with the                 
                                  last two types of label a chance. I may call to find out their actual practices if             
                                  it were a food known to cause a severe allergic reaction or if it was a food known             
                                  to cause a minor reaction I would probably just try the food and see how things                
                                  went. Right now I suspect we are avoiding many foods that are safe for us just                 
                                  because companies stick the &quot;may contain&quot; statement on their product in              
                                  an effort to protect themselves from liability. Living with severe food allergies              
                                  is limiting enough without having unnecessary advisory labels on possibly safe                 
                                  foods. I would LOVE to see allergen warning labels on non-food items. Many, many               
                                  soaps, lotions and skin creams contain nuts oils. Since many people with food                  
                                  allergies also suffer from eczema they are more likely to be the people seeking                
                                  out these products and do not always know what the actual ingredients are and if               
                                  it is safe for their allergies or not.                                                         

  617\.       9/18/2008 8:49:00   As a celiac, I\'m intolerant rather than allergic so for me the may contain traces             
              AM                  of type of labels don\'t help (in fact, they\'re starting to drive me nuts :) I                
                                  think this is simply the safest &quot;washing their hands of..&quot; tactic for                
                                  manufacturers which makes their life easier and mine even harder. What I (and in               
                                  my opinion all celiacs) would need is labelling that clearly states whether a                  
                                  product does or does not contain any gluten which could probably be carried out by             
                                  constant analysis only and I have a feeling that\'s impossible.                                

  618\.       9/18/2008 10:54:00  I find it hard to explain to others how to read labels \-- like teachers \-- I                 
              AM                  want something quick and easy so that no mistakes are made                                     

  619\.       9/18/2008 11:21:00  i fear that in hopes of avoiding any sort of fault food manufacturers might have               
              AM                  to label most everying &quot;may contain&quot; and then things that may very well              
                                  be safe to eat will not be purchased                                                           

  620\.       9/18/2008 11:54:00  Would like to see labels that included a listing of additives and preservatives                
              AM                  since these are what I am allergic to in both food and cosmetics (e.g. EDTA)                   

  621\.       9/18/2008 12:10:00  The labeling system right now is so confusing. But I do use the allergen advisory              
              PM                  label as my first &quot;screening&quot;, then I read the rest of the label. Would              
                                  need a better way to determine what is really safe.                                            

  622\.       9/18/2008 12:17:00  Labels are so confusing! Since our allergies are so severe, we don\'t purchase                 
              PM                  anything that has any allergen warning. But what do labels such as &quot;packaged              
                                  in a factory that also processes (allergen)&quot; really mean? I know people who               
                                  do eat these foods, despite the warning. I wonder sometimes if I am overly                     
                                  cautious or if they are too lax. Companies like Whole Foods have warnings such as              
                                  &quot;processed in a plant that also processes (Allergen) but care has been taken              
                                  .. . &quot; Is this something I should buy, or not???                                          

  623\.       9/18/2008 12:39:00  I tend to trust products that include an allergy advisory label listing allergens              
              PM                  and may contains. Of course we do not buy the products that may contain our                    
                                  allergens.                                                                                     

  624\.       9/18/2008 1:07:00   It seems as though many manufacturers use the &quot;may contain&quot; label just               
              PM                  to cover themselves even if the risk is minimal to none that the product contains              
                                  the allergen. I avoid a lot of products that may be okay for my peanut/tree-nut                
                                  allergic son to consume because I don\'t want to take a chance of him having a                 
                                  reaction. Also, the advisory labels should be required to be in a standard place               
                                  on the package (under the ingredient statement). I have to search the entire                   
                                  package because sometimes the allergy advisory is hidden in small print on some                
                                  random place on the package.                                                                   

  625\.       9/18/2008 1:20:00   My son has a life-threatening peanut allergy, so the more information provided the             
              PM                  better.                                                                                        

  626\.       9/18/2008 1:30:00   There should be consistent labeling. It should state &quot;Allergies:\...&quot;                
              PM                  and there should be several different choices to cover every scenario; &quot;In a              
                                  facility that manufactures peanuts/tree nuts&quot;, &quot;On machinery used to                 
                                  manufacture peanuts/tree nuts&quot;, &quot;May contain \...due to shared                       
                                  preparation areas&quot;, and it should also list allergens in this section, even               
                                  if peanuts/tree nuts is a main ingredient - this is because at my kids school,                 
                                  many parents aren\'t educated on food allergies and point to the &quot;ALLERGEN                
                                  ALERT BOX&quot;, showing no nuts, but the cookies are Choc. Chip Walnut. I have                
                                  actually been noticing this quite a bit lately. It should state it, especially for             
                                  nuts and eggs- it seems to be taken for granted that consumers will read the                   
                                  entire paragraph of ingredients. For soaps and cosmetics, this is very important.              
                                  Wit all the &quot;spa&quot; products, even chap stick has ALMOND OIL as the first              
                                  ingredient (Burt\'s Bees Wax Chapstick)\...my teenage neice came over and luckily              
                                  showed me her new chapstick and I looked before she kissed my young son!!!                     

  627\.       9/18/2008 1:32:00   The \'may contain\' labels are worthless. They don\'t really convey any                        
              PM                  information except absolving the company of any liability in case there is trace               
                                  amts of the offending food.                                                                    

  628\.       9/18/2008 1:59:00   I avoid any product that has an allergen advisory label unless the company states              
              PM                  that they use safe practices to ensure contamination is minimal.                               

  629\.       9/18/2008 2:06:00   At Trader Joe\'s I have found bold print advisory labels at the bottom noting                  
              PM                  &quot;contains milk, egg, soy&quot;\... however, when I read the individual                    
                                  ingredients list, it also contains almonds or walnuts\.... the advisory as it                  
                                  is\... can give a false sense of safety\...                                                    

  630\.       9/18/2008 2:12:00   Many companies do a good job of labeling allergens (or potential allergens) in                 
              PM                  their products, but there are a few holdouts who try to bury their milk or soy (or             
                                  whatever) derivatives with weird chemical names that most people won\'t catch.                 
                                  That\'s the kind of thing that needs to be improved.                                           

  631\.       9/18/2008 2:18:00   It would be helpful if all manufacturers used the same wording.                                
              PM                                                                                                                 

  632\.       9/18/2008 2:36:00   I think the current labels are confusing and inconsistent. I am familiar enough                
              PM                  with the confusion and the inconsistencies so I rarely make mistakes, but for it               
                                  is very challenging for individuals not dealing with this on a daily basis                     
                                  (caregivers, teachers, family, friends) to purchase items for those with                       
                                  allergies. I also still see labels with the general phrasing of &quot;natural                  
                                  flavors&quot; which I just avoid because it is not worth the hassle of the call.               

  633\.       9/18/2008 2:40:00   I am deathly allergic to all nuts (tree and ground)! I find it helpful when the                
              PM                  ingredients are listed clearly and an allergen box is present in cases where I                 
                                  don\'t recognize an ingredient as an allergen (ie. Pesto sometimes = Pine Nuts).               
                                  The &quot;may contain\...&quot; labels, and the &quot;processed in a facility                  
                                  that\...&quot; labels are frustrating because it indicates to me that the product              
                                  makers don\'t want to take the time to make sure that there isn\'t cross                       
                                  contamination of their products. Which means that an emergency, food that I could              
                                  actually eat, i don\'t purchase because the ingredients are clear. This is why I               
                                  carry my own food when I can (airplanes and restaurants are tricky) and keep my                
                                  own food stashed for emergencies. I think these food manufacturers treat people                
                                  with food allergies like we just don\'t like a particular type of food\...instead              
                                  of respecting the fact that a particular type of food could possibly kill us.                  

  634\.       9/18/2008 2:45:00   While we are used to reading labels carefully, parents that are new to allergies               
              PM                  should have clear info to avoid mistakes.                                                      

  635\.       9/18/2008 2:48:00   I think it should be mandatory that companies spell out what is in their products.             
              PM                  It\'s hard to remember all the variants and derivatives of corn and milk. If                   
                                  things like that are in a product there should be an allergy warning label stating             
                                  that corn is in a product if there is a corn derivative listed in the ingredients.             
                                  Honestly that has been the hardest thing for me. A product can claim to be milk                
                                  free and yet have a milk derivative in it, which still causes allergy problems. It             
                                  would be so much easier if the ingredients were in simple English instead of                   
                                  listed as various chemicals!!!!                                                                

  636\.       9/18/2008 2:49:00   I would like companies to be responsible and act accordingly with regard to the                
              PM                  products they produce. If it is in there make it easy to see on the packaging, but             
                                  don\'t put a advisory label on products that do not have the allergen. Seems that              
                                  some do it accross the board for liability reasons. Also, other consumers need to              
                                  read the lables as to which products they can use for their childdrens lunches so              
                                  it needs to be easy for those who don\'t have allergies to read the packages and               
                                  know what they are purchasing.                                                                 

  637\.       9/18/2008 2:52:00   I treat &quot;may contain&quot; as dangerous, and &quot;good mfg practices used to             
              PM                  segregate&quot; as pretty safe to eat. I am extremely concerned about cosmetics                
                                  and other external use products, though, with the rise of shea nut butter, ethyl               
                                  macadamiate, and other nuts being used pervasively.                                            

  638\.       9/18/2008 3:00:00   I don\'t like it when a label says &quot;may contain the allergen&quot;. It should             
              PM                  be stated if 1) the allergen is an ingredient (even if it\'s an ingredient only                
                                  part of the time. 2) if the food is made on shared equipment with allergen, or 3)              
                                  if the food is made in the same facility/factory as the allegen. With this                     
                                  information, I, as a parent can assess the risk to my child. With SO many foods                
                                  containing peanuts, and knowing my child\'s history, I would prefer foods not be               
                                  eliminated based on &quot;may contain peanuts&quot; when the food is made in the               
                                  same facility, but not same equipment as a peanut containing food. Also, SESAME                
                                  should be included in the list of allergens shown on labels.                                   

  639\.       9/18/2008 3:06:00   I think there is a big difference between using shared equipment and being                     
              PM                  manufactured in a plant that also processes\...much higher risk of contamination.              
                                  I would never eat a product that shares equipment but might consider eating                    
                                  something that was done in the same plant if I have eaten the product before and               
                                  not had a reaction.                                                                            

  640\.       9/18/2008 4:00:00   Careful labels make the lives or our children with deadly allergies manageable!                
              PM                                                                                                                 

  641\.       9/18/2008 4:10:00   I buy imported Canadian products because I trust their labeling system more than               
              PM                  the U.S. system. No one has time to call the manufacturer every time they buy a                
                                  product, and ingredients (and products produced at the same plant) change all the              
                                  time.                                                                                          

  642\.       9/18/2008 4:33:00   I just wish there were more cereals that did not contain any tree nuts or peanuts              
              PM                  and zero food dyes.                                                                            

  643\.       9/18/2008 4:42:00   We depend on accurate labeling to keep people with allergies safe. If there is the             
              PM                  risk of contamination by the allergen then there is the risk of death. We need to              
                                  know we are making safe choices.                                                               

  644\.       9/18/2008 4:54:00   I am allergic to-wheat the most,then egg white,milk,soybean,&amp; peanut. I don\'t             
              PM                  have a clue how to eat.Health care should provide each patient with a Nutritionist             
                                  for INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION on your INDIVIDUAL allergies! I don\'t understand how to              
                                  read labels or product ingredients I get overwhelmed due to lack of                            
                                  EDUCATION,EDUCATION,EDUCATION! Just like reading lab results,I look at it and                  
                                  don\'t understand what it all means. I am not a doctor! &quot;Please Help&quot;!               

  645\.       9/18/2008 5:50:00   In addition to labeling standards, the companies should be REQUIRED to                         
              PM                  &quot;highlight&quot; on packaging that the product has altered its manufacturing              
                                  process alerting concumers that the change has occured and that                                
                                  cross-contamination may result                                                                 

  646\.       9/18/2008 5:56:00   The &quot;May contain traces\...&quot; labeling is so confusing and I have a hard              
              PM                  time deciding whether or not to let my son eat those foods. Sometimes we let him,              
                                  sometimes we don\'t.                                                                           

  647\.       9/18/2008 6:21:00   It takes a great deal more time to read the entire ingredient list for a product               
              PM                  and even that won\'t always tell if an allergen might be present unintentionally.              
                                  Having the main allergens listed in bold underneath the ingredient list helps                  
                                  minimize the risk that we might miss something while scanning the list.                        

  648\.       9/18/2008 6:25:00   I am at a point of frustration with labeling. There are products that we have used             
              PM                  for years that all of the sudden are possibly contaminated. I feel that the food               
                                  companies are just saying that they may contain a certain allergen to save                     
                                  themselves from lawsuits, when in fact, it may be just fine.                                   

  649\.       9/18/2008 6:30:00   if there is no information on the label about allergens i don\'t buy the product               
              PM                  as I assume it\'s not appropriate.                                                             

  650\.       9/18/2008 7:00:00   Non-food items SHOULD be covered by FALCPA\--it is amazing how many allergens are              
              PM                  in cosmetics, shampoo, etc.                                                                    

  651\.       9/18/2008 7:14:00   Need more consistency with label. Also how &amp; where label is located.                       
              PM                                                                                                                 

  652\.       9/18/2008 7:34:00   I have a 2 year old son who was diagnosed with a severe peanut/tree nut/sesame                 
              PM                  allergy at 15 months (resulted in an anaphalactic reaction). I will not buy any                
                                  product that may put my son at any risk of exposure. At Whole Foods Market their               
                                  disclaimer is the most stressful and gives me pause in making purchases there. The             
                                  labeling reads due to good manuafaturing processes this was made seperately but I              
                                  read it as this was still manufactured in a plant with nuts and may pose a risk).              
                                  Because I am not certain if on the day the product was packaged a nut was lying                
                                  around. I will not chance the risk or purchase the product. The only time I will               
                                  buy a product is if the product doesn\'t have a disclaimer and the ingredient list             
                                  does not contain any of the possible allergens. (I assume it is safely                         
                                  manufactured and doesn\'t pose risk to my son if the disclaimer is not included.               
                                  If a manufacturer provides the words &quot;may contain&quot; I steer clear! I also             
                                  find it challenging on non-food products. I recently purchased Mustella and then               
                                  realized it contained Almond oil even though the label indicated                               
                                  &quot;hypoallergenic&quot;\....                                                                

  653\.       9/18/2008 7:34:00   Wasn\'t sure how to answer questions 14 &amp; 15. Basically I want to know exactly             
              PM                  what is in my food. Knowing about the processing plant &amp; equipment is also                 
                                  helpful, but there\'s big differences in cross-contamination control procedures                
                                  from one plant to another. If there was a standard for what &quot;may                          
                                  contain&quot; meant, that would help!                                                          

  654\.       9/18/2008 8:26:00   The way things are labeled is very confusing. And in regard to #19, many                       
              PM                  manufacturers use a plethora of different names especially for peanuts. Having a               
                                  section that says in common language what allergens are in the product is a good               
                                  thing.                                                                                         

  655\.       9/18/2008 8:31:00   I would like to see more uniformity in allergen advisory labeling to include both              
              PM                  the &quot;may contain&quot; and the &quot;was processed on machinery&quot;                     
                                  messages. I would also like to see allergen information posted on non-food                     
                                  products.                                                                                      

  656\.       9/18/2008 9:32:00   Like so many other Americans I have a potentially fatal peanut allergy. My most                
              PM                  recent exposure came from a product that we had previously safely used with a                  
                                  warning, &quot;May contain traces of peanuts.&quot; After that incident (and its               
                                  subsequent trip to the E.R.) our household no longer uses any product that has an              
                                  allergy warning of any kind related to peanuts. These labels are badly in need of              
                                  clarification! What precisely is a &quot;trace&quot;? If a factory produces my                 
                                  food on equipment that shares my allergen, is it cleaned in some way first (some               
                                  kind of allergen control plan) or is it just used regardless? Buying food is like              
                                  Russian Roulette, and I can say with certainty that there is nothing more                      
                                  frightening than anaphylaxis. Food labels are in sore need of clarification!                   

  657\.       9/18/2008 10:56:00  In cosmetics, there is no way to read the ingredients because the product starts               
              PM                  out small like lipstick or eye makeup and the ingredients listed has to fit onto               
                                  that product. With all the new natural products used like almond oil it is so                  
                                  dangerous for people like myself who are allergic to nuts and nut products to buy              
                                  a cosmetic and not be able to read what is in it\.....Maybe their advertisements               
                                  should have some way of putting the allergens on the magazine pages.                           

  658\.       9/18/2008 11:03:00  Currently, the allergen advisory labeling is extremely confusing because they all              
              PM                  mean different things to each manufacturer. It is very difficult to shop.                      

  659\.       9/18/2008 11:57:00  Meats that contain Sodium Lactate, which is listed in the ingredients should be                
              PM                  required to have labeling that states Dairy is in this seemingly non-dairy                     
                                  product.                                                                                       

  660\.       9/19/2008 12:34:00  Question 19 is &quot;iffy&quot;. I think listing the product is sufficient for me              
              AM                  to read - but for our family/friends/etc it would be easier if there as an                     
                                  allergen advisory on every product. Unless it\'s spelled out they do not feel                  
                                  comfortable making determinations on foods. It would make my grocery shopping much             
                                  faster if every food was REQUIRED to have a separate allergy alert.                            

  661\.       9/19/2008 1:17:00   There are some fish products that are named things that I wouldn\'t recognize as               
              AM                  fish. I wish they were clearly labeled as being fish products.                                 

  662\.       9/19/2008 1:39:00   Food labeling has improved, but health and beauty products are as bad as ever. Who             
              AM                  would think some soaps contain corn? But they do. That is important knowledge for              
                                  a family with a corn-allergic child.                                                           

  663\.       9/19/2008 2:07:00   Top 8 should be listed in bold separatly. It just wrong not to boldly identify                 
              AM                  &quot;PEANUT&quot; when items like Strawberry Chex Cereal whcih hare made with                 
                                  peanut flour\...this is a hidden item that could easily be missed by having to                 
                                  read through every ingredient. FOr the most part when it comes to items that do                
                                  break out allergens we will buy it and not safe items that do not break out                    
                                  allergens in bold.                                                                             

  664\.       9/19/2008 2:10:00   I feel that the &quot;may contain&quot; labeling will greatly reduce the allergic              
              AM                  reactions some children experience today. Just one spec of peanut protein can send             
                                  a child into anaphylaxis. It doesn\'t matter how much they cleaned a line,                     
                                  sometimes peanuts can linger.                                                                  

  665\.       9/19/2008 3:16:00   My daughters have other allgeries, other than the ones required in allergy                     
              AM                  statements (sesame seeds and green peas). I do check the allergy statement first,              
                                  to check for nuts\...if no nuts, then I read the ingredients list to check for the             
                                  other allergens. If it does have nuts, I can put it back on the shelf and stop                 
                                  there.                                                                                         

  666\.       9/19/2008 4:07:00   THe current food labeling law is very helpful but can be improved on to make                   
              AM                  choices for food allergic people clearer.                                                      

  667\.       9/19/2008 11:23:00  Everytime I buy a new product, I call the company prior to given it to my daughter             
              AM                  who is allergic to milk. The warning about being manufactured on lines with milk               
                                  are woefully poor. I have been suprised at the number of times I have been told,               
                                  yes that is on a line with milk, but we clean or we just stared using milk in the              
                                  machines (or a new co-packer) and well the package will be changing the the next               
                                  few months. Well I try to tell them my daughter and other like her can\'t wait a               
                                  few months for the label to change that it has to reflect was is in the product at             
                                  the moment. It take a lot of work to call every company, but at least after 2                  
                                  years I have a good sense of who labels well and what brands not even to go near.              
                                  Some companies know so little about the food (esp if they co-pack in other                     
                                  countries) it is quite scary to think about how many kids are getting food they                
                                  are allergic to dail.                                                                          

  668\.       9/19/2008 12:10:00  In question #13, these are all helpful depending on the situation: &quot;contains              
              PM                  x&quot; and &quot;This product was processed on\...&quot; and &quot;Produced in a              
                                  facility\...&quot; What if there is no allergy control plan? We need as much info              
                                  as possible, clear and consistent, to make safe choices. We also need more                     
                                  separate food lines so there are fewer &quot;may contain&quot; scenarios!                      

  669\.       9/19/2008 1:24:00   factory processing ought not be a voluntary choice                                             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  670\.       9/19/2008 1:38:00   I still find products with no allergy label on them. I still have to call the                  
              PM                  compnay because who knows if they are following the law?                                       

  671\.       9/19/2008 2:09:00   If the advisory labels were more consistant it would be easier for people to                   
              PM                  understand. If you are not allergic but are responsible for providing food to                  
                                  people that are (ie teachers, club leaders) it can be challenging for them to                  
                                  understand the difference. It is also a challenge for myself (parent of an                     
                                  allergic child) to explain the difference from may contain, and processed on etc.              

  672\.       9/19/2008 2:27:00   Some manufacturers highlight the 8 major allergens in Bold lettering. That is                  
              PM                  extremely useful and is the first place I look. When there are 30 ingredients in a             
                                  product it is much easier to look here first. We never purchase soemthing that                 
                                  states the product was produced on a machine that also produces a product with the             
                                  allergen in it, but i do sometimes take a chance if the product was only produced              
                                  in a facility that also processes the allergen on another machine, but not this                
                                  one. I would love to see the 8 major allergens listed on restaurant menus!!!                   

  673\.       9/19/2008 2:28:00   Allergen advisory labels let others know at a quick glance. This is particularly               
              PM                  helpful for grandparents, teachers, parents of nonallergic children, and others                
                                  not familiar with reading more complicated ingredient labels, especially those                 
                                  with unusual terminology.                                                                      

  674\.       9/19/2008 2:33:00   Advisory labels, saying that a product may contain an allergen, should be                      
              PM                  required. Regardless of how it is worded, it is extemely important to me. I don\'t             
                                  understand how a manufacturer must label the allergens, but are not made to put an             
                                  advisory label on their products as well!!!                                                    

  675\.       9/19/2008 2:50:00   We have had issues with the same products manufactured in different plants. ALL                
              PM                  products should be clearly labelled                                                            

  676\.       9/19/2008 2:53:00   I (an almost 50 year old person) am allergic to peanuts. If I were answering these             
              PM                  questions about a child I would have said &quot;never&quot; in questions 9-11. I               
                                  have gotten very lax for myself, but would be extremly vigilant if I had an                    
                                  allergic child.                                                                                

  677\.       9/19/2008 3:03:00   Companies should be more concerned about health risks than liability in their                  
              PM                  labeling efforts.                                                                              

  678\.       9/19/2008 3:08:00   My baby was consistently getting sick in 2005 because her rice cereal was                      
              PM                  contaminated with soy (at the very least). Labeling has helped but if a box lists              
                                  ingredients as rice and nothing else or there is a &quot;may contain&quot; that is             
                                  not helpful. It \*should\* say exactly what contaminants that rice comes in                    
                                  contact with.                                                                                  

  679\.       9/19/2008 3:17:00   I only responded no to 18 because while I think that labeling ingredients has come             
              PM                  a long way, I do not think that it is 100% yet. And I feel like &quot;may                      
                                  Contain&quot; is pretty unhelpful.                                                             

  680\.       9/19/2008 4:17:00   I would like labels to be more specific. My son is allergic to milk protein. Many              
              PM                  times there is a (filler) chemical that is actually a milk product that I or                   
                                  someone else is not aware that it is actually a milk product.                                  

  681\.       9/19/2008 4:20:00   There needs to be a standard labeling method REQUIRED by law for all food                      
              PM                  manufacturers to use. Currently, it is such a &quot;gray&quot; area that I am too              
                                  scared to eat many foods which only compounds the frustration of having a serious              
                                  food allergy.                                                                                  

  682\.       9/19/2008 4:21:00   I have concerns that companies list possible allergens when they in fact are not               
              PM                  there. For example, Some food that would never be in contact with peanut, yet they             
                                  have a warning on it which prevents me from purchasing it (this always happens                 
                                  with cakes and baked goods at Market Basket grocery stores). I would like to know              
                                  if these stores are accountable for false disclosures.                                         

  683\.       9/19/2008 5:12:00   I find the whole labelling very frusterating and would advocate 100% for                       
              PM                  consistent and mandatory labelling for food items including such items as                      
                                  toothpaste and soap. The word may is misleading. This should be an international               
                                  standard too.                                                                                  

  684\.       9/19/2008 5:14:00   how do they expect to police this for manufacturers of ALL sizes? how will                     
              PM                  &quot;mom&amp;pop&quot; shops that manufacture in their kitchen, learn of these                
                                  rules? if there are allergen labels on ingredients, are those added to the                     
                                  completed manufactured product label? i would just like to see consistent                      
                                  labeling, better to label than not label. i\'m sure i can go on for days with                  
                                  questions, but this is all i can think of for now.                                             

  685\.       9/19/2008 5:22:00   A lot of allergic people are children. My children have learned to read                        
              PM                  advisories, which is VERY important for times when they are at school, a party or              
                                  a friends house. Bold allergy alerts at the base of the ingredients list works                 
                                  best. Also, it\'s hard for children to understand that whey is milk and casien is              
                                  egg, so using the mainstream words would keep our children and adults who don\'t               
                                  know this safer.                                                                               

  686\.       9/19/2008 5:29:00   Would like all allergen info to stand out as much as possible on label                         
              PM                                                                                                                 

  687\.       9/19/2008 5:29:00   some manufacturers do not have anything nor do they tell you the equipment. So no              
              PM                  equipment - we do not buy. Touch, taste, smell can kill a peanut allergic person.              
                                  It is the worst and restaraunts need to provide the same info on their menus and               
                                  take outs.                                                                                     

  688\.       9/19/2008 5:35:00   having the warning is helpful for youg children who read labels. If they are                   
              PM                  reading the entire list they may miss something ( as the lists are long and                    
                                  sometimes difficult to read) Having the warning draws your eye to it                           

  689\.       9/19/2008 5:57:00   vague words should not be allowed :ie May, might, trace, natural flavorign,                    
              PM                  spices\...\...they manufacture\'s need to let consumers know if it has an                      
                                  ingredient or not                                                                              

  690\.       9/19/2008 6:06:00   My daughter has anyphylaxis to peanuts (airborne also), and has had a reaction to              
              PM                  Pizza Hut pizza. There are NO ingredients listed on their boxes of pizza, and we               
                                  ask the manager every time and are assured it was safe, and no ingredients had                 
                                  &quot;traces of etc. peanuts&quot;. We were directed to their web site (for the                
                                  first time!!!) while she was having her reaction to find out their pizza sauce had             
                                  been &quot;manufactured in a facility with peanut products&quot;! There needs to               
                                  be a lot more education to resaraunt staff about the allergens in their foods.                 
                                  Another popular labling which they seem to do more of in Canada is declaring that              
                                  their product is made in a &quot;peanut free facility&quot;. Bold letters of the               
                                  allergen in the ingredient list would be helpful also (we had a close call with a              
                                  Cambell\'s soup that had peanut oil, among about 20 other ingredients. I reread                
                                  the label before serving it to my daughter! If it had been in bold my Husband                  
                                  would have easily spotted it!                                                                  

  691\.       9/19/2008 7:15:00   in reference to #18\-\--when the labeling includes allergen information and                    
              PM                  warnings &quot;processed w/\...&quot; &quot;may contain\....&quot; etc, it is                  
                                  sufficient. i also prefer the list of ingredients to highlight allergens and then              
                                  list a separate, highlighted &quot;allergy warning:\...&quot; to follow. i find                
                                  this to be most helpful and allows fewer misses. this said, unless this is                     
                                  consistent and enforced, it will not work.                                                     

  692\.       9/19/2008 7:47:00   Allergen labeling helps me to know I\'m making smart choices about my foods and am             
              PM                  not putting myself at risk of a reaction to an allergen for eating a particular                
                                  product. Often packaging or ingredients change, so what products might have been               
                                  &quot;safe&quot; earlier, are no longer. Allergen labeling helps\...although I am              
                                  not sure what the real risk is for eating products that say &quot;processed in a               
                                  facility with&quot; or &quot;may contain traces \...&quot; of the given allergy.               
                                  Clarification on these labels would help to broaden the foods that I can safely                
                                  consume.                                                                                       

  693\.       9/19/2008 7:50:00   I believe it would be very helpful if the 2% rule would change when it comes to                
              PM                  ingredients such as spices. Mustard should always be listed (my 4 yr old daughter              
                                  had a severe reaction at 3.2 yrs of age. Mustard seed is one of the top 12 major               
                                  allergens in all the civilized countries of Europe .(ranking 4th in children                   
                                  behind peanut (3rd). I have found it very challenging to study labels that do not              
                                  list this serious allergen. I have been extremely cautious about my daughter\'s                
                                  peanut and mustard allergy but I find the hidden allergen of mustard to be even                
                                  more of an issue. This is especially true due to the fact most Americans are                   
                                  unaware of the allergen to begin with (except those who have either had a serious              
                                  reaction or had been forewarned to test for mustard seed (which isn\'t routinely               
                                  done in USA from what I understand. Some well known doctors (Hannaway) have made               
                                  references to the possibility that mustard seed could be responsible for many                  
                                  unexplained anaphalaxis cases. I hope that both the testing and labeling will come             
                                  up to speed to the degree it is in all the other countries (i.e. England, Ireland,             
                                  Germany, France Italy etc\.... approx 15 at least have the knowlege to help their              
                                  citizens. I hope that we will get up to speed soon to save lives. I wrote to the               
                                  FDA about this 1-2 yrs ago. So far I haven\'t seen any changes..perhaps these                  
                                  surveys will help . Thank-you for providing it. I am very happy that my daughter               
                                  had been given an epi pen jr. 2 mos. prior to that Dec 4th2006 evening iwas able               
                                  to halt hte anaphalixis (as her throat was closing) the epi pen jr. is a miriacle              
                                  and the paramedics said that I saved her life.. i hope other children who may have             
                                  this swift moving allergy will not have to find out like I did that it was present             
                                  If testing across the board could be done (by a blood sample at the hospital after             
                                  birth much heartache could be avoided) or within a reasonably early time Many have             
                                  seed alleries especially those with peanut and nut allergies .. Thank-you for this             
                                  forum.                                                                                         

  694\.       9/19/2008 7:51:00   I would love for allergen info to be more specific when it comes to tree nuts. I               
              PM                  wish they listed exactly what tree nuts they are referring to.                                 

  695\.       9/19/2008 8:10:00   There is confusion re: &quot;processed in a plant that processes allergen&quot;                
              PM                  This does not give adequate info re: whether the allergen is in the product or                 
                                  not. It seems to me that this is a liability statement to protect the                          
                                  manufacturer, not a statement to help consumers make informed decisions as to                  
                                  whether a product is safe or not. For example, many products that we had eaten                 
                                  without reaction before the advisory labeling suddenly became products to avoid                
                                  because of this statement which did not clarify whether the product actually had               
                                  milk in it or not. Because of safety, we stopped buying the products. Maybe the                
                                  manufacturers need to know that they lose some customers because they are not                  
                                  taking the measures to do best practices in processing by minimizing                           
                                  cross-contamination.                                                                           

  696\.       9/19/2008 8:18:00   Some foods do not even mention allergen information\--positive or negative. I feel             
              PM                  reassured only when a product says that it does NOT contain peanuts or is NOT                  
                                  processed on machines that process peanuts. I still find food packages that make               
                                  no mention of any allergen info, so I don\'t know whether to be reassured that an              
                                  allergen is not in it or to be afraid that the company just did not put the                    
                                  allergen information on the package and it DOES contain it. I tend to avoid those              
                                  packages with no information at all.                                                           

  697\.       9/19/2008 8:23:00   The statement: Contains (dairy, soy, wheat, sesame, egg, etc.) is very helpful.                
              PM                  Listing the standard 8 most allergenic ingredients should be a requirement for all             
                                  food manufacturers.                                                                            

  698\.       9/19/2008 8:32:00   I\'d like to see standardization on what to call ingredients. For example, milk is             
              PM                  called a number of things, including whey, casiein, etc. I\'d also like to see                 
                                  yeast listed as an allergen. By the way, this is another ingredient with so many               
                                  alternative names that it\'s difficult to detect.                                              

  699\.       9/19/2008 10:27:00  When you have life threatening allergies you need to know if there is even a                   
              PM                  possibility of the allergen.                                                                   

  700\.       9/19/2008 11:40:00  I have a nut allergy and I feel like there are foods I ate my whole life that now              
              PM                  all of a sudden say &quot;may contain..&quot;, &quot;made in factory that                      
                                  produces\...&quot;. So I don\'t eat them anymore but part of me thinks they all                
                                  just say that so they won\'t be sued and I wonder if I really could eat these                  
                                  foods. I feel like now that I am 30, i can\'t eat nearly as much as I did 15 years             
                                  ago because it seems like everything has or may have nuts.                                     

  701\.       9/19/2008 11:47:00  I wish allergens were only listed if an allergen was definately in the food, not               
              PM                  &quot;this product may contain milk&quot;.                                                     

  702\.       9/20/2008 12:26:00  Easy to find on the label                                                                      
              AM                                                                                                                 

  703\.       9/20/2008 12:57:00  I have 3 daughters with food allergies. All are allergic to tree nuts, two are                 
              AM                  allergic to peanuts, and one is allergic to everything (peanuts, tree nuts, milk,              
                                  eggs, soy, etc). I will not take a chance with \'may contain peanuts/tree nuts\'               
                                  or \'processed on equipment with peanuts/tree nuts\'. But I might take a chance on             
                                  a product that \'may contain traces of milk\' or \'processed on equipment with                 
                                  milk/eggs\'\...but it depends on the product. I feel that these labels need to be              
                                  extremely honest; we rely on them heavily. I read the allergen advisory AND the                
                                  ingredients always! Products that say \'may contain soy\' are not always a problem             
                                  for us\...usually the ingredient is soy lecithin and my daughter can tolerate that             
                                  as well as soybean oil. I hope this helps! Thanks for asking!                                  

  704\.       9/20/2008 1:52:00   I wish there were a standard approach and wording for allergy warnings. I                      
              AM                  appreciate when manufacturers put the top 8 allergens in bold in the ingredients               
                                  listings. I wish that all manufacturers used plain language for ingredients and                
                                  elaborated on what exactly &quot;natural and artificial flavorings&quot; are                   
                                  included. I wish that all labels indicated if allergens are processed on the same              
                                  equipment or in the same facility as the food item, and also that manufacturers                
                                  would indicate if they take precautions against cross-contamination of allergens.              
                                  Fear of cross-contamination when labels are vague leads me not to buy the product.             
                                  (Ex. almost all ice cream is processed in plants with nuts - but not all labels                
                                  indicate a &quot;same facility&quot; warning. does this mean an unlabelled ice                 
                                  cream is actually safe for a person with a nut allergy to eat? or just not                     
                                  labelled as a possible cross-contam risk?)                                                     

  705\.       9/20/2008 4:04:00   Allergen advisory labeling makes it possible for a person with fatal food                      
              AM                  allergies to get through the supermarket in a reasonable amount of time. When they             
                                  don\'t have the Allergen Advisory labeling, it takes forever to complete a                     
                                  shopping trip. You never know which products are going to change ingredients, and              
                                  no longer be safe.                                                                             

  706\.       9/20/2008 4:09:00   I am allergic to Oregeno. most labels say spices, then i have to call the                      
              AM                  manufacturer, its a pain, it takes them forever to look up the spices, and                     
                                  sometimes they tell you, i will have to get back to you on that, If it says                    
                                  spices, they surely need to break down every single spice in the label. I never                
                                  buy anything that says spices, because i do not know what spices                               

  707\.       9/20/2008 6:21:00   Please fix allergen labeling to be consistent, easy to find and read, and                      
              AM                  accurate! Please look at allergen labeling in UK products for examples.                        

  708\.       9/20/2008 11:34:00  Need to be uniformly defined. For example, &quot;manufactured in a facility which              
              AM                  handles &quot; is different than &quot;manufactured on shared equipment&quot;.                 

  709\.       9/20/2008 11:45:00  When a product states that the product is processed in a facility that processes               
              AM                  allergens,,they should be required to be more specific. Such as, if it is in the               
                                  same part of the building.                                                                     

  710\.       9/20/2008 11:54:00  The placement on labels of &quot;processed on equipment that also processes                    
              AM                  X&quot; is NOT helpful when it is placed UNDER a seal flap on bagged products such             
                                  as candy. Parents &amp; teacher who do not live with such allergies are not likely             
                                  to look under a flap before giving the candy to a child.                                       

  711\.       9/20/2008 11:57:00  I think advisory labels should be in bold print on all food and non-food items.                
              AM                                                                                                                 

  712\.       9/20/2008 11:59:00  I LIKE THE LABELING WHERE THE COMMON FOOD ALLERGANS ARE LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF                
              AM                  THE INGREDIENTS IN BOLD FACE LETTERS. NOT ALL THE PRODUCTS HAVE THAT AND AS A                  
                                  CONSUMER YOU MUST PHYSICALLY GO THRU EVERY INGREDIENT TO CHECK TO SEE IF THE                   
                                  ALLERGAN IS AN INGREDIENT.                                                                     

  713\.       9/20/2008 12:46:00  I answered qustion 13 as Contains because I think that my primary concern is what              
              PM                  is 100% in the product. Would have liked to be able to choose more than one answer             
                                  because I would have also selected a may contain and processed on shared                       
                                  equipment.                                                                                     

  714\.       9/20/2008 2:00:00   THe may contains labels are not on all products                                                
              PM                                                                                                                 

  715\.       9/20/2008 3:20:00   I would like to see &quot;seeds&quot; listed on the allergen label. In addition to             
              PM                  nuts, I am allergic to all seeds and I have never seen this listed. Example -                  
                                  Breadcrumbs contain sesame seeds (and sometimes poppy) and a few years ago the                 
                                  brand I had been using (&quot;Jason&quot;) changed their ingredients. I believe                
                                  when a company adds an allergen it should be noted on the FRONT of the packaging               
                                  as well because the day I used the new container of breadcrumbs I couldn\'t                    
                                  understand why my throat was closing up since I had used them for years! I had an              
                                  older jar and compared the two - they had added seeds to it without stating                    
                                  anything on the front. I never would have thought there was a change in                        
                                  ingredients.                                                                                   

  716\.       9/20/2008 3:43:00   If there is any chance of cross contamination, I would like to know without having             
              PM                  to contact the company. I would also like to see advisory labeling for                         
                                  prescription medications. I\'ve found that neither doctors, nurses, nor                        
                                  pharmacists know whether ingredients like dairy or soy are present in prescription             
                                  medications.                                                                                   

  717\.       9/20/2008 5:07:00   I\'ve come across many products that use a contains label, but when calling the                
              PM                  manufacturer I\'m informed that the allergen I\'m concerned about may be contained             
                                  in the product and told not to use it. Rendering the label completely useless to               
                                  me.                                                                                            

  718\.       9/20/2008 6:06:00   In the case of a food additive containing peanuts in the main ingredients, like:               
              PM                  Calcium stearate Calcium stearoyl lactylate Glycerine Lecithin Linoleic acid                   
                                  Polysorbates Propylene glycol monostearate Sodium stearoyl fumarate Stearoyls                  
                                  Tocopherol (alpha-Tocopherol, vitamin E) OR if the scientific name is used, like               
                                  Arachnis oil The product should have an advisory label that says, &quot;contains               
                                  peanuts&quot;                                                                                  

  719\.       9/20/2008 6:59:00   Federal regulations making labeling mandatory and consistent for all food/health               
              PM                  care products is extermely important to our family!                                            

  720\.       9/20/2008 7:55:00   I have a severe allergy to GARLIC (with antibodies proved by serum RAST test) The              
              PM                  new labeling requirements that identify only the frequent allergens minimize the               
                                  manufacturer\'s emphasis on other food allergens which affect fewer patients but               
                                  are nevertheless critically important to those other patients. I hope for COMPLETE             
                                  labeling ( Not spices or spice extractives) as may be permitted by some states not             
                                  involved in interstate shipping..                                                              

  721\.       9/20/2008 8:30:00   Would like to see any food available for sale to public be required to be                      
              PM                  labelled. Currently only prepackaged food is required to be labelled.                          

  722\.       9/20/2008 8:57:00   I live on an American Base in England and buy American products.                               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  723\.       9/20/2008 9:15:00   My kids are not very sensitive to their allergens, and have not had problems with              
              PM                  packaged products (bought after reading labels), so I am less concerned with                   
                                  cross-contamination issues than others I know.                                                 

  724\.       9/20/2008 11:24:00  I think all food ingredients should have to be listed, phrases like                            
              PM                  &quot;spices&quot; is too vague. Especially when you have a serious allergy to                 
                                  mustard, sesame etc. Also when you call a company they should by lwa be able to                
                                  tell you if a product is produced on the same shared line as any of your                       
                                  allergens. &quot;I don\'t have that kind of information&quot; is not good enough.              

  725\.       9/21/2008 12:09:00  what allergens are in a product should be required on all products and should be               
              AM                  listed in a consistent manner                                                                  

  726\.       9/21/2008 12:37:00  I have severe allergies to all shellfish, fish, sensitivity to soy, and a very                 
              AM                  severe reaction to sulfa. It is extremely necessary for me to read food labels,                
                                  cosmetics, soaps, hair products and medication lablels.                                        

  727\.       9/21/2008 1:17:00   I greatly appreciate products with allergen advisories on them.                                
              AM                                                                                                                 

  728\.       9/21/2008 1:27:00   Question 7 - confusing answers do not match the question. I would like the                     
              AM                  manufacturers to be consistent with food labeling. My son is allergic to nuts and              
                                  we avoid anything that says processed in a factory that processes nuts just to be              
                                  safe. We do our best to avoid cross contamination. I appreciate when labels say                
                                  peanut free or tree nut free or processed in a nut free factory.                               

  729\.       9/21/2008 1:39:00   I\'m not sure my answers reflect how important I feel allergen labels are. I am                
              AM                  personally allergic to SO many foods that I can\'t avoid them all the time and                 
                                  have to just have them in small amounts and always have an epi pen with me. Thank              
                                  you for continueing to strive to make those of us with allergies more safe.                    

  730\.       9/21/2008 2:48:00   When it comes to &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;could contain&quot; statements I             
              AM                  am annoyed/confused. Either a product DOES contain \'x\' or it doesn\'t. If a                  
                                  manufacturer doesn\'t clean equipment between product runs, then clearly what is               
                                  produced next WILL contain whatever was previously run on it and should be                     
                                  labelled as such. There should be no ambiguity about labelling. Please give                    
                                  consumers the full facts as to what is in a product. Or mandate that all                       
                                  manufacturers clean their equipment so there is no chance of cross-contamination.              
                                  A list of actual ingredients would be extremely helpful for those who are not just             
                                  dealing with top 8 allergens. Stating &quot;Natural flavors&quot; just doesn\'t                
                                  cut it. My daughter is allergic to corn and sesame, 2 foods that are not included              
                                  under the current labelling laws. Quite often when you actually take the time to               
                                  talk to the manufacturer you find out the natural flavors do contain either of                 
                                  those ingredients. It would save me a lot of time and hassle just to read that on              
                                  the products ingredient list than chasing up the phone number, then calling,                   
                                  waiting on hold, then pulling teeth from the customer service representative to                
                                  get a straight answer! Can you please explain why only foods are subject to the                
                                  labelling laws? It is extremely frustrating that drugs are not included. My                    
                                  daughters allergies are life-threatening and I want to know if that antibiotic                 
                                  etc. contains her allergens. Again I should not have to be the one calling the                 
                                  pharmaceutical company to confirm or deny that fact when I could just READ it on               
                                  the ingredient label. In regards to question 13. That is a difficult question to               
                                  answer with only one choice. Obviously "Contains (allergen)" is very helpful but               
                                  so is "May contain (allergen)" since my daughter has had serious reactions to a                
                                  "May contain (allergen)". Same goes for "Allergy Information: May contain                      
                                  (allergen)". "This product was processed on machinery used to process (allergen)"              
                                  this statement is also extremely helpful as we will avoid this product due to                  
                                  cross-contamination issues. "Produced in a facility with an allergy control plan.              
                                  The possibility of contact with allergenic ingredients has been minimized. May                 
                                  still contain trace amounts of (allergen)" This statement irritates me. Do you                 
                                  trust the product to be &quot;safe&quot; or not?? 17. In your opinion, do you                  
                                  think that manufacturers should be required to include allergen advisory labels on             
                                  packaging for non-food products like cosmetics, soaps, hair products and                       
                                  medications applied to the skin? ABSOLUTELY!! I have a daughter who will want to               
                                  use makeup and hair products someday. These products should be clearly labelled in             
                                  plain english with ALL of their ingredients. Latin or biological names for nuts                
                                  are not good enough. I want to know if there is almond oil or not in a product                 
                                  without having to know its biological name.                                                    

  731\.       9/21/2008 3:39:00   We need allergy advisory labels on non-food products too like soaps, lotions, hair             
              AM                  products etc..                                                                                 

  732\.       9/21/2008 3:49:00   Q 16: I\'d answer yes for same equipment, no for same facility, different                      
              AM                  equipment. It would be very helpful if medicines were subject to the same labeling             
                                  rules. I\'d also love if the USDA was required to list ingredients and allergens.              

  733\.       9/21/2008 4:35:00   It would be nice to avoid the broad bucket terms like &quot;nuts&quot;, some folks             
              AM                  are not allergic to all nuts (even though they are often all packed in the same                
                                  facility) and don\'t avoid all nuts, same with &quot;fish/shellfish&quot;.                     

  734\.       9/21/2008 5:05:00   products used in processing an packaging (eg., citric acid, corn starch need to be             
              AM                  included on the label) at this time they are exempt. This is VERY DANGEROUS for                
                                  the corn allergic                                                                              

  735\.       9/21/2008 5:11:00   Because my sons food allergies are life threatening it is important to me to                   
              AM                  clearly understand if there is an allergenic ingredient or potential for cross                 
                                  contamination during manufacturing. Anything that shows potential for an allergen              
                                  to be present prevents me from buying it for him. The current allergy labeling is              
                                  an anything goes game where I have to contact each manufacturer before feeding                 
                                  anything to my son. A set of rules of what a manufacture can or can\'t say would               
                                  do a lot to make food decisions easier for us.                                                 

  736\.       9/21/2008 6:02:00   I am often confused why some major American brands do not contain any allergen                 
              AM                  warnings - -I thought there\'s a law that says they should. If I recalll                       
                                  correctly - it\'s Nabisco that puzzles me. And why is Canada so much more together             
                                  about these things than the USA? I would LOVE to have allergen info for                        
                                  cosmetics/personal products and meds. Having a dairy and nut-allergic child - let              
                                  me tell you, it is hard finding a &quot;natural&quot; lotion (all the major ones               
                                  are filled with chemicals). Please make these better here for us. I am surprised               
                                  these companies are not scared of being sued for not making allergens known and                
                                  clear.                                                                                         

  737\.       9/21/2008 7:45:00   It is very important to me to know what is in my lotins and food. I have multiple              
              AM                  allergies to many things.                                                                      

  738\.       9/21/2008 11:09:00  Any trace amount is something we need to know about with allergies involving small             
              AM                  amounts of allergen like peanuts. I appreciate manufacturers with good labeling                
                                  and am more likely to buy their other products if I feel more secure that they use             
                                  complete allergen advisory labels.                                                             

  739\.       9/21/2008 1:01:00   Statements about being processed in a facility with or on equipment with are                   
              PM                  confusing. We cannot tell if in the same facility means that it\'s the same room,              
                                  equipment, counter-top, or if it\'s the same building but a room way down the hall             
                                  from the room that processes allergens. These statements don\'t adequately                     
                                  describe risk. Contain or may contain should be all that is used and may contain               
                                  should not be used as overall CYA move - i.e. I don\'t ALL products to say may                 
                                  contain just because manufacturers are too lazy to really determine risk.                      
                                  Medications and foods covered by USDA (meats) should ALSO follow the labeling                  
                                  laws. It\'s very distressing to as a parent to have to pick up antibiotics for a               
                                  sick child and not be able to find out if the antibiotic contains milk or some                 
                                  other allergen that your child could react to. Meat products fall, I think, under              
                                  the USDA, and as such don\'t have to list allergens. Yet many companies add                    
                                  tenderizers or broths to their meat products so a chicken is not always a plain                
                                  chicken. Consumers need to know what is in their food and medications and other                
                                  products. This can be a life and death situtation.                                             

  740\.       9/21/2008 2:03:00   Consistentcy is needed here.                                                                   
              PM                                                                                                                 

  741\.       9/21/2008 2:28:00   My 3 year old is allergic to all the top 8 common food allergens and sesame.                   
              PM                  Having some products listed as \'processed in a facility that also processes                   
                                  XYZ\...&quot; without given me a definitive answer of weather the allergen is in               
                                  the product has forced me to limit his diet even more by excluding all of these                
                                  products\...                                                                                   

  742\.       9/21/2008 3:05:00   needs consistency and regulation as to exactly what the warnings entails.                      
              PM                                                                                                                 

  743\.       9/21/2008 4:36:00   my son has life threatening allergies to dairy, soy and peanuts. i would like                  
              PM                  clear concise allery labeling on all products so i dont have to gamble with my                 
                                  sons life on a daliy basis.                                                                    

  744\.       9/21/2008 6:04:00   We need more informative allergen warning labels.                                              
              PM                                                                                                                 

  745\.       9/21/2008 6:14:00   I don\'t like the phrasing of Q. 13 - it doesn\'t seem like one question. The                  
              PM                  \'may contain\' phrasing seems too general. I\'d like to know more specifically                
                                  what steps the company takes to minimize the risk to make an informed decision.                

  746\.       9/21/2008 6:19:00   I like the idea of the advisory label containing &quot;produced in a facility with             
              PM                  an allergen control plan,&quot; but wonder exactly what this would mean and how it             
                                  would be enforced and monitored.                                                               

  747\.       9/21/2008 6:57:00   It should be required to state if there is even a minute trace or possibility of a             
              PM                  trace in the product. We don\'t want to jeapordize our lives or lives of our                   
                                  children if there is possible cross-contamination, which does happen! Every label              
                                  must also state if it was processed on the same machinery or facility as the                   
                                  allergen. Also, it should state what the spices or natural flavorings are. With so             
                                  many severe allergies, we should not play Russian Roulette with our lives. We                  
                                  should know what we are eating and they shouldn\'t keep us in the dark. It would               
                                  be nice if there were more peanut free manufacturing practices. I\'m sure it would             
                                  increase their sales since we wouldn\'t avoid so many of their products.                       

  748\.       9/21/2008 8:06:00   Some people with soy allergies react to soy oil, too. I have seen packages with                
              PM                  allergen listings that don\'t include soy, but the food has soy oil listed in the              
                                  ingredients. This should be banned.                                                            

  749\.       9/21/2008 8:40:00   I think companies are doing a much better job now than a few years ago, but I wish             
              PM                  it were even more clear, and there was a standard for issues like &quot;may                    
                                  contain&quot; or &quot;made in a facility with&quot; \-- it should either have the             
                                  allergen or be free of it, with no &quot;maybe maybe not.&quot; I also believe all             
                                  non edible products should have any allergen listed, too (such as shampoo,                     
                                  medicine, etc.)                                                                                

  750\.       9/21/2008 8:44:00   consistent labeling would increase the safety of my family whether the ingredient              
              PM                  is contained or may be present. consistency would also save me hours of time when              
                                  reading food and health and beauty labels!                                                     

  751\.       9/21/2008 10:28:00  I feel as is the &quot;may contain&quot; has become a catch phrase to cover a                  
              PM                  company\'s liability and is not really about what a food may contain.                          

  752\.       9/21/2008 11:11:00  Need to also identify barley and rye, so to include the large number of                        
              PM                  individuals with gluten intolerance.                                                           

  753\.       9/21/2008 11:29:00  it is better than it was 10 years ago.                                                         
              PM                                                                                                                 

  754\.       9/22/2008 12:54:00  I do appreciate labels that say &quot; they use proper care&quot; for food                     
              AM                  allegies, such as the VANS Waffles\...                                                         

  755\.       9/22/2008 2:05:00   I think allergy labeling is much better than in the past. I do not buy products                
              AM                  that say process/may contain or peanut facility. I take the side of caution. I do              
                                  think manufacturers claim more than is probably true but I\'m not taking any                   
                                  chances with my daughters allergy to peanuts. Labels should be clear - either they             
                                  contain the allergen/ or they are processed in a facility. I don\'t think there is             
                                  any in between.                                                                                

  756\.       9/22/2008 2:22:00   The biggest ambiguity for me is the difference between &quot;may contain&quot; and             
              AM                  &quot;may have traces of&quot; and &quot;processed on the same machinery as&quot;.             
                                  The level of trace elements in these different phrases needs to be established.                

  757\.       9/22/2008 3:48:00   I think if the labeling was consistent with all manufacturers it would be alot                 
              AM                  less confusing for us that have to read every label, every time. When I see an                 
                                  allergen listed in bold, even if it is in bold in the ingredients list, I can                  
                                  easily move on knowing it is not safe. It is when I have to read and concentrate               
                                  on what each ingredient really means, that it is frustrating and time consuming.               
                                  Manufacturers should realize it is someone\'s life that depends on that label, and             
                                  the accuracy of it.                                                                            

  758\.       9/22/2008 3:57:00   Consistency &amp; accuracy are crucial. The worst offense is when the ingredients              
              AM                  listing is wrong. I\'m appalled every time I receive an email on a food being                  
                                  recalled because of undeclared allergens.                                                      

  759\.       9/22/2008 4:13:00   For those with a life threatening food allergy, even a trace amount of the                     
              AM                  allergen that they are allergic to can cause a life threatening reaction. If a                 
                                  food item may contain a trace amount of an allergen (due to shared equipment, etc.             
                                  ), manufacturers should have a duty to disclose this to the public by means of                 
                                  clear labeling on the product.                                                                 

  760\.       9/22/2008 4:20:00   Besides the allergy advisory label the top 8 should be listed in bold type at end              
              AM                  of the entire list. All the forms of the top 8 can be listed in the entire list                
                                  but MUST be listed at end in bold, large type. It will save tons of time.                      

  761\.       9/22/2008 7:12:00   I would like to see allergens listed in non-food products\....chapstick, lotions,              
              AM                  etc. I prefer the &quot;may contain&quot; statement rather than the                            
                                  &quot;contains&quot; statement because I would like to know of the                             
                                  &quot;possible&quot; cross contamination that might occur. &quot;May contain&quot;             
                                  now is used in various ways by manufacturers\...some use that statement if it is               
                                  processed on the same equipment while others will use it if it is manufactured in              
                                  the same plant. I would like to see better consistency or even information as to               
                                  how it &quot;may contain&quot; the allergen. I would also LOVE to see the nut-free             
                                  symbol that they use in Canada to signal that the facility where a product is made             
                                  is nut-free. This is very helpful!!                                                            

  762\.       9/22/2008 7:41:00   We have truly life-threatening peanut/tree nut allergies in our family and rely on             
              AM                  food labels to make choices on what we can safely eat. One child is somewhat less              
                                  allergic (hasn\'t experienced anaphylaxis\--just hives, etc.) and we\'d like to                
                                  know (from a more specific label) if the risk of eating a certain food is                      
                                  minimal\--then we might choose to purchase something we otherwise might not for                
                                  her. But my son is SO allergic to peanuts that it would be extremely dangerous if              
                                  we couldn\'t read food labels for him. We can\'t take any risks\--he is the type               
                                  that has had anaphylactic reactions from &quot;trace&quot; amounts of peanut\--so              
                                  careful, honest labeling is critical for him. Thanks!                                          

  763\.       9/22/2008 2:01:00   I have spent a lot of time contacting manufacturers to find out if a product has a             
              PM                  chance of cross contamination with peanuts/tree nuts. A change in labeling is more             
                                  than helpful, but essential                                                                    

  764\.       9/22/2008 2:30:00   I\'d like to see EVERYTHING stated in the ingredient list and also information if              
              PM                  it was processed on the same machinery as allergens. If there are any traces of                
                                  anything, that should be stated as &quot;may contain\...&quot;                                 

  765\.       9/22/2008 3:07:00   Being that my child is highly allergic to milk and milk proteins. Their should be              
              PM                  simple lable that says caintains the allergin and or made in a plant and or mode               
                                  on shared equipment it should be that simple                                                   

  766\.       9/22/2008 3:47:00   I was part of the lobbying effort to get FALCPA passed. It is a good first step,               
              PM                  but needs to be more consistent and thorough.                                                  

  767\.       9/22/2008 5:47:00   My three year old daughter is allergic to milk and peanuts. The peanut allergy is              
              PM                  very severe. Trying to keep her safe is so overwhelming. I see a product that has              
                                  no peanut warnings on the label and right next to it is a peanut version of the                
                                  same product. Were they made on the same equipment? It is a very confusing and                 
                                  challenging process and the stakes are high\... my daughter\'s life.                           

  768\.       9/22/2008 5:50:00   I don\'t feel the allergen advisory labels should be optional. I think the public              
              PM                  should be given as much information as possible in order to make an informed                   
                                  decision.                                                                                      

  769\.       9/22/2008 7:18:00   As parents we know what to look for, but our friends and extended family NEED to               
              PM                  have the labeling information so our children can attend parties, sleepovers, etc.             
                                  Also, parents of non-allergy kids need to be able to make lunches that are safe                
                                  for everyone so they can all eat together in school and at park district programs.             

  770\.       9/22/2008 8:04:00   Labels need to be more apparent at restaurants.                                                
              PM                                                                                                                 

  771\.       9/22/2008 8:19:00   Given the extreme reaction that may happen with contact or ingesting, consistent,              
              PM                  standardized labeling is necessary to keep people safe.                                        

  772\.       9/22/2008 9:27:00   As much information they can tell us the better.                                               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  773\.       9/22/2008 10:18:00  consistency in labeling would be very helpful                                                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  774\.       9/22/2008 10:39:00  I had a shellfish reaction and have since been allergic to all fish. I did not                 
              PM                  know that Cesar dressing contained anchovies and had a reaction. It is very                    
                                  important to list any type of allergen on anything I may use and I need to read                
                                  all labels to make sure.                                                                       

  775\.       9/22/2008 10:59:00  1\. INCLUDE SESAME SEEDS IN LIST. 2. MANDATE INCLUSION OF DETAILED LISTING OF WHAT             
              PM                  SPICE IS &quot;SPICES&quot; 3. ALLOW COMPANIES TO INDICATE WHETHER GOOD                        
                                  MANUFACTURING PRACTICES ARE USED TO SEGREGATE ALLERGENS FROM THE FINAL PRODUCT IF              
                                  THEY ARE PRESENT IN THE PLANT/ON THE MACHINERY/ON THE SAME LINE, ETC. 4. OFFER                 
                                  INCENTIVES (MARKETING, ADVERTISING, ETC) TO THOSE COMPANIES THAT COMPLY. 5.                    
                                  CREATE/STRICKEN PENALTIES/FINES FOR THOSE COMPANIES THAT DO NOT COMPLY. 6. REQUIRE             
                                  COMPANIES TO INCLUDE ALL ALLERGEN INFO. IE; MAY CONTAIN IF PRESENT IN THE                      
                                  MACHINERY/SHARED LINE 7. ENCOURAGE COMPANIES TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE                     

  776\.       9/22/2008 11:45:00  There needs to be a consistent labeling procedure. &quot;Processed in a                        
              PM                  plant&quot; does that mean on the machinery or 5 buildings over? May                           
                                  contain\...does that mean same machinery or you don\'t wash you equipment or what?             
                                  Too vague of labeling. Either it contains the allergen or it doesn\'t. There needs             
                                  to be better control and cleaniness in the plants. There needs to be cut and dry               
                                  wording. The ones that state &quot;shared equipment or contains&quot; are right                
                                  on. I really appreciate the companies that state they have dedicated equipment for             
                                  certain items and no allergens touch that equipment. That is great knowledge of                
                                  what the allergens can/could do. Companies that are vague or give the                          
                                  &quot;blanket&quot; statement &quot;may contain or trace amounts&quot; I feel are              
                                  just trying to cover their behinds in case someone has a reaction. In the end,                 
                                  education is key. I have found that too many people don\'t fully grasp what can                
                                  happen if the food allergen is ingested. In a perfedct world, the food companies               
                                  would actually be concerned over their consumers well-being and not just the                   
                                  bottom line and lawsuits. It will get their someday! :)                                        

  777\.       9/23/2008 12:53:00  I am highly allergic or sensitive to cleaning agents, including laundry detergents             
              AM                  and leather couch cleaners. If you have any information, please advise me how to               
                                  &quot;lift&quot; irritants, leather couch cleaners off a leather couch, or advise              
                                  if I\'ll simply have to buy a new couch (it\'s hard to find soft leather, brown).              
                                  My throat gets irritated from the cleaners. Food allergies are also a concern.                 
                                  Labelling has to be correct.                                                                   

  778\.       9/23/2008 12:55:00  Anything to make it more clear. People who are not versed in food allergies have               
              AM                  no idea that sodium casinate is a &quot;code word&quot; for milk. i alway worry                
                                  when we go out to eat\... I have had an issue with people not knowing that butter              
                                  = milk!                                                                                        

  779\.       9/23/2008 1:01:00   An allergy alert should also be labeled if Latex gloves or machines with natural               
              AM                  rubber latex are used in making a food product.                                                

  780\.       9/23/2008 1:38:00   My son could die from contact with peanuts or tree nuts. Product labeling is                   
              AM                  imperative for us and also makes his life and mine a little easier. Thank you to               
                                  all the manufacturers who are cooperating.                                                     

  781\.       9/23/2008 2:30:00   The fact that current labels do not indicate the presence of gluten (one of the                
              AM                  two substances to which I am allergic, the other being shellfish) makes them                   
                                  entirely useless sometimes.                                                                    

  782\.       9/23/2008 2:35:00   Some brands have come a long way with allergen labeling and are very clear about               
              AM                  it. Others need a lot of work. A universal allergen advisory labeling system would             
                                  be optimal!                                                                                    

  783\.       9/23/2008 2:48:00   I would like to know if a product really \'may contain\' peanuts. I feel that                  
              AM                  products are over-labelled now, because of legal reasons, and it is a little silly             
                                  sometimes. However, with the severity of our allergy, if there is a chance of                  
                                  peanut dust, I want to know that. Also, the allergy warning is really needed for               
                                  teachers, relatives and friends - I think I am the only one with the patience to               
                                  read the whole lable.                                                                          

  784\.       9/23/2008 3:15:00   I believe there should be several different advisory statements. 1) If the product             
              AM                  contains the allergen, it should be in the list of ingredients and also in the                 
                                  advisory statement. 2) If the food was manufactured on the same line as an                     
                                  allergen, that should be a separate statement. 3) If the food was manufactured in              
                                  a facility that processes the allergen, but not on the same line, that should be               
                                  stated. I will purchase products made in the same facility as an allergen, as long             
                                  as they\'re not run on the same line.                                                          

  785\.       9/23/2008 3:32:00   I see &quot;contains&quot; and &quot;may contain&quot; as very different. We have              
              AM                  not had any problems with trace amounts and therefore do not avoid foods that                  
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; or were &quot;processed in a facility\...&quot; The one                
                                  exception is we choose a store brand of cereal over the similar name brand because             
                                  the name brand has a &quot;may contain trace amounts&quot; warning on it.                      
                                  Otherwise if an allergen is not listed as an ingredient, I think of the warning                
                                  labels as essentially useless. I think companies who use good separation                       
                                  practices\--and what those are should be regulated\-- should say/get to say that               
                                  on their labels and those who don\'t should have a strong warning such as                      
                                  &quot;Processed in a facility that DOES NOT MEET Federal guidelines for                        
                                  cross-contamination by peanuts, wheat, soy\... (all the main 8 that are present in             
                                  that facility).&quot; I think this would encourage better handling practices, and              
                                  that would be of the most benefit.                                                             

  786\.       9/23/2008 4:09:00   I would like CLEAR and CONSISTENT labeling procedures for all foods &gt;&gt; and               
              AM                  non-food products. In addition to clear labeling of the most &gt;&gt; common                   
                                  allergens, I would like companies to be required to list ALL &gt;&gt; ingredients              
                                  in their plain English terms. For example, instead of &quot;albumin&quot;, I would             
                                  like it to say somewhere: &quot;Egg.&quot; All foods can be an allergen. A clear               
                                  labeling system would help everyone. If there is a chance a food contains one of               
                                  my childrens\' allergens, I do not buy it. But if it were clearly labeled so that              
                                  I could know for sure, I WOULD buy the foods that were safe, instead of deciding               
                                  that they are too big of a risk to take.                                                       

  787\.       9/23/2008 4:34:00   I wished they would have to label corn or corn dirivatives, as my daughter is very             
              AM                  allergic to it. Corn can be hidden in many ways and many words most people would               
                                  never think of. WE HAVE TO THINK OF ALL THE TIME. Corn is not a common allergen                
                                  but there are enough people allergic to it to demand some sort of advisory labe.               

  788\.       9/23/2008 4:54:00   Im teaching my daughter to read ingredients. It is so much easier for her to see               
              AM                  her allergen in bold letters, and its also very importent to us to see if it was               
                                  processed on equipment containing her allergen. I have called many companies                   
                                  asking that question. It would be so much easier just to read it on a lable. Kids              
                                  and adults find words like whey and casien very confusing. I also wonder why there             
                                  arent any peanut/nut free factories. Canada has many of these factories. Is this               
                                  something companies are thinking of here yet? I also find it confusing when a                  
                                  lable says made in the same building as an allergen. Does that mean its made on                
                                  shared machinery? Thanks for listening to my concerns.                                         

  789\.       9/23/2008 9:46:00   If the label states &quot;may contain&quot; certian allergens - we do not by the               
              AM                  product. &quot;May&quot; equals &quot;Probably does contain&quot; in our world. I              
                                  think that it is really a catch all to save the company - not helpful at all!                  

  790\.       9/23/2008 12:01:00  I think the government should place a mandate on food and product (soaps, etc)                 
              PM                  manufacturers that REQUIRE a consistent label (it may be confusing otherwise and               
                                  result in people buying something that is not safe simply because it DOES NOT have             
                                  an advisory label on it!)                                                                      

  791\.       9/23/2008 12:07:00  The labels are not consistent and it is difficult to locate where allergan                     
              PM                  information is listed. Sometime made in a facility is listed separately from the               
                                  ingredients list. This makes it difficult to teach an 8 year old how to read for               
                                  herself to give her the independence she desires.                                              

  792\.       9/23/2008 12:07:00  Soy allergies are a problem - since most people with soy allergies are allergic to             
              PM                  the protein but can still have products with soybean oil and/or soy lecithin, it               
                                  is confusing if it says conatins soy - but it is only the lecithin not soy                     
                                  protein.                                                                                       

  793\.       9/23/2008 12:11:00  They need to be specific. If an allergen is even remotely around, please say it.               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  794\.       9/23/2008 12:11:00  I fine current food labeling very helpful, however would like to see this on                   
              PM                  lotions and body products as well.                                                             

  795\.       9/23/2008 12:13:00  Having the allergy information in bold at the end of the list of ingredients is                
              PM                  helpful, so I\'m not spending a huge amount of time reading all of the ingredients             
                                  while grocery shopping.                                                                        

  796\.       9/23/2008 12:17:00  I have changed my buying habits of products with &quot;processed in a                          
              PM                  facility&quot; or other such warnings, after learning from studies and allergy                 
                                  sites that these products more time than not have the food allergen in them. Prior             
                                  to that time, we were only avoiding &quot;may contain&quot; labels. I want food                
                                  manufacturers to use ingredients lists and additional product labeling to                      
                                  accurately report the actual or potential presence of the food allergen. I do not              
                                  want it to be used in a carte blanche fashion to just &quot;cover all the                      
                                  bases&quot;. I want transparency and the reality of the risks to my child if she               
                                  were to consume their product.                                                                 

  797\.       9/23/2008 12:18:00  I think that if any of the 8 common allergens are used in any product then it                  
              PM                  needs to be listed in bold print along with an ingredient list.                                

  798\.       9/23/2008 12:19:00  There are so many different names for some ingredients and that makes it hard for              
              PM                  me to properly manage my son\'s allergies. As a person without allergies caring                
                                  for someone with them, I need the allergen warning to be clear. I also think that              
                                  would make it easier for others to care for my child.                                          

  799\.       9/23/2008 12:20:00  I would prefer consistency in the labeling of may contains, made on the same                   
              PM                  equipment and made in a facility. Clear definitions would be helpful as it\'s                  
                                  possible we would eat something made in the same facility, but not on the same                 
                                  equipment.                                                                                     

  800\.       9/23/2008 12:20:00  May contain traces. Drives me wacko. Does it or not. This comment just covers                  
              PM                  their butts and is not helpful at all when you have mult.allergies and can\'t eat              
                                  anything                                                                                       

  801\.       9/23/2008 12:21:00  The Bold Allergy alerts are most helpful!                                                      
              PM                                                                                                                 

  802\.       9/23/2008 12:22:00  We truly rely on the labeling and find the \'May contains\' information very                   
              PM                  important. My child had a near fatal anaphylactic reaction to a candy that did NOT             
                                  have peanuts as an ingredient but was manufactured on the same equipment as other              
                                  candy with peanuts. That trace amount caused a life-threatening reaction \-- so it             
                                  is critical for us to know about trace possibilities. And we really rely on the                
                                  labeling because that is all we have to go by.                                                 

  803\.       9/23/2008 12:22:00  we have peanut and nut allergies (among others), and we have been told that                    
              PM                  &quot;natural flavoring&quot; can include nut products - that is not stated on the             
                                  labels and poses a serious danger to us.                                                       

  804\.       9/23/2008 12:23:00  They need to be required for foods and health care products. Thus they should be               
              PM                  consistent.                                                                                    

  805\.       9/23/2008 12:23:00  I may buy a product that contains the &quot;may contain&quot; type labeling but                
              PM                  that should be MY decision as it could be a life and death situation. The current              
                                  bold face, simple language is waaay better than trying to read the entire ingred.              
                                  list for the one allergen amongst multiple long names and trying to interpret that             
                                  pine nuts might be flavored peanuts, for example. We are human and can be in a                 
                                  hurry or miss an allergen on a list-please keep it easy for us:) I would                       
                                  appreciate knowing that the company has an allergy control plan but may contain an             
                                  allergen. I\'ve never seen that. Also, it would be nice to have the top allergens              
                                  on cosmetics and meds, too. Number 13-if I had to pic only one any that tells me               
                                  if it actually DOES contain or MAY contain in cross-contamination AND it must be               
                                  BOLD print Thanks!!                                                                            

  806\.       9/23/2008 12:24:00  Sesame and gluten should be required disclosures in plain English (i.e. same as                
              PM                  other 8 under FALCPA)                                                                          

  807\.       9/23/2008 12:25:00  Sometimes the allergen advisory is not printed near the ingredients list. This                 
              PM                  makes it hard to find and often takes 2 of us reading the package before seeing                
                                  the advisory.                                                                                  

  808\.       9/23/2008 12:28:00  It is so important to have absolutely as much information as possible before                   
              PM                  eating the food. If there is no allergy information listed, we always phone the                
                                  company and ask them. We should have the right to know if there are hidden dangers             
                                  in the foods we are consuming, such as if they were created on shared equipment                
                                  with allergens. I am so glad that companies have to label when their products                  
                                  contain an allergen, however, it is just as important to know if the food could                
                                  have been contaminated in production as well. May contains, produced in a facility             
                                  with, shared equipment labels should be mandatory!!!!                                          

  809\.       9/23/2008 12:28:00  Information is key. No parent wants to be in the ER with their child near death,               
              PM                  we HAVE to have the information in order to make an informed decision and                      
                                  purchase. In addition, food labeling is very helpful for those who don\'t spend                
                                  every day with an allergic person, but still want to provide safe foods, ex                    
                                  grandma. It is much easier for them to read the advisory, than to have to decifer              
                                  ingredients.                                                                                   

  810\.       9/23/2008 12:29:00  There is a DEFINITE and IMMEDIATE need for labeling on nonprescription AND                     
              PM                  prescription medications. We have had several reactions where a medication                     
                                  contained &quot;lactose&quot;. I call the manufacturer and they often cannont tell             
                                  you. Soaps, hair products, etc. should have to contain allergy warnings. I also                
                                  think no label should be able to say &quot;natural ingredients&quot;. We need to               
                                  know what those natural ingredients are.                                                       

  811\.       9/23/2008 12:32:00  Since my child has 9 anaphylactic food allergies we are limited in what prepared               
              PM                  foods we can buy. Because of this we often need to buy foods with the may contain,             
                                  processessed in a plant\..., etc. labeling or we would be making all of our food               
                                  from scratch. I am not comfortable with this and would prefer that companies are               
                                  straight forward with what ingredients are in their product and the REAL risk of               
                                  cross contamination, not just a statement that prevents them from being sued in                
                                  case of a reaction.l                                                                           

  812\.       9/23/2008 12:33:00  I don\'t find it helpful when the label says: processed in a plant that has                    
              PM                  &quot;food allergen&quot;\....this makes it confusing, because you don\'t know if              
                                  that provides a risk of contamination, or they are just covering themselves. There             
                                  have been products that we\'ve used safely, and then they added that label. In                 
                                  some cases, we have continued to use that product, as there had been no change in              
                                  the processing of the product                                                                  

  813\.       9/23/2008 12:38:00  i thought it was law. there are still mfg. co. that do not label their                         
              PM                  products!!!! that has to change!!!!                                                            

  814\.       9/23/2008 12:41:00  There needs to be some uniform way to inform people without ALARMING consumers.                
              PM                  Currently, we have to avoud so mnay products that are probably safe for us to                  
                                  enjoy merely because the labeling is being done to limit liability. There needs to             
                                  be some sort of reconsiliation between these 2 competing aspects (the need to eat              
                                  and liability issues!). Wholefoods has a label that states &quot;Good                          
                                  Manufacturing Practices are \....segregate\.....&quot; This leads me to believe                
                                  they understand the severity, the food itself has no allergen in the ingredients               
                                  but they are using santizing techniques that are appropriate to minimize                       
                                  cross-contamination. A &quot;May Contain&quot; statement could mean the allergen               
                                  is in the next buidling. A &quot;produced in a facility&quot; could mean the                   
                                  allergen is on the same line, or perhaps again, in another room. PLEASE HELP US                

  815\.       9/23/2008 12:41:00  I love the &quot;Contains&quot; statement. My son is allergic to Milk and there                
              PM                  are many ingredients that mean milk.                                                           

  816\.       9/23/2008 12:43:00  Companies should be required to include the allergen information for components of             
              PM                  the product that are made by an outside vendor. For example, an ice cream                      
                                  distributor of ice cream sandwiches should report the allergen information for the             
                                  cookie portion of the product which is made by someone else and purchased by the               
                                  ice cream company.                                                                             

  817\.       9/23/2008 12:45:00  The labeling is inconsistent, confusing, and frustrating!!                                     
              PM                                                                                                                 

  818\.       9/23/2008 12:48:00  A parent may know what to look for when reading a label but for other people who               
              PM                  may care for your child, school, grandparent, etc., allergen labeling is very                  
                                  important!                                                                                     

  819\.       9/23/2008 12:51:00  First of all, I am thrilled that the top food allergens are now listed (although I             
              PM                  called a company last week who had &quot;butter&quot; listed as an ingredient and              
                                  did not have MILK in the contains statement - Taquitos from Sam\'s Club - turns                
                                  out, they DO have milk AND wheat in them when the contains statement only says                 
                                  SOY.) You just can\'t trust any label yet. I only really trust the advisory labels             
                                  when it says &quot;Every effort has been made to prevent cross contamination from              
                                  a facility that also produces\....&quot;. It makes me feel as if they really                   
                                  &quot;get&quot; it. I STILL call almost every manufacturer on most things, and it              
                                  bothers me when they don\'t have an allergen advisory label at all. Take PUFFINS               
                                  cereal for example\....made from a small company\....and Puffins has an Original               
                                  and a Peanut Butter variety but there is NO advisory label on the packaging. I                 
                                  would almost bet this company does not outsource their peanut butter version. I                
                                  bet it is made right there on the same equipment as the others - yet the others                
                                  are &quot;free&quot; of most food allergens. I could talk all day about this so                
                                  please contact me if you need any more info. My son is allergic to 6 of the top 7              
                                  food allergens so we read a lot of labels. Now, I don\'t have as many options to               
                                  purchase with the limitations I have \...whereas someone with just a peanut                    
                                  allergy can avoid a cookie &quot;made in a facility with peanuts&quot;\....I                   
                                  don\'t have the luxury of finding another cookie option sometimes so I am a little             
                                  more lenient than most, under my circumstances\....and for my son\'s quality of                
                                  life.                                                                                          

  820\.       9/23/2008 12:54:00  thank you for doing this survey. I would like to see the labeling of allergens                 
              PM                  more consistent                                                                                

  821\.       9/23/2008 12:55:00  I think that it is confusing that foods regulated by the USDA do not need to                   
              PM                  follow the labeling laws.                                                                      

  822\.       9/23/2008 12:56:00  Question #16 may be misleading. It is possible, through good manufacturing                     
              PM                  methods, to have allergens present in a facility (or line) WITHOUT cross                       
                                  contamination risk. You don\'t hear of your highly addictive pain killer mixing                
                                  with your antacids right? Simply being in the same plant does not mean the                     
                                  \'safe\' product is at risk for trace amounts. If a manufacturer is using GMPs and             
                                  is confident their product is nut-free, for example, there is no need for a                    
                                  &quot;processed in a plant\...&quot; or like label. Those &quot;may contains&quot;             
                                  should be reserved for cases where the manufacturer is unable to ensure their                  
                                  products are free of trace levels of a particular allergen for whatever reason.                
                                  Today, I take &quot;processed in\...&quot; labels to mean cross contam. is a risk.             
                                  If that\'s not the case, adding it to the label is misleading and may limit what               
                                  is often already a severely limited set of choices for allergic individuals.                   
                                  Labels should be clear and they should be accurate. . . without instilling                     
                                  unnecessary fear and distrust.                                                                 

  823\.       9/23/2008 12:56:00  The more clear a manufacturer can be, the better. A universal standard would be                
              PM                  nice.                                                                                          

  824\.       9/23/2008 12:57:00  Packaging of two similar products- one allergenic and one not, should be obviously             
              PM                  different- as in soy milk and dairy milk of the same company- not always are the               
                                  buyers us hyper-aware moms                                                                     

  825\.       9/23/2008 1:01:00   As a parent of a child with allergies, and a health care professional, I think the             
              PM                  current labeling laws are very confusing for the average consumer. I feel that                 
                                  seperate allergy advisories should be required for ALL packaging.                              

  826\.       9/23/2008 1:01:00   Sometimes the label is very small or on a crease in the wrapper.                               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  827\.       9/23/2008 1:04:00   Uniformity in labeling is a must! Currently coffee is not required to label with               
              PM                  allergen information (nut exposures). It is intended for consumption and should be             
                                  labeled as a food product!                                                                     

  828\.       9/23/2008 1:06:00   may contain or processed on is too confusing: WHAT\'S THE REAL RISK?? Have good                
              PM                  clean manufacturing standards in place. Stop stamping meaningless attorney-driven              
                                  warnings on everything!!!!!!!!!!!                                                              

  829\.       9/23/2008 1:09:00   Even trace amounts are harmful. Also for cosmetic type items.                                  
              PM                                                                                                                 

  830\.       9/23/2008 1:14:00   Having a child with multiple food allergies, I believe you should have it clearly              
              PM                  marked so everyone can see the allergens that would be in the ingredients.                     

  831\.       9/23/2008 1:15:00   I think the top 8 allergens need to be listed in plain terms on every label.                   
              PM                                                                                                                 

  832\.       9/23/2008 1:15:00   Over use of allergy warning when precautions are taken reduce the foods available.             
              PM                  However, I will purchase products that say that good manufacturing practices are               
                                  used to segregate allergens.                                                                   

  833\.       9/23/2008 1:23:00   There are times when I look at the allergy label and milk is not listed, however,              
              PM                  when I read the ingredients it contains milk or a milk product, which are still                
                                  considered milk when an allergy is present. I would like to see restuarants place              
                                  the same &quot;contains allergen&quot; in their menus. It is very frustrating to               
                                  take an allergic child out to eat.                                                             

  834\.       9/23/2008 1:24:00   We need allergen information on ALL products. THIS IS SERIOUS! My daughter once                
              PM                  drank some bathtub water after her sister and her were playing with soap(making                
                                  bubbles) she had a severe reaction and thank God she threw it all up, but we                   
                                  almost ended up in the ER. I cannot buy anything without reading the label first.              
                                  I get so scared that this is not being taken serious enough.                                   

  835\.       9/23/2008 1:28:00   I think all products, food and non-food, should have allergen advisory labels. My              
              PM                  daughter is allergic to milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, shellfish and                          
                                  environmental allergies. If milk touches her skin she has a reaction. Many soaps               
                                  contain milk and some hair products contain nuts. We have one certain soap and                 
                                  shampoo and stick to that. She would love to be able to try something different,               
                                  but it is too dangerous.                                                                       

  836\.       9/23/2008 1:29:00   Companies should be required to keep the public safe. Until you have a child with              
              PM                  these issues you just don\'t know how important it really is.                                  

  837\.       9/23/2008 1:29:00   I would like to see standardized &quot;warning&quot; statements, ie. the &quot;may             
              PM                  contain&quot; and &quot;same equipment&quot; statements should be standardized to              
                                  indicate if a measurable, pre-determined quantity of an allergen is present.                   

  838\.       9/23/2008 1:29:00   Food labels help not only parents of kids with allergies, but clear labels help                
              PM                  other parents who bring food into classes, to sports events, birthday parties,                 
                                  etc. #17 is important because many non-food items have allergens. Many soaps, lip              
                                  balms, creams have shea butter or almond extract which is very dangerous!                      

  839\.       9/23/2008 1:30:00   re #10 and #13 I call the company first before purchasing. Also if the allergy                 
              PM                  advisory is for an allergen that my son will not have an anaphalatic reaction to               
                                  or if he has been consuming it with no reaction and the allergen advisory is new               
                                  only to protect the commpany from liability I may purchase after understanding                 
                                  their routine for cleaning their machines/facility. I have strong opinions on this             
                                  issue and I am an avid label reader and shopper. Please feel free to contact me                
                                  regarding further questions or if you are interested in my thoughts.                           

  840\.       9/23/2008 1:33:00   We ignore the &quot;may contain&quot; and &quot;processed on&quot; warnings                    
              PM                  because we have never had a reaction to these types of foods. We realize that many             
                                  families need to be diligent with these warnings, however.                                     

  841\.       9/23/2008 1:37:00   First and foremost, I think that in addition to allergens being identified in                  
              PM                  plain english in the ingredient statement, there should always be a                            
                                  &quot;Contains&quot; statement with ingredients listed in plain english. This is               
                                  very beneficial to young people learning to manage allergies on their own. I have              
                                  seen cases where there is a &quot;contains&quot; statement that does not list all              
                                  the allergens included in the ingredient statement. My understanding is that this              
                                  is legal, although misleading. Additionally, I think there should be advisory                  
                                  labeling which is defined consistently across the food industry. I would like to               
                                  see a statement by companies that have strong allergen control practices in place.             

  842\.       9/23/2008 1:39:00   I call the company and ask if it is a new food we are buying and I don\'t know                 
              PM                  WHAT their allergen statement REALLY means! I think the labels should be one of                
                                  maybe FOUR choices. 1. Contains: milk, soy, peanuts, etc. \-- whatever is in the               
                                  ingredient list that is an allergen. 2. Produced in the same facility as other                 
                                  products containing: peanuts. (However lines were thoroughly cleaned.) 3. May                  
                                  contain soy due to farmers/gathering methods. This stmt would be helpful on cereal             
                                  and breads. Anything standardized labeling would be GREAT! I make a lot of phone               
                                  calls and I am sure the companies would appreciate fewer phone calls - if they                 
                                  would just label CLEARLY!! Thank you for tackling this issue! Brenda                           

  843\.       9/23/2008 1:41:00   My daughter has multiple food allergies, including sesame. It would be helpful if              
              PM                  sesame was included with the other major allergens for the purposes of food                    
                                  labeling. I believe that sesame is included in other countries. Also, a few years              
                                  ago, my daughter reacted to a non-dairy sorbet that included a &quot;may contain a             
                                  trace of milk&quot; warning on it. Since then, we take these warnings very                     
                                  seriously and do not allow her to eat items with such warnings. However, when the              
                                  new food labeling law went into effect, those labels appeared on so many products.             
                                  It would be nice to know if it really is a risk in every case, or if companies are             
                                  just including them to cover themselves. Because we now take those warnings so                 
                                  seriously, it really limits that products available to us.                                     

  844\.       9/23/2008 1:41:00   I think that the labelling needs to be consistent and also needs to be located in              
              PM                  the same place ALWAYS - for example, listed after the ingredients list. We have                
                                  had problems where we don\'t notice a &quot;may contain&quot; or                               
                                  &quot;manufactured in&quot; statement because it is not printed anywhere                       
                                  obvious/logical to us at the time.                                                             

  845\.       9/23/2008 1:44:00   My daughter is anaphylactic to tree nuts. I recently went to bath &amp; body                   
              PM                  works. The labels were small &amp; hard to read, but I found almond &amp; walnut               
                                  ingredients in many of the products! We need to label more than just food! Also,               
                                  what about corn &amp; citrus? Why aren\'t they required to label those?                        

  846\.       9/23/2008 1:48:00   We desparately need allergy labeling on non-food items like make-up, lotions,                  
              PM                  conditioner.                                                                                   

  847\.       9/23/2008 1:48:00   I appreciate all labeling on manufactured food. I would like to see smaller                    
              PM                  manufactures use labeling as well. Consistentency would be greatly appreciated.                
                                  Thank you for asking.                                                                          

  848\.       9/23/2008 1:50:00   The current labeling practices are all over the place and need some                            
              PM                  standardization. &quot;may contains&quot; sometimes hids behind poor GMP\'s, no                
                                  protect the company. As an allergic consumer I want to know-1. the ingredients of              
                                  the products, 2. the facility and equipment information..i.e. shared facility or               
                                  shared equipment\...and then I want to choose for myself if I should purchase the              
                                  product                                                                                        

  849\.       9/23/2008 1:51:00   I think that there needs to be consistency among the food manufacturers, which                 
              PM                  will help eliminate some of the confusion.                                                     

  850\.       9/23/2008 1:52:00   I have a 4 year old with milk, peanut, and tree nut allergies. It is imperative                
              PM                  that I know exactly what is in each product before I purchase it. Manufacturers                
                                  who do not label their products with &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed on             
                                  equipment/in a facility&quot; are putting the lives of allergic children and                   
                                  adults at risk. I count on the honesty of these companies to keep my daughter                  
                                  safe. Her allergy is a contact allergy, so every bit of information I can get is               
                                  extremely important. Life is hard enough when dealing with a food allergy; surely              
                                  manufacturers can make things a bit easier for us.                                             

  851\.       9/23/2008 1:54:00   &quot;may contain&quot; is not sufficient information, and is more confusing and               
              PM                  limiting than nothing. The advisory labeling needs to be very specific about the               
                                  &quot;why&quot; - shared equipment or shared manufacturing space or whatever. And              
                                  it needs to be mandated to be consistent.                                                      

  852\.       9/23/2008 2:01:00   IT SHOULD ALSO BE ON PET FOODS SUCH AS FOOD FOR A RABBIT OR GUINEA PIG WHICH OFTEN             
              PM                  HAS NUTS IN IT.                                                                                

  853\.       9/23/2008 2:08:00   I would really appreciate a standardized labeling system. It is hard to know the               
              PM                  amount of risk, if any, by the current standard. Some have it, some don\'t, some               
                                  include a lot of specific information on their allergy avoidance process. I also               
                                  would appreciate better labeling on meat. But I know that is a whole different                 
                                  story. :)                                                                                      

  854\.       9/23/2008 2:12:00   In my opinion, if a product contains or has possible cross contamination through               
              PM                  manufacturing processes, then it should have the warning label of &quot;Product                
                                  contains&quot;. If there is even a remote chance of causing someone to have an                 
                                  allergic reaction, then the warning should be there.                                           

  855\.       9/23/2008 2:19:00   Labeling is obviously much easier than it was in years past but since many people              
              PM                  can have reactions to tiny amounts, I think a &quot;may contains&quot; statement               
                                  should be required by manufacturers.                                                           

  856\.       9/23/2008 2:22:00   Allergy labels should be mandatory and should be the same.                                     
              PM                                                                                                                 

  857\.       9/23/2008 2:27:00   Need consistent information about food being processed on shared lines from all                
              PM                  manufacturers. We see reactions from the most trace amounts and depend on this                 
                                  info. We often have to call manufacturers to find this out.                                    

  858\.       9/23/2008 2:28:00   I call or e mail all companies that do not state whether or not a product is                   
              PM                  manufacturered in the same plant or equipment as peanuts. For example I know                   
                                  Keebler is ok because the products that are made on the same equipment as peanuts              
                                  are clearly labeled. Nabisco does not indicate which products are &quot;safe\' so              
                                  I do not buy Nabisco products. I buy alot of Canadian products because they have               
                                  more strict labeling laws than the USA.                                                        

  859\.       9/23/2008 2:29:00   I think manufacturers need to list each and every ingredient contained in an item              
              PM                  no matter how small the amount. I waste so much time calling companies to find out             
                                  if their natural flavors or spices contain Sesame. Even after calling there are                
                                  many companies that won\'t tell me or claim they don\'t know.                                  

  860\.       9/23/2008 2:30:00   Let\'s make things clear! Even if there\'s a small possibility of containing an                
              PM                  allergen, it\'s still a possibility none-the-less! List all allergens and possible             
                                  allergens. Why be unclear when people\'s lives are endangered?!                                

  861\.       9/23/2008 2:32:00   Cross contanimination is a BIG problem. I really need equipment and manufacturing              
              PM                  labels to be mandatory to keep my child safe. If a product doesn\'t have that                  
                                  label I don\'t buy it.                                                                         

  862\.       9/23/2008 2:33:00   soy lecithin and soy protein should be 2 seperate allergens. Some people that are              
              PM                  allergic to soy can have the lecithin but not the protein. If someone sees soy in              
                                  the allergen they may skip the product even though it may be safe for them to eat.             

  863\.       9/23/2008 2:36:00   I would like to know if products being imported from other countries must follow               
              PM                  the same allergen labeling guidelines. I would love to have manufacturers include              
                                  a statement &quot;allergen free&quot; if it does not contain the top 8.                        

  864\.       9/23/2008 2:36:00   Manufacturers and stores need to stop using allergy warnings indiscrimately and                
              PM                  use some good food handling practices instead. While I would always err on the                 
                                  side of having a warning label, I can\'t understand why a wedge of Gouda cheese at             
                                  Whole Foods has a peanut contamination warning on the label. This don\'t-sue-us,               
                                  really-please-don\'t-eat-anything-here-we-can\'t-guarantee-your-safety attitude on             
                                  the part of stores, restaurants and manufacturers is dangerous for people with                 
                                  allergies because they do have to eat and can\'t always tell what is a real risk.              
                                  We need warning labels that clearly identify risk, not boiler-plate legalese                   
                                  that\'s slapped on everything. I like the ones on Amy\'s natural food products                 
                                  that say items are manufactured in a facility that uses tree nuts, etc. but adds               
                                  Amy\'s does not use peanuts or shellfish.                                                      

  865\.       9/23/2008 2:38:00   I am continually frustrated by the lack of manufacturing information on products               
              PM                  \-- since that information is not mandatory, but rather voluntary. It confuses                 
                                  relatives and friends, as they assume a product would be safe for my son if they               
                                  don\'t see anything on a label suggesting a &quot;may contain&quot; statement.                 
                                  Also, personal care products, alcoholic drinks and school materials pose REAL                  
                                  risks and yet they are not covered by any form of labeling requirement. I find                 
                                  this to be very frustrating and time consuming as I have to constantly investigate             
                                  these product categories for relatives, school and home.                                       

  866\.       9/23/2008 2:51:00   Because cross contamination is such a big deal, especially with nut allergies, I               
              PM                  feel that I have a right to know what other food products the ones I purchase may              
                                  have come in contact with. My son reacted to a cookie that did not contain nuts                
                                  because my sister used the same spoon for both batches and the other contained                 
                                  nuts.                                                                                          

  867\.       9/23/2008 2:53:00   My biggest concern with new laws is that now every company will start saying                   
              PM                  &quot;processed with peanuts&quot; on their packages just to avoid problems and we             
                                  won\'t be able to eat anything. However, since studies have shown that many of                 
                                  these products do actually contain peanut residue then we need to know that. This              
                                  is a very complicated problem but the current situation is crazy - we have been                
                                  eating certain products for a long time only then to have the company add a                    
                                  &quot;processed with&quot; label and have to give that product up - even though it             
                                  is the same product we have been eating for months. From an overall perspective it             
                                  really makes no sense why so many items are processed with peanuts in the first                
                                  place - no wonder we have peanut allergies - perhaps that is one of the problems               
                                  we should start addressing!                                                                    

  868\.       9/23/2008 2:59:00   Non-food product allergen labeling needs to be greatly improved. We\'ve had quite              
              PM                  a few reactions (usually from family or friends using their own soaps or lotions).             
                                  Over time, I have ignored &quot;processed in a plant that also processes\...&quot;             
                                  labels because my VERY sensitive son (milk) has never reacted to those products                
                                  but he\'ll react to a product that does have milk within 5 seconds (literally).                
                                  Despite my personal experience, it seems fair to require companies to include this             
                                  information (&quot;processed in a plant\...&quot;) because the risk of                         
                                  cross-contamination is present and cannot be ignored.                                          

  869\.       9/23/2008 3:02:00   It would also help to include &quot;corn&quot; on advisory label, especially since             
              PM                  everything from glycerin to vitamins is derived from it. My son is sensitive to                
                                  even the derivatives to corn and I have to call every manufacturer to find out                 
                                  more about the ingredients.                                                                    

  870\.       9/23/2008 3:03:00   The manufacturers need to step up and say yes or no on the contents. It appears                
              PM                  that if they say may contain that their quality controls in the factories are not              
                                  sufficient to determiine the true contebts of an item. Basically if one                        
                                  manufacturer has a warning on one product I avoid all their products.                          

  871\.       9/23/2008 3:11:00   My son has had anaphalatic, potentially life-threatening, reactions to foods in                
              PM                  which there was no label. The companies stood behind the legislation that does not             
                                  require them to label if a product was made on equipment that contains an                      
                                  allergen. In both cases it was found that there WAS trace amounts of the allergen              
                                  in the food. This is aprehensible. How many children (and adults) are going to                 
                                  have life-threatening reactions before the government makes food safe for people               
                                  with food allergies? If some major companies, such as General Mills, can label for             
                                  potential cross contamination, then other like Kraft can do the same.                          

  872\.       9/23/2008 3:12:00   We have been dealing with food allergies for more than a decade. The labeling of               
              PM                  allergens has definitely helped when shopping, however, we are now finding that                
                                  MANY manufacturers are including the \'may contain\' label on most items. We are               
                                  finding it more challenging to find food that is truly safe - it\'s all becoming               
                                  quite confusing and frustrating. We often wonder if the labels are truly accurate,             
                                  or are a group of corporate lawyers simply ordering that the label be put on                   
                                  everything.                                                                                    

  873\.       9/23/2008 3:22:00   I have read that products with &quot;manufactured on&quot; or &quot;same                       
              PM                  facility&quot; statements often contain actual allergens. I think that this really             
                                  needs to be regulated more if this is true. I believe that there were studies done             
                                  supporting this. This is really disturbing to me. &quot;Processed in same                      
                                  facility&quot; to me means that they were not run on the same lines as an                      
                                  allergen. If this is not true, I would like to know!!! Also, I would like                      
                                  regulations requireing companies to mention items run on same lines. I had a bad               
                                  experience with a product and I suspect tree nuts were run on the same lines, but              
                                  the company would not say that cross contamination was possible because of how                 
                                  they clean their lines. They would not tell me if tree nuts were run on the same               
                                  lines. I want to be the one who makes a judgment on whether I should give a                    
                                  product to my son or not. I do not want to rely on a company\'s opinion on whether             
                                  there is cross contamination or not. I want to know if allergens are run on the                
                                  same line \-- not that there is no cross contamination because the company cleans              
                                  the lines. Their idea of cleaning the lines might just be blowing them with air                
                                  and that will not do anything to get rid of the food proteins. Also, it is really              
                                  important for parents and allergic people to know that if they are sick, they have             
                                  safe medications to use. It would also be wonderful to know ingredients of                     
                                  toothpastes and things like that. It is terrible not knowing if the medications                
                                  are safe to give my child. If you ask, they will tell you that they cannot tell                
                                  you because it is proprietary information. Right now, we need to rely on the                   
                                  experiences of others and what precious little information the companies give us               
                                  and take our chances. I don\'t like taking chances with my child.                              

  874\.       9/23/2008 3:23:00   There are so many different names or bi-products for certain allergens and it                  
              PM                  makes someone &quot;new to allergies&quot; have a hard time getting the correct                
                                  information. In addition, my daughter is allergic to other things besides the top              
                                  8, reading labels for corn is very hard cause its in everything. Everything (food              
                                  and soap etc) should have allergen labels on them and have them be clear.                      

  875\.       9/23/2008 3:24:00   It is very frustrating as a parent to not have universal statements about allergy              
              PM                  warnings.                                                                                      

  876\.       9/23/2008 3:25:00   I am unsure as to how much labeling, currently, is voluntary or required - it                  
              PM                  would be easier to know exactly what is required - and have websites with a page               
                                  dedicated to ingredient/allergy information                                                    

  877\.       9/23/2008 3:26:00   It would be better if they tested the food and we knew for certain if the food                 
              PM                  contained the allergen.                                                                        

  878\.       9/23/2008 3:27:00   As a vigilant parent who always reads labels I have mistakenly given my son a                  
              PM                  product (chips) that had his allergen listed in the ingredients and not under the              
                                  Allergen listing at the end of the label. consistent labeling across the board                 
                                  would be helpful not only for those of us dealing with the allergy on a daily                  
                                  basis, but would help others like teachers, friends, relatives to understand how               
                                  to label read. Those companies who are reverting to a &quot;may contain&quot;                  
                                  label when the allergen is not present in an attempt to cover any and all                      
                                  liability have lost my business. True labeling would be heavenly.                              

  879\.       9/23/2008 3:30:00   The labeling is confusing. Is there a way to know if an allergen is present or are             
              PM                  manufacturers just covering their \^%&amp;                                                     

  880\.       9/23/2008 3:33:00   No matter what the label says, I still call the manufacturer to verify the                     
              PM                  ingredients and equipment cleaning processes because the allergen labeling is only             
                                  recommended.                                                                                   

  881\.       9/23/2008 3:46:00   It really helps to have a CONTAINS: x, y z label on a food package. If my allergen             
              PM                  is not listed, I will still read the ingredients. But, if it says CONTAINS MILK, I             
                                  put it back on the shelf quickly. It is really bad when a warning like, MAY                    
                                  CONTAIN PEANUTS is there, but then there are other common allergens in the                     
                                  ingredients that are not pointed out. The labeling is getting better, but still                
                                  needs improvements.                                                                            

  882\.       9/23/2008 3:47:00   Allergen labelling needs to improve. &quot;May contain&quot; for example, tells me             
              PM                  nothing (other than avoid yet another product). So, I think companies need to do               
                                  better than covering their bottom line and instead direct their labelling to the               
                                  consumer. So, instead of saying &quot;may contain&quot; they need to know that if              
                                  it does or does not contain the item. Pretty soon everyone will be labelling                   
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; on everything just to cover their liability. I think they              
                                  need to be held to a higher and stricter standard to indicate exactly what is in               
                                  the product. If the manufacturer does not know what is in the product, then it                 
                                  should not be on the shelf.                                                                    

  883\.       9/23/2008 3:49:00   All ingredients need to be labeled in clear english terms. For example, lactic                 
              PM                  acid should indicate what food it is from (beets or whatever). Use plain english               
                                  so we can determine food sources!!! CORN and ALL CORN DERIVATIVES need to be                   
                                  clearly labeled!!!!!                                                                           

  884\.       9/23/2008 3:51:00   The part that is not helpful is the &quot;may contain&quot; or the &quot;processed             
              PM                  on equipment that also processes&quot; because the companies should all have safe              
                                  and clean practices and should know what is and is not in their product if they                
                                  put them on the market.                                                                        

  885\.       9/23/2008 3:57:00   I\'d rather see some &quot;gold standard&quot; about safe manufacturing                        
              PM                  procedures, that is monitored and product given the seal of approval. There are                
                                  many cookies, ice creams etc that WE KNOW are made in facilities and on equipment              
                                  but the companies stop production, sanitize etc and we safely eat those                        
                                  products\....IF all had to be labeled with vague statements I could no longer eat              
                                  them\... There are also products to test for allergen presence, why not do that?               
                                  Currenlty all the labeling just seems to be done in fear of lawsuits. I am seeing              
                                  some that say made in a &quot;peanut free&quot; facility.. Check out UTZ\...LOVE               
                                  them\...loyal to them. The way it is now is dangerous.                                         

  886\.       9/23/2008 3:58:00   I think the statements should be consistent. Not different wording. I also believe             
              PM                  that cross contamination should be disclosed.                                                  

  887\.       9/23/2008 4:00:00   I think it\'s awful how often I have to read labels since they change all the                  
              PM                  time! I have found products that my son has eaten and enjoyed and now can\'t have              
                                  because they\'ve added &quot;manufactured in a facility that processes tree nuts               
                                  and peanuts&quot; or other allergens. It\'s frustrating as a parent of a child                 
                                  with food allergies!                                                                           

  888\.       9/23/2008 4:02:00   With allergens being so prominent in our society, it\'s time to take action and                
              PM                  get ingredients labeled on EVERYTHING!                                                         

  889\.       9/23/2008 4:07:00   I have found that sometimes the only reason an allergen is brought to my attention             
              PM                  is because of the Allergen Advisory. Many times, the ingredient is labled in a way             
                                  so that I don\'t recognize the allegen until I see the Advisiry at the bottom.                 
                                  Thanks                                                                                         

  890\.       9/23/2008 4:11:00   I have to call manufacturers frequently, because labeling is inconsistent and I                
              PM                  can never be sure. Frito Lay is a company I\'m very impressed with\--they have a               
                                  great quality control program for their chips, and even though usually we cannot               
                                  buy products on shared equipment, I\'ve learned to trust them after hearing their              
                                  process. They went through FAAN training, and even took additional steps of their              
                                  own. But without calling them, I\'d never know. Candy is one of the worst                      
                                  labelers. Until labeling is universal, I call, call, call. Bread is a huge                     
                                  challenge (milk is our allergen). Breadmakers need to improve their labeling, and              
                                  while traveling in the midwest I couldn\'t even get straight answers when I called             
                                  companies.                                                                                     

  891\.       9/23/2008 4:19:00   It\'s helpful to have a better understanding of the risk of a food containing a                
              PM                  specific allergen (ie. if it\'s manufactured on the equipment vs. in the same                  
                                  facility). Many people with food allergies have varying levels of sensitivity to               
                                  those allergens.                                                                               

  892\.       9/23/2008 4:25:00   In my opinion, current allergen labeling is not ideal but is sufficient for an                 
              PM                  adult who is accustomed to looking for allergens on a label. My biggest concern,               
                                  however, is for my child when he is in the care of someone who is not accustomed               
                                  to scanning a label for allergens - or even for a child that might be put in the               
                                  terrible position of having to decide for himself if the food is safe. If all food             
                                  labels could make potential allergens very obvious and very clear in a consistent              
                                  manner, I think more inadvertent exposures could be avoided.                                   

  893\.       9/23/2008 4:27:00   I would like to see more complete food allergen / ingredient labeling that goes                
              PM                  beyond the &quot;top eight&quot; allergens. My 2 year old son is severely allergic             
                                  to sesame, which is identified in food labels in Canada and Europe, but not in the             
                                  U.S.                                                                                           

  894\.       9/23/2008 4:40:00   As a parent of a child who\'s life is in jepordy anytime he\'s exposed to peanuts              
              PM                  the grocery store is a ticking time bomb. All mfg. should be required to use the               
                                  same labeling to ensure the safety of our children.                                            

  895\.       9/23/2008 4:44:00   I appreciate labels that state &quot;good manufacturing processes used in a                    
              PM                  facility that also produces allergen X&quot; - I will buy those products. Or if                
                                  they say the product is batch tested to avoid contaimination with a given                      
                                  allergen; I will also buy that product. If a product does NOT state whether it was             
                                  produced in a facility that processes stated allergens I sometimes will not buy it             
                                  b/c the hassle to call the company and check is time consuming. Finally, when a                
                                  label says a product is produced on machinary also used for a given allergen,                  
                                  should I assume that the machinary is washed completely in between?                            

  896\.       9/23/2008 4:44:00   One of my son\'s allergens is NEVER listed in the \'Allergy advisory\' or \'may                
              PM                  contain\' portion of labels, but it is one of his most harmful allergens. I                    
                                  believe CORN should be listed in all advisory and ingredient labels (including                 
                                  when starches or sweetners are derived from it).                                               

  897\.       9/23/2008 4:49:00   I don\'t like the &quot;may contain&quot;. If it\'s an ingredient, it\'s a                     
              PM                  &quot;contains\...&quot; What does may contain mean, that someone accidentally                 
                                  dumped a handful of pnuts in the batter? There should be no may contains. The                  
                                  other labels cover things such as produced in same facility, made on same line,                
                                  etc. I would love some consistancy though!                                                     

  898\.       9/23/2008 4:55:00   Food companies should have more accurate labeling. &quot;May contain&quot; is way              
              PM                  too vague. I really like Whole Foods 365 brand labeling. They say that they use                
                                  &quot;safe practices to segregate&quot; ingredients that are also manufactured in              
                                  the plant. I feel safe using these products. They warn me that the allergens are               
                                  present but they keep them separate. &quot;May contain&quot; really means nothing              
                                  to me other than I won\'t buy that product because who knows what\'s in it. Also,              
                                  I don\'t feel that manufacturers should be allowed to list an ingredient as                    
                                  &quot;natural flavor&quot;. What is that? Is it soy-based (which my daughter is                
                                  allergic to)? Is it wheat-based? Who knows. That is way too vague.                             

  899\.       9/23/2008 5:01:00   All manufacturer\'s should include ingredients and allergen advisory labeling in               
              PM                  all foods and non-food products.                                                               

  900\.       9/23/2008 5:03:00   The more specific the label, the more confident I am in purchasing the product. I              
              PM                  never buy a product or use a product without first calling the manufacturer if                 
                                  they do not use the bold allergen advisory label. If I call, and the person on the             
                                  other end is unaware of an allergen policy, I immediately throw the product away               
                                  and will not use them again. Life threatening allergies are like poison\--It is                
                                  the manufacturer\'s responsibility to list any potential harmful ingredients or                
                                  contact with those ingredients.                                                                

  901\.       9/23/2008 5:04:00   Make more specific.                                                                            
              PM                                                                                                                 

  902\.       9/23/2008 5:05:00   Some labels list all ingredients and then below the listing include another line               
              PM                  highlighting allergens, evn though they are listed in the ingredients list. I find             
                                  this second line very helpful so that I don\'t have to scroll through 7 or 8 lines             
                                  of long ingredient names.                                                                      

  903\.       9/23/2008 5:20:00   It is very frustrating that manufacturers are not required to label if a product               
              PM                  &quot;may contain&quot; an allergen. I spend a lot of time calling manufacturers               
                                  to ask if products are safe and worry that I am taking risks with the health and               
                                  safety of my children.                                                                         

  904\.       9/23/2008 5:23:00   Would be helpful to have phone# or e-mail with allergen statement. Often I call a              
              PM                  company if I have questions about &quot;may contain\...&quot; Non-food items are a             
                                  problem. Once bought hypoallergenic sunscreen that had nuts in it! Hate when                   
                                  companies just use &quot;may contain\...&quot; or &quot;processed on equipment/in              
                                  facility\...&quot; just to cover themselves without explaining the likelihood of               
                                  contamination (do they test? do they clean? same building or same room?). And                  
                                  &quot;flavors&quot; or &quot;caramel color&quot; without detail should be illegal!             

  905\.       9/23/2008 5:23:00   Too many allergens can be hidden if the consumer does not know the ingredients of              
              PM                  the ingredients. This is particularly difficult as I have a nursing infant                     
                                  sensitive to any part of corn or corn derived ingredients that I may eat. Corn is              
                                  not a common allergen listed and too many ingredients are derived from corn but                
                                  say nothing about corn in their name.                                                          

  906\.       9/23/2008 5:24:00   I think the \'may contain\' statement is an easy way for companies to reduce their             
              PM                  liability without truly creating a safe/non-safe ingredient list.                              

  907\.       9/23/2008 5:29:00   We need consistency in ingredient labeling and it will only be acquired through a              
              PM                  mandatory requirement of all manufacturers to disclouse all ingredients without                
                                  consideration for the quantity used in production.                                             

  908\.       9/23/2008 5:29:00   My DD has a corn allergy. It is nearly impossible to identify safe food for her.               
              PM                  Allergens in packaging can still cause reactions to it is absolutely necessary to              
                                  include that information. Medication is an a nightmare with a corn allergy. It                 
                                  should also have allergy statements for inactive, active ingredients and                       
                                  packaging.                                                                                     

  909\.       9/23/2008 5:38:00   It is soooooo important to have the &quot;may contain&quot; statements. My                     
              PM                  daughter had an accidental exposure to an item at school that had the &quot;may                
                                  contain&quot; therefore we know that this is a very high risk. It\'s so                        
                                  troublesome to call all companies to make sure if it\'s safe. Also, even with                  
                                  &quot;good manufacturing practices&quot; still never sure how good it really is.               

  910\.       9/23/2008 5:52:00   Consistancy is more important to me than the specific details of any plan.                     
              PM                                                                                                                 

  911\.       9/23/2008 5:53:00   I would like there to be some specific consistancy between brands. &quot;May                   
              PM                  contain&quot; isn\'t good enough, I want to know \*why\* it may contain - same                 
                                  facility, same line, same line but allergen wash, etc.                                         

  912\.       9/23/2008 5:53:00   There is no consistency or any regulations for may contains or produced on                     
              PM                  equipment issues. I will not purchase products from companies that do not use                  
                                  cross-contamination labelling. I need these labels to keep my peanut and treenut               
                                  child safe and alive!                                                                          

  913\.       9/23/2008 5:55:00   If there is no allergen advisory label, I always read all the ingredients. Having              
              PM                  the labels is extremely helpful. It is especially helpful as a reminder to                     
                                  babysitters/caretakers who aren\'t accustomed to reading all of the ingredients.               

  914\.       9/23/2008 6:01:00   Can be interpreted in many ways. No consistency across the board with                          
              PM                  manufacturers.                                                                                 

  915\.       9/23/2008 6:02:00   It is criminal that manufacturers are not required to label items (food or                     
              PM                  cosmetic/health) that contain allergens which are potentially fatal to consumers.              
                                  If there is even a trace amount of allergen in a product, it needs to be labeled               
                                  so allergic individuals can protect themselves. If not, it is as if poison is                  
                                  contained in the product for those people with life-threatening allergies.                     

  916\.       9/23/2008 6:03:00   Every product should include at a minimum a list of ingredients and a notice if it             
              PM                  was manufactured on equipment which also processes the big 8 allergens. Cosmetics,             
                                  soaps, lotions and other similar products should also, at a minimum, contain                   
                                  ingredient listings.                                                                           

  917\.       9/23/2008 6:08:00   I get frustrated when I see \'may contain\' labels because I think some companies              
              PM                  use them as a copout but I feel it is still necessary for those advisories to be               
                                  listed.                                                                                        

  918\.       9/23/2008 6:10:00   I think it should be mandatory to list all allergens in a uniform manner that                  
              PM                  makes it easy for consumers to decide whether or not a product is safe to consume.             
                                  Food allergies are dangerous and becoming more common. It is the responsibility of             
                                  companies who manufacture food to provide this information to consumers.                       

  919\.       9/23/2008 6:10:00   Manufacturers should not be allowed to use precautionary labeling if there is no               
              PM                  real chance of the allergen being in the product. Every manufacturer doing this                
                                  simply in order to protect themselves further limits the products that food                    
                                  allergic people can consume.                                                                   

  920\.       9/23/2008 6:14:00   I think labels too often indicate possible traces of allergen when there are none              
              PM                  in reality. Allergy labels are particulariy useful if you want to trust someone                
                                  else to buy food for your child (so far: you cannot)                                           

  921\.       9/23/2008 6:19:00   I am not familiar with all the other names that allergens go by; they should be                
              PM                  listed as an egg or nut derivative next to this other name.                                    

  922\.       9/23/2008 6:32:00   still too many &quot;mistakes&quot; of allergens making it into food products and              
              PM                  not listed or cross contamination.                                                             

  923\.       9/23/2008 6:35:00   STRICTER labeling needs to be done! EVERY product should give detailed                         
              PM                  information. The life of me/my child is MORE IMPORTANT than the cost of placing                
                                  this type of label on products!                                                                

  924\.       9/23/2008 6:41:00   The general public just does not &quot;get it&quot; regarding the dangers of                   
              PM                  food/chemical allergens. This is a life/death issue for many and the government                
                                  needs to join with the medical profession to step forward and promote awareness                
                                  through more media ad campaigns.                                                               

  925\.       9/23/2008 6:42:00   Not only will enhanced labeling (significantly) help consumers with food allergies             
              PM                  (and those trying to determine the cause of their reactions!) but it should help               
                                  manufacturers, who receive calls every day from concerned parents, inquiring about             
                                  manufacturing practices.                                                                       

  926\.       9/23/2008 6:44:00   The fact that the allergen warning is voluntary makes it inconsistent and                      
              PM                  confusing for some people, especially those who are not the parents or the                     
                                  individual with allergy. I have realized that many people believe that if the                  
                                  allergen is an ingredient, it will automatically contain a warning. But it is not              
                                  the case.                                                                                      

  927\.       9/23/2008 6:52:00   &quot;May contain&quot; is confusing.                                                          
              PM                                                                                                                 

  928\.       9/23/2008 7:04:00   It would be great if the May contain label gave a truer idea if it may contain it.             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  929\.       9/23/2008 7:07:00   I think labeling laws should list HOW MUCH of an allergen is present, such as 1/18             
              PM                  etc. Eventually, tests will show just how much of an allergen is a trigger for an              
                                  allergic individual.                                                                           

  930\.       9/23/2008 7:12:00   I would like main ingred. allergy info and may contain (because of processing in               
              PM                  same facility) made mandatory by law                                                           

  931\.       9/23/2008 7:26:00   I wish that ALL ingredients had to be disclosed. My son is anaphylactic to                     
              PM                  sunflower seeds as well as some of the top 8, but sunflower seeds can be hidden in             
                                  &quot;natural flavoring.&quot; Who knows what &quot;natural flavoring&quot; is,                
                                  and I am left having to call or e-mail companies so that we can decide whether or              
                                  not a food is safe. If all of the ingredient were labeled, I could determine the               
                                  product\'s safety just by reading the label.                                                   

  932\.       9/23/2008 7:31:00   What we need is one consistent wording for allergen alerts, and one consistent way             
              PM                  for people with life threatening allergies to get the information that they must               
                                  have.                                                                                          

  933\.       9/23/2008 7:42:00   Currently the fact that the &quot;may contains&quot; statement is voluntary is                 
              PM                  great for those companies but leaves us with a false sense of confidence for other             
                                  items. We are very sensitive to cross-containmination and would reduce our number              
                                  of reactions if ALL companies would label.                                                     

  934\.       9/23/2008 7:48:00   As a parent of children with extreme allergies to the most common of foods (milk,              
              PM                  soy, wheat, etc.) it is critical that all foods and restaurnts have food warnings.             

  935\.       9/23/2008 7:48:00   When a product is manufactured on a line that manufactures something that has a                
              PM                  allergen people still could have a reaction. Everything that contains one of the 8             
                                  major allergens should be labled even if they are not a produce that you eat.                  

  936\.       9/23/2008 7:57:00   There are many companies that do not have allergens listed at all but they are                 
              PM                  some of the main ingredients. There should be one law across the board that is in              
                                  plain writing. Allergy information: This product contains xyz AND may contain xyz              

  937\.       9/23/2008 7:58:00   The whole &quot;may contain&quot; is the biggest pain in the butt! Does it or                  
              PM                  doesn\'t it? I think it\'s a silly cop out on the part of the manufactuerers!!                 

  938\.       9/23/2008 8:00:00   I wish that food labels were made more clear, I am really good about reading them,             
              PM                  but I tend to have trouble getting through to parents, teacher\'s that my child is             
                                  with. My child has a severe peanut and treenut allergy, and has reacted badly                  
                                  several times. I have gotten to the point where I just send snacks with her if she             
                                  goes somewhere and forbid her to eat anything else. I also wish that restaraunts               
                                  would make it more clear as to what their food is cooked in, or the risks of cross             
                                  contamination.                                                                                 

  939\.       9/23/2008 8:02:00   would like it if the advisory labels were required                                             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  940\.       9/23/2008 8:07:00   I am glad for the labeling that is in place, but it is not sufficient. We have had             
              PM                  reactions to several foods that contained an ingredient derived from an allergen               
                                  or was part of the &quot;natural and artificial flavor&quot;. It has been very                 
                                  difficult to find cosmetic products that are safe because of the difference in                 
                                  labeling.                                                                                      

  941\.       9/23/2008 8:10:00   I get the strong impression that manufacturers are using the &quot;may                         
              PM                  contain&quot; label to cover themselves and are labeling it that way to avoid                  
                                  having to be careful and comletely honest.                                                     

  942\.       9/23/2008 8:12:00   I would like all information possible on a product label both food and non-food.               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  943\.       9/23/2008 8:20:00   labeling of topical skin products would be wonderful. also, standardized allergen              
              PM                  language and requirements would be amazing to have. thank you!                                 

  944\.       9/23/2008 8:26:00   Labeling should be on all products in bold stating allergy info. Not just parents              
              PM                  are purchasing food for their children. Classmates are also not allowed to bring               
                                  this food to school. If the labeling isn\'t clear for someone who isn\'t diligent              
                                  about saving a child like a parent, it will likely be missed and put a child in                
                                  danger!                                                                                        

  945\.       9/23/2008 8:28:00   Labels need to have &quot;standard&quot; wording and be more accurate as in                    
              PM                  &quot;May contain (allergen)&quot;- does it or does it not?                                    

  946\.       9/23/2008 8:30:00   I definitely think that if there is any chance, great or small, that any of our                
              PM                  allergens could be present in an item it should be information made available on               
                                  the package                                                                                    

  947\.       9/23/2008 9:02:00   \- &quot;May contain\...&quot; or &quot;processed in a facility\...&quot; is not               
              PM                  adequate for consuming a product and minimizing an allergic response. - #17 should             
                                  be &quot;medications consumed internally or applied to skin&quot;                              

  948\.       9/23/2008 9:06:00   I appreciate all the companies who choose to label foods that are processed on                 
              PM                  equipment shared with allergens or processed in the same facility. Although I do               
                                  not purchase those products that may have come in contact with allergens, I look               
                                  for other products I can purchase from those same companies.                                   

  949\.       9/23/2008 9:07:00   1\) I would like to have a better understanding of the level of risk involved with             
              PM                  foods that are &quot;processed on the same equipment.&quot; 2) I would like it if              
                                  the warnings could also include some allergens that are not in the top 8. For                  
                                  example, many people are allergic to some seeds, etc. (My daughter is allergic to              
                                  sunflower seeds in addition to nuts, so I need to read the ingredients even when               
                                  there is an allergen advisory.)                                                                

  950\.       9/23/2008 9:34:00   I believe there should be common naming rules for certain foods - milk vs. whey                
              PM                  etc. so there is consistency. Also, listing the specific nut exposure such as                  
                                  &quot;pistachios&quot; or &quot;almonds&quot; vs. just tree nuts or peanuts.                   

  951\.       9/23/2008 9:34:00   People with severe allergies to something like nuts it could be a matter of life               
              PM                  or death or maybe to not have to make a trip to the emergency room or even if mild             
                                  allergy to product they might not be sick all night long                                       

  952\.       9/23/2008 9:48:00   Allergen advisory labeling is particularly helpful for people who are trying                   
              PM                  provide food for an allergic child (i.e. classroom parent, caregiver, teacher,                 
                                  etc.). They are not as experienced at reading labels and it easier when it is                  
                                  summarized at the bottom.                                                                      

  953\.       9/23/2008 9:51:00   As a mom of two food allergic children I have found that current labeling                      
              PM                  guidelines present us with small nightmare. It is very hard to discern what is and             
                                  isn\'t safe. It is not especially helpful when companies put this on the label,                
                                  &quot;May be processed in a facility that may contain \_\_\_\_ (fill in the                    
                                  blank).&quot; That is a total cop-out and doesn\'t help anyone. We go without a                
                                  lot of foods and I end up baking most of our desserts and muffins etc from                     
                                  scratch.                                                                                       

  954\.       9/23/2008 9:58:00   Allergens should be clearly listed, near ingredient list, in Bold letters.                     
              PM                  Companies that do not process in a facility with peanuts, nuts, etc. should                    
                                  clearly mark that on the package as well. It helps to make better dicisions in                 
                                  regard to which products to buy.                                                               

  955\.       9/23/2008 10:00:00  Answer to \# 6 varies with allergen. For soy, I must read the ingrediants since                
              PM                  soybean oil and soy lecithing are ok. For all other allergens, I avoid the product             
                                  if the allergen advisory mentions them without reading the ingrediants.                        

  956\.       9/23/2008 10:20:00  It gets very difficult to search for hidden words that may indicate an allergy                 
              PM                  (ie, &quot;cassein&quot; for milk). We\'re used to it, but it is impossible for                
                                  our school/daycare - they need simple and easy to understand and a YES/NO if it\'s             
                                  safe.                                                                                          

  957\.       9/23/2008 10:27:00  Labels need to be very specific as to what is in or may be in the product (cross               
              PM                  contamination). Food allergies are life-threatening!                                           

  958\.       9/23/2008 10:30:00  labeling is so\...important. For those of us with a life-threatening allergy, it               
              PM                  literally could be a matter of life and death.                                                 

  959\.       9/23/2008 10:51:00  stating that taht a product was processed in a facility contains an allergen gives             
              PM                  the consumer the information and then they can make the decision to consume it or              
                                  not. It is the not knowing that is challenging and then calling all these                      
                                  companies. knowing upfront will help wh                                                        

  960\.       9/23/2008 10:55:00  Of course listing all ingredients is very important. But if there is a chance                  
              PM                  things could contain a trace of nuts, I would NOT buy the product for my son who               
                                  has a life threatening nut allergy.                                                            

  961\.       9/23/2008 11:05:00  Clear labeling is needed for common allergies. My son has severe food allergies                
              PM                  and other parents, teachers, caretakers and relatives need to be able to easily                
                                  read labels to make sure the food is safe for my son and others with allergies.                
                                  Also, the new labels stating &quot;contains&quot; are very helpful, however the                
                                  other warnings regarding equipment and facilites can be confusing.                             

  962\.       9/23/2008 11:10:00  Manufacturers are labeling products with &quot;may contain\...&quot; \-- but I                 
              PM                  want more information. HOW and WHY may it contain it???                                        

  963\.       9/23/2008 11:13:00  There needs to be uniform labeling regualtion that clearly indicates the allergens             
              PM                  present in foods, personal care products and children\'s products, art supplies                
                                  and all products that contain the major allergens.                                             

  964\.       9/23/2008 11:47:00  It is confusing to read &quot;may contain&quot; when that ingredient is not listed             
              PM                  as part of the ingredients. I would prefer to see that the product I am                        
                                  considering purchasing has been manufactured in a factory with or on a machine                 
                                  that processed an allergen I need to avoid for my son. Then I at least know the                
                                  risk of cross-contamination is there and I can make the decision. When I see                   
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; I wonder why, since the ingredient isn\'t in the actual                
                                  ingredient list.                                                                               

  965\.       9/23/2008 11:52:00  I don\'t trust the &quot;may contain&quot; statements or &quot;processed in a                  
              PM                  facility&quot;\....These are misleading to me as a consumer.                                   

  966\.       9/23/2008 11:53:00  The relatively new requirement that any of the 8 top allergens be listed in the                
              PM                  ingredients in plain language is an excellent starting place. We also protect our              
                                  child as much as possible from cross-contamination, and thus wish to see two types             
                                  of changes to labeling regulations. (1) if there is any risk of                                
                                  cross-contamination, we want to know about it. Newman\'s Own, White Wave and                   
                                  Thomas\' English Muffins are all major brands that have told us on the phone that              
                                  their products may be cross-contaminated inadvertently with tree nuts and/or                   
                                  peanuts despite careful cleaning, yet this small but apparently real risk is not               
                                  marked on the labels of products distributed by these brands. We\'d like to see                
                                  all food products required to make it clear if any risk of cross-contamination is              
                                  present. 2. it would be helpful to have enforceable industry standards to define               
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;produced on shared equipment with&quot; or                    
                                  &quot;made in a facility that also processes.&quot; we treat these as one and the              
                                  same never-buy message, but as our daughter grows older, if we could count on some             
                                  sense of extremely low risk in a regulated labeling pattern, she might be able to              
                                  safely consume more products.                                                                  

  967\.       9/23/2008 11:59:00  I treat all the current nut warnings as meaning this has peanuts. It is                        
              PM                  frustrating however, not to be able to buy products that are unlikely or don\'t                
                                  have traces of allergens but if their is a warnings, I don\'t buy it. Clear and                
                                  precise warnings would be better than the current warnings. And maybe better                   
                                  production practices if possible.                                                              

  968\.       9/24/2008 12:03:00  We have a wheat allergy. What I find MOST disappointing is being unable to                     
              AM                  purchase a gluten free product because it was manufactured in a facility with                  
                                  other allergens.                                                                               

  969\.       9/24/2008 12:12:00  The food industry does a relatively good job. However, &quot;may contain trace                 
              AM                  amounts&quot; and &quot;processed on machinery that produced\....&quot; messages               
                                  are confusing. Is one worse than the other? Is one acceptable? In addition to                  
                                  allergen advisory labels on non-food products, restaurants should also be held to              
                                  the same standard. If a menu item has a food allergen it should state &quot;may                
                                  contain&quot; or &quot;contains&quot;. Some restaurant managers are very                       
                                  knowledgeable, many are not. And chain restaurants don\'t usually have a                       
                                  &quot;chef&quot;, nor are most of the restaurant personnel educated on the the                 
                                  severity of food allergy.                                                                      

  970\.       9/24/2008 12:24:00  I am concerned that manufacturers are using these labels as a CYA advisory. In                 
              AM                  general they are not very informative, except for those that say something along               
                                  the lines of &quot;good manufacturing practices used in a facility that also                   
                                  processes\...&quot;. In general, it also depends on the allergen if I will chose               
                                  that product or not, and also the other products that they sell (e.g., I will not              
                                  give my son any granola bars because they also sell peanut varieties, but I will               
                                  give him bread that has a &quot;facility that also processes peanut&quot;                      
                                  warning).                                                                                      

  971\.       9/24/2008 12:42:00  It is unclear if an allergen ingredient is likely to be present or if the                      
              AM                  manufacturer is just trying to cover themselves. Is it a blanket statement just to             
                                  CYA or is there really a hazard?                                                               

  972\.       9/24/2008 12:44:00  I feel that many manufacturers put ambiguous labels on foods so that they won\'t               
              AM                  be held legally responsible in the event of an allergic reaction. I sometimes see              
                                  them as sweeping disclaimers across product lines. Unfortunately, if a label                   
                                  states that the product &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;is processed on shared                
                                  equipment&quot; with an allergen, I must avoid it for safety sake, even if I feel              
                                  it is highly unlikely that the product contains the allergen.                                  

  973\.       9/24/2008 12:49:00  I think all things food and non food items should have allergen warnings                       
              AM                                                                                                                 

  974\.       9/24/2008 12:54:00  consistency with advisory labels is needed and they should reflect the accurate                
              AM                  risk and not to cover the manufacturer for liability issues                                    

  975\.       9/24/2008 12:56:00  I would really like to have a better handle on the actual differences between the              
              AM                  labels \-- some standardization of the phrasing. If something is made in a                     
                                  facility with the allergen, but not on the same equipment, I would probably feel               
                                  ok to buy it, but I don\'t actually know what any of the statements mean.                      

  976\.       9/24/2008 1:05:00   I think it should be law that they label &quot;May contain&quot; or processed on               
              AM                  machinery.                                                                                     

  977\.       9/24/2008 1:11:00   If there were a more consistent plan it would be helpful. Depending on the                     
              AM                  allergen, we may be able to give our kids something made in the same facility of               
                                  one of their allergens. I call every company we buy something from to find out                 
                                  their exact policies. It is helpful to know things like, &quot;This product is                 
                                  made on the same line as other products that contain milk and soy. It is also made             
                                  in the same facility as products that contain nuts, but in a separate area.&quot;              
                                  Knowing exact procedures are helpful also (how lines are cleaned, if the nuts are              
                                  in a completely separate area/room). What is very frustrating is how many products             
                                  we avoid b/c of blanket statements that say, &quot;this product may be made on the             
                                  same line as milk, egg, nuts, peanuts, soy, wheat\.....                                        

  978\.       9/24/2008 1:33:00   Ultimately, I am much more comfortable with products manufactured in Canada which              
              AM                  has a stricter labeling law.                                                                   

  979\.       9/24/2008 1:51:00   Some companies specify that &quot;potassium lactate&quot; and other similar                    
              AM                  ingredients are not from milk. That\'s really useful. I wish all companies would               
                                  specify from milk or not from milk.                                                            

  980\.       9/24/2008 2:01:00   The array of posted information if confusing at best. I initially was not as                   
              AM                  vigilant about ensuring we didn\'t feed our allergic daughter foods with &quot;may             
                                  be\....&quot; labels. After reading research about the real risk we stopped                    
                                  feeding her anything with even a &quot;may&quot; label.                                        

  981\.       9/24/2008 2:09:00   be specific,be consistent, put by ingredients -not on other part of package, use               
              AM                  common terminology                                                                             

  982\.       9/24/2008 2:14:00   I am not the only one that buys food for my child. Therefore I think that the                  
              AM                  allergen label should be as basic yet informative as possible. &quot;May                       
                                  contain&quot; or &quot;processed on machinery&quot; may not be as alarming to                  
                                  others as it is to me.                                                                         

  983\.       9/24/2008 2:16:00   The issue is when a plant processes an allergen and then a product that does not               
              AM                  contain the allergen is manufactured in the plant or on the equipment. Some plants             
                                  are extremely careful about avoiding cross contaminationa and others aren\'t. If               
                                  the plant is using good manufacturing processes, then I think that should be noted             
                                  and the allergens impacted should be noted. If good manufacturing processes are                
                                  not used, then the product should be labeled as possibly containing traces of the              
                                  allergen.                                                                                      

  984\.       9/24/2008 2:20:00   I feel that the advisory MUST list any allergens that are included in the product.             
              AM                  I have seen labels that list them in the ingredients but not on the advisory. Can              
                                  we call all milk products milk\...or do we need to list all the unheard of                     
                                  terms\...whey, casein, etc. It makes it that much harder when my child is in                   
                                  someone else\'s care                                                                           

  985\.       9/24/2008 2:32:00   On #13, they are all helpful, compared to labels that put no advisory any of them              
              AM                  is great. I believe that they should specify exactly which circumstance best                   
                                  relates to their risk. I think May contain is direct and to the point.                         

  986\.       9/24/2008 2:39:00   if a manufacturer processes something with the allergen ingredient, if the allergy             
              AM                  ingredient is in the same facility or used on the same equipment it should                     
                                  definately be without a doubt on the label in big bold letters for those of us who             
                                  have a SEVERE allergy. i also think that all haircare/skincare products should                 
                                  also be included in the labelings. My son has severe food allergies and many of my             
                                  skincare products i USED to use contained nut/tree nut ingredients, needless to                
                                  say one day i just went through all my stuff and threw out a lot due to this fact.             
                                  anything and everything should be labeled.                                                     

  987\.       9/24/2008 2:43:00   1\. Allergen advisory labels should be universal (like Windows icons) 2. Allergen              
              AM                  advisory labels should be short and &quot;consumer-friendly&quot; (not                         
                                  &quot;manufacturer-friendly&quot;) : without confusing &quot;a plant or on a                   
                                  machine \[facility or equipment\] that also processes allergens&quot;. It should               
                                  be simply: &quot; May contain&quot; or doesn\'t contain.                                       

  988\.       9/24/2008 2:58:00   I would like the manufacturers to be even more specific. It is sad that my child               
              AM                  cannot consume some products that may be safe for her, but the manufacturer would              
                                  prefer not to deal with lawsuits, therefore printing out &quot;may                             
                                  contain\...&quot; just to cover themselves. I would like to know if an allergen is             
                                  processed in a plant, whether that means in the same room or a different room, and             
                                  how careful the employees are about cross-contamination of ingredients between two             
                                  rooms.                                                                                         

  989\.       9/24/2008 3:29:00   I really like when an allergen is listed in BOLD in the ingredient list. So many               
              AM                  products have many ingredients and it is easy to miss something. The only thing I              
                                  get concerned about with the &quot;main contain&quot; is that I worry that                     
                                  manufacturers will put it just to &quot;cover&quot; themselves and then we will be             
                                  even more limited as to what my son can eat. I do read every label every time                  
                                  because so many companies change ingredients withour notice.                                   

  990\.       9/24/2008 3:31:00   they need to be standardized and required, with consequences for                               
              AM                  noncompliance\--it\'s a matter of life and death                                               

  991\.       9/24/2008 3:35:00   It should be a standardized process, and each labeling means something specific.               
              AM                  Not subject to the manufactor defintion. Too vague.                                            

  992\.       9/24/2008 4:16:00   It would be helpful is label was in bold in print.                                             
              AM                                                                                                                 

  993\.       9/24/2008 4:17:00   When it comes to the life of my child, knowing that something contains, may                    
              AM                  contain, or is processed on the same machines is vital.                                        

  994\.       9/24/2008 5:00:00   Thank you for doing this study. I think the results will help all the mothers of               
              AM                  food allergic children who tend to rush through the ingredients when shopping with             
                                  an active allergic toddler. Having a mandatory &quot;may contain&quot; label will              
                                  effectively cut that ingredient reading time in half and make this moms\' life a               
                                  bit easier. We do not serve &quot;may contains&quot; to our multiple food allergic             
                                  child.                                                                                         

  995\.       9/24/2008 6:05:00   The U.S. food and non-food items applied to skin NEED TO have an allergen advisory             
              AM                  label like Canada. It\'s a nightmare grocery shopping and educating the school                 
                                  about my son\'s nut allergy on what he can have and cannot have. Not to mention                
                                  the companies I call when the labelling is vague give me attitude. We\'re talking              
                                  about life and death here, allergen advisory should be LAW. For example, Hersheys              
                                  chocolates are a big offender of NOT labelling.                                                

  996\.       9/24/2008 7:24:00   &quot;manufactured in a facility\...&quot; labels just seem like a disclaimer. If              
              AM                  we limited my son to foods that didn\'t have this warning he would only eat about              
                                  10% of the foods that we purchase. I just need to know what it contains but I                  
                                  realize others with a nut allergy may be more sensitive so I think it\'s important             
                                  to keep this labeling.                                                                         

  997\.       9/24/2008 11:26:00  We need all the information possible in order to make SAFE choices as some                     
              AM                  allergies are air-borne as well as touch or ingested!!                                         

  998\.       9/24/2008 12:50:00  It is all very confusing right now. I err on the side of caution and avoid                     
              PM                  ANYTHING with any type of label involving my allergies. I DEFINITELY think it                  
                                  should be mandatory that health and beauty products be labeled. I basicaly avoid               
                                  everything for fear of a reaction. I have asked companies about their products and             
                                  either don\'t get a reply at all, or a very confusing one. Cosmetics are the                   
                                  worst!!!!                                                                                      

  999\.       9/24/2008 1:02:00   There needs to somehow be a distinction between the trutha bout the warning labels             
              PM                  and what companies are saying just to avoid any potential law suits. There are so              
                                  many foods that my children have safely eaten that now contain warning labels and              
                                  it feels as though the company was just trying to cover all bases. ALL the labels              
                                  like &quot;manufactured in a plant that may contain\....&quot; are hard to                     
                                  understand. If in the same plant, but a mile away, they are making peanut products             
                                  and then they are making gumballs in another part of the plant\....that warning                
                                  label is ridiculous.                                                                           

  1000\.      9/24/2008 1:05:00   There is rarely any info. that a product contains, &quot;Thyme, Oregano, Mustard               
              PM                  (or by product of it)&quot; it just states spices. This is a concern considering               
                                  the serverity of our allergies. I would like to see a listing of spices. They do               
                                  well with listing &quot;malt&quot; but more still needs to be done. Labels are                 
                                  better for peanuts and milk and eggs then for our allergies and we do appreciate               
                                  those labels because we have friends with peanut allergies and we do not purchase              
                                  those foods.                                                                                   

  1001\.      9/24/2008 1:40:00   I think ALL manufacturers of ALL food and skin products should be REQUIRED to warn             
              PM                  you if there is a chance that that product may have a even a trace of an allergen              
                                  in it. Since I am used to reading the labels, I am not particular in how the                   
                                  warning is worded - just warn me! It is really helpful that some companies have                
                                  chosen to print the allergen advisory in big bold print. I think all should do                 
                                  this. One strange thing I\'ve noticed is that an actual allergen can be omitted                
                                  from the allergy warning at the bottom. For example, something might have the word             
                                  &quot;peanuts&quot; in the middle of the ingredient list but then at the bottom in             
                                  bold it may say &quot;may contain egg and soy&quot;. I guess they didn\'t feel it              
                                  was necessary to repeat the warning about the peanuts since it was up there in the             
                                  big long list, but I feel it would be especially important to list that                        
                                  &quot;peanut&quot; in that allergy statement as well as in the ingredients because             
                                  I know there are a lot of people that just glance at that &quot;bottom line&quot;              
                                  statement only. Even though I make it a point to try to read every word of every               
                                  warning all of the time, there would be just less chance of an oversight if it                 
                                  could be listed with the other allergens as well. Others who just read the bottom              
                                  line may be dangerously fooled into assuming all the allergens are mentioned in                
                                  that section. I have a real issue with trusting anyone other than myself &amp;                 
                                  husband to feed my son and much of it has to do with the fact that it can be so                
                                  tricky to figure out which foods are a potential hazard. If there is anything you              
                                  can do to make the allergen advisory label become mandatory for all products -                 
                                  there are a lot of people that would be truly grateful. Thank you.                             

  1002\.      9/24/2008 1:48:00   It is really fustrating when the allergy warning says &quot;contains peanuts and               
              PM                  tree nuts&quot; Then when you read the ingredients there is dairy and wheat                    

  1003\.      9/24/2008 1:54:00   With a child allergic to 40 foods, I have to read the complete ingredient label                
              PM                  even if an allergen label exists. However, the processing equipment provides                   
                                  frequent cross contamination, so it is imperative that this info. be included in               
                                  an allergy statement. In personal care products, it is easy to mistake allergens               
                                  when the scientific names are used instead of the common names, such as Helianthus             
                                  instead of sunflower oil. I am aware of scientific names, however in the long list             
                                  of ingredients written very small, I have read the ingredients and bought items,               
                                  only to get them home, re-read the ingredients, and find that I missed something.              
                                  My child\'s needs are not adequately addressed with allergen labels because he has             
                                  so many allergies, but I think allergen labels are helpful and are very important              
                                  for the majority of food allergic people.                                                      

  1004\.      9/24/2008 2:03:00   Definately need more percise labeling. In bold print accross the board on all                  
              PM                  products.                                                                                      

  1005\.      9/24/2008 2:16:00   Different forms of warning (ie: may contain, made in a facility or same equipment              
              PM                  etc) leads me to wonder if there is different levels of risk. The example I use                
                                  when explaining this is (and for the record we never purchase any product when ANY             
                                  type of warning is stated to the allergan, in our case all nut products)\...Food               
                                  facilities can be 1000\'s square feet, if the peanut/nut product is in one area                
                                  only of the facility and on their own line/equipment, I feel that is as safe as                
                                  going to a relatives house that may have a jar of peanut butter in their cabinet.              
                                  However, I am NOT comfortable with shared equipment, lines etc that is why I                   
                                  question how things are labeled (and I understand the risk of liability etc)                   

  1006\.      9/24/2008 2:18:00   I don\'t know what we\'d do if there weren\'t any allergen labels. The more                    
              PM                  information, the better!                                                                       

  1007\.      9/24/2008 2:22:00   It is amazing how many seemingly benign foods contain allergen or are processed on             
              PM                  machinary with allergens there are. We with allergies and with allergic children               
                                  must be vigilant in keeping harmful food out of reach.                                         

  1008\.      9/24/2008 2:42:00   Because our son is in the care of so many people who are not as knowledgeable                  
              PM                  about food allergies as I am (his mom), I like the advisory labels because they                
                                  are easier for &quot;non-allergic&quot; people to understand.                                  

  1009\.      9/24/2008 3:19:00   It would be helpful if some of the chemical names had the food it was derived from             
              PM                  on labels, such as dextrose (corn or other)                                                    

  1010\.      9/24/2008 4:07:00   Since the advisory of &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed on equipment with             
              PM                  peanuts&quot; is not legally required, I have to be careful re cross contamination             
                                  &amp; do not buy certain brands who refuse to provide this info voluntarily.                   

  1011\.      9/24/2008 4:45:00   I think that labelling needs to go even further, to not have hidden ingredients in             
              PM                  \'natural flavoring\' or \'spices\'. I think ALL products should have advisories.              
                                  My child\'s life can depend on it.                                                             

  1012\.      9/24/2008 4:47:00   We need a consistent format for food allergen labeling. There is too much broad                
              PM                  placement of food allergen warnings. They should be factual and accurate and not               
                                  placed just for manufacturers to legally protect themselves.                                   

  1013\.      9/24/2008 4:55:00   I want information that is easier to read/understand. If it was made in a facility             
              PM                  that also processes does that mean the same machinery/equipment? Not clear enough              
                                  and I always end up calling the company to be on the safe side.                                

  1014\.      9/24/2008 5:23:00   I wish sesame (and other seeds) were included in allergen advisory labels. This is             
              PM                  required in Canada. As a parent of a sesame allergic child, it is very hard to                 
                                  know what foods are safe.                                                                      

  1015\.      9/24/2008 5:33:00   Can\'t wait to see a change made - preferably something that madates the same                  
              PM                  listing for all manufacturers                                                                  

  1016\.      9/24/2008 5:34:00   &quot;May contain traces&quot; and &quot;Processed on same equipment&quot;                     
              PM                  warnings should be mandatory                                                                   

  1017\.      9/24/2008 5:41:00   With the number of children with food allergies skyrocketing, more and more                    
              PM                  schools, restaurants, etc need a clear way to read a label to ensure that our                  
                                  children are safe. A uniform label would be so much easier and eliminate thousands             
                                  of phone calls to manufacturers. I don\'t buy lots of products if it has any                   
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; statement. If the company puts that on every product so                
                                  they won\'t be sued, they are losing out on a lot of sales.                                    

  1018\.      9/24/2008 5:44:00   A lot of people I know are confused about the labeling law. They think that                    
              PM                  manufacturers are required to put a &quot;may contain nuts&quot; warning on the                
                                  labels of foods made on shared lines, and assume that if a food doesn\'t have a                
                                  warning, it\'s safe for allergic kids. I have to keep telling them that &quot;may              
                                  contain&quot; warnings are NOT required, and that many manufacturers do not put                
                                  warnings on foods made on shared lines. Some do; some don\'t. (We are MUCH more                
                                  likely to buy products made by manufacturers like General Mills who do put                     
                                  &quot;may contain&quot; warnings on labels.) It would help if the laws were                    
                                  changed so that manufacturers would label things very clearly: If a food has a                 
                                  hidden allergen (&quot;natural flavorings&quot; that include nut ingredients) or               
                                  is made on a shared line with an allergen, it should have a warning on the label.              

  1019\.      9/24/2008 5:47:00   I think it should be manditory to label a food if it is made in a facility that                
              PM                  also processes the allergen. Too often we are accidentally exposed to a food that              
                                  contains traces of the allergen because it was made on the line next to another                
                                  food that has the allergen. Peanut dust travels. It really helps to know if                    
                                  something that has peanuts was processed in the room.                                          

  1020\.      9/24/2008 6:08:00   May contain statements verses made in a facility statements are confusing, which               
              PM                  is better or worse? I want to know does it contain the allergen or not, a simple               
                                  statement would be better rather than gray area.                                               

  1021\.      9/24/2008 6:12:00   Mhusband and I know how to read labels. Our parents and friends do NOT know how to             
              PM                  read the labels. We ask that the companies make it a no-brainer so our child is                
                                  not at risk when visiting friends and families. WE NEED YOUR HELP. Thanks.                     

  1022\.      9/24/2008 6:26:00   The current warnings are MUCH better than in the past. They could be improved                  
              PM                  somewhat.                                                                                      

  1023\.      9/24/2008 6:40:00   I have a sesame seed allergy and that is not one of the top 8 and have had                     
              PM                  allergic reactions to food I thought was safe - had read labels in the store but               
                                  did not re-read once at home.                                                                  

  1024\.      9/24/2008 6:49:00   I strongly urge the govt to recommend manufacturers advise us if something was                 
              PM                  processed in the same plant, equip, etc. I also REALLY need to know what allergens             
                                  are in products, like #17 above. I have been having a very difficult time with                 
                                  that the last few months. Especially helpful would be better labeling for RX drugs             
                                  and also supplements (like what the capsule is really made out of, etc). They                  
                                  always give me a hard time if I call them, but it\'s better than a trip to the                 
                                  E.R.                                                                                           

  1025\.      9/24/2008 6:57:00   Strawberries are the worst-there is no labling for them and we have to watch all               
              PM                  lables with &quot;natural &amp; artificial&quot; fruit flavors and calling these               
                                  companies is not helpful (Trix Yogurt was especially not helpful.) My child also               
                                  uses lotion for dry skin. Almond oil in lotions, lip gloss, and other cosmetic                 
                                  products (including soap!) really need to be labled. and in larger print than you              
                                  need to use a magnifying glass to read.                                                        

  1026\.      9/24/2008 7:07:00   Question 8. I\'m confused by your interpretation of &quot;consistent&quot;. I like             
              PM                  the differences of &quot;may contain xxxx&quot;, and &quot;processed on equipment              
                                  \...&quot; because I choose differently in these cases. But I would like all                   
                                  manufacturers to give more info such as these advisory labels. It is extremely                 
                                  helpful. I am not real clear on the &quot;may contain&quot; however, if it\'s not              
                                  in the ingredients. Does that mean it may be there due to mfg. processes, or they              
                                  may just put it in the ingredients on that day?!                                               

  1027\.      9/24/2008 7:46:00   I immediately go to the advisory info. If it\'s not there, then I read the                     
              PM                  ingredients. If a product has no contamination with an allergen, that doesn\'t                 
                                  bother me. But, if it\'s on the same line that there is potential for the allergen             
                                  to get in the food, then yes I want to know that. The easiest foods are the ones               
                                  that have CONTAINS: MILK, SOY at the end in big bold letters. If I can\'t                      
                                  determine there is an allergen, for example a loaf of bread should say wheat, but              
                                  doesn\'t, then I don\'t even bother buying it.                                                 

  1028\.      9/24/2008 7:48:00   most of the warnings appear intended to protect manufacturers from liability                   
              PM                  rather than warn consumers. Need to specify allergens contained in a product due               
                                  to different naming conventions.                                                               

  1029\.      9/24/2008 7:51:00   Many manufacturers use legal jargon to get around the FDA labeling requirements.               
              PM                  They will say that a food may contain allergens even if that allergen is never                 
                                  present in the food just to get around liability that the allergen could                       
                                  accidentally get in the food or to avoide the expense of performing actual                     
                                  allergen testing. They are more interested in their legal liabilities than telling             
                                  consumers which allergens are actually in their products. Customer service is                  
                                  often unhelpful, as the service agents have been given a canned speech carefully               
                                  worded by the company\'s lawyers.                                                              

  1030\.      9/24/2008 7:51:00   All foods should be labeled. People have a right to know what they are consuming               
              PM                  whether or not you have an allergy. It is helpful to have the proposed allergy                 
                                  noted in bold so I can quickly go to that. If it does not mention nuts (in our                 
                                  case), I still have to read the entire ingredient list because A. I have no idea               
                                  if the manufacturer simply did not put the allergens in bold or feel it is legally             
                                  sufficient to simply list the ingredients, and B. my daugther also has a sesame                
                                  allergy which is often not mentioned in bold when declaring potential allergens in             
                                  a product. Also, mango is part of the cashew family and therefore, my daugther                 
                                  cannot have it. Mango would never be listed as an allergen, so I must read                     
                                  everything - even cosmetics as they often have mango, coconut oil, etc. in their               
                                  products.                                                                                      

  1031\.      9/24/2008 7:51:00   please get allergy information and cross contamination information of food labels              
              PM                  ASAP                                                                                           

  1032\.      9/24/2008 8:09:00   Some companies put an allergen advisory on their product even if the food with the             
              PM                  allergen is in the same building but nowhere near the said product. I think the                
                                  warning should only be on items that are at risk for cross contamination.                      

  1033\.      9/24/2008 8:13:00   Standard labelling would be good. Depending on the manufacturer it is sometimes                
              PM                  difficult to find allergen information. Certain manufacturers are much better than             
                                  others in clearly disclosing the allegens or potential allergens in their                      
                                  products.                                                                                      

  1034\.      9/24/2008 8:14:00   I know what to look for in reading a label. Friends and other family members do                
              PM                  not need to be as careful, therefore I feel for purposes of clarity, as well as in             
                                  the ingredients, the statement: &quot;Allergy Information:&quot; greatly reduces               
                                  the risk of exposure to allergens for those with life-threatening allergies.                   

  1035\.      9/24/2008 8:34:00   I find the made in a facility that processes paenuts, etc. is the most confusing               
              PM                  because it restricts my diet even though it may not have that allergen.                        

  1036\.      9/24/2008 8:49:00   As the parent of a child with a life-threatening food allergy, I would LOVE to see             
              PM                  an allergen advisory label requirement law in place. I don\'t care how they word               
                                  it - &quot;May contain\...&quot;, &quot;Processed in a facility/on machinery that              
                                  also processes\...&quot; or whatever (I don\'t buy the &quot;allergy control                   
                                  plan&quot;- if there\'s any way it\'s in there, it\'s life-threatening to my                   
                                  child! Would the manufacturer give it to their child if their child had a                      
                                  life-threatening allergy - just to make a few more dollars?!) The one bright side              
                                  of my child\'s food allergy is that we live in this country where at least some                
                                  labeling is required- the more the better, because it\'s that much safer I can                 
                                  keep my child! Thank you for your efforts, and if there\'s any way I can help,                 
                                  feel free to contact me!                                                                       

  1037\.      9/24/2008 8:54:00   Advisory labeling ought to add something to the information we are already                     
              PM                  receiving. &quot;may contain&quot; labels with no further information don\'t                   
                                  really do that as well as &quot;processed on lines that also process&quot; and                 
                                  &quot;processed in a facility that also processes&quot;. As well, adding advisory              
                                  labeling that advises of an actual ingredient is just duplicative - we already                 
                                  have the ingredient list.                                                                      

  1038\.      9/24/2008 9:25:00   A general &quot;may contain&quot; statement is useless, especially since the                   
              PM                  wording of the warnings isn\'t regulated and I\'ve seen so many different types of             
                                  warnings. I\'ve also seen warnings appear on foods I\'ve eaten for years without a             
                                  problem. I will eat food that says &quot;same plant&quot; but not &quot;same                   
                                  equipment.&quot; I\'m frustrated that the manufacturer concern is more about                   
                                  liability than about accurately reflecting what\'s going on in its plants.                     

  1039\.      9/24/2008 9:43:00   It will be great if some products are made exclusively free of the allergen so                 
              PM                  that there is no contamination especially mainstream most popular products such as             
                                  cereals, icecream, cereal bars so our children can also enjoy the joy of eating                
                                  foods without the contamination of allergens such as nuts and eggs.                            

  1040\.      9/24/2008 9:58:00   I would love to see allergen info on menus at restaurants, and on non food items.              
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1041\.      9/24/2008 10:07:00  I am appalled that the companies and the government do not take this subject more              
              PM                  seriously. In many instances we are talking about life or death situations, not                
                                  just &quot;an upset tummy&quot;.                                                               

  1042\.      9/24/2008 10:35:00  what may contain or made in same factory means as far as risk of contaminate is                
              PM                  very unclear, especially for foods that seem like they wouldn\'t come in contact               
                                  with the ingredient (like spaghetti sauce and nuts). It means I have to avoid all              
                                  products without knowing if I really need to be concerned                                      

  1043\.      9/24/2008 10:51:00  The labels which say &quot;contains milk&quot; for example are a clearer way to                
              PM                  determine if there is an allergen in that product. This is especially helpful to               
                                  family members, friends and school personnel that are a bit removed from the                   
                                  immediate family with the allergy. The most disturbing issue for us has been when              
                                  the laws of labeling have changed and we have found out that a product that we                 
                                  thought was safe is actually carrying a risk or possibility of containing an                   
                                  allergen. While we have not had any known reactions to these products, the allergy             
                                  itself has actually worsened over time (as measured by the allergist), which may               
                                  be due in part to accidental exposure that we are unaware of.                                  

  1044\.      9/24/2008 10:53:00  I feel with peanut allergy being so deadly all products should state peanuts on                
              PM                  front of product with product name. I ran into a situation with a candy bar made               
                                  by Nesles that had crushed peanuts in the milk chocolate between wafers and it was             
                                  only listed with all other ingredients on back nothing in name on front or stating             
                                  with peanuts. I had to call them and found out it was finely ground in the                     
                                  chocolate.                                                                                     

  1045\.      9/24/2008 10:56:00  I think the more information the better. HOWEVER, selfishly speaking I\'d prefer               
              PM                  total transparency on ALL possible cross contamination as my son\'s life                       
                                  threatening allergies are not only within the top 8. For example the term                      
                                  vegetable oil is too broad for a person who has sunflower seed and flax seed                   
                                  allergy. And even once the label is more detailed I still only know if the                     
                                  equipment has been shared with nuts, peanuts and the top 8 allergens in general.               
                                  My son has 9 allergies.                                                                        

  1046\.      9/24/2008 11:20:00  It is confusing when a label says that a food &quot;was processed in the same                  
              PM                  facility as (allergen)&quot;. However, if this was mandatory I\'d be afraid that               
                                  everything would be labeled as maybe containing allergens. It should only be                   
                                  listed if there is a REAL RISK, such as a trace of the allergen being in the                   
                                  product. It would also help to have allergens listed on cosmetics. Also, the most              
                                  confusing allergen of all is SOY. Most people allergic to soy safely eat soy                   
                                  lecithin. I have spent so much time on the phone calling food companies where it               
                                  says &quot;contains soy&quot; because I need to make sure that the soy in the                  
                                  product is just the soy lecithin, and not soy in a natural flavoring (or any other             
                                  source). Clarification with soy allergy would be beneficial.                                   

  1047\.      9/24/2008 11:26:00  THE FOOD ALLERGEN LABELLING ALLOWS FOR A QUICK SCAN OF PRODUCTS.                               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1048\.      9/24/2008 11:53:00  When we travel abroad how can we know their laws on food labelling. I know that                
              PM                  Canada and the USA are the best but what if we want to travel to Argentina, Italy,             
                                  etc                                                                                            

  1049\.      9/25/2008 12:01:00  I think if a product is made in the same facility or even on the same                          
              AM                  lines/machinery as allergens, more information should be added regarding how well              
                                  they clean the lines or how physically close the product might be to the actual                
                                  allergen so the consumer can make a better judgement and not necessarily avoid so              
                                  many products that may actually be safe.                                                       

  1050\.      9/25/2008 12:14:00  I believe that all products should have all the contents on the labels. All                    
              AM                  manufactures should be required to also state may contain or processed on machines             
                                  that processed allergens                                                                       

  1051\.      9/25/2008 12:37:00  one of the allergies is mango. I would love to see this included in the list of                
              AM                  allergens, or at least always on the label. I am sometime worried when items say               
                                  they contain natural or artificial flavors since I don\'t know if that is, and if              
                                  it might include mango (when I have called companies they sometimes say they                   
                                  won\'t tell since it is proprietary).                                                          

  1052\.      9/25/2008 12:38:00  Not only should manufacturers disclose allergen ingredients, exposures in plants               
              AM                  to allergen ingredients but also the terminology needs to be uniform. Our son has              
                                  a severe peanut and tree nut allergy. When we purchase any product we not only                 
                                  have to look for the obvious ingredients but also the hidden ingredients. For                  
                                  example palm kernal oil. If a preservative or additive is related to a known                   
                                  allergen it should also be included in the allergy section. It would also be nice              
                                  that the same guidelines and procedures be carried over into restaurants. They are             
                                  not always aware nor have clearly labeled products and procedures.                             

  1053\.      9/25/2008 12:48:00  I thought it was great that you asked about allergens in non-food items. I just                
              AM                  learned that some cosmetics use peanut oil! That\'s not something of which I was               
                                  checking the ingredients.                                                                      

  1054\.      9/25/2008 12:59:00  I think the current requirements are good, but lack of consistency with the                    
              AM                  &quot;may contains,&quot; etc. statements makes it difficult to trust them.                    

  1055\.      9/25/2008 12:59:00  I also think that they should not be able to list items under different names that             
              AM                  people do not understand what they mean. Also the should not be able to label                  
                                  sesame seeds under spices or natural flavors they need to spell it out.                        

  1056\.      9/25/2008 1:00:00   Too many inconsistencies among manufacturers. They all use different terms which               
              AM                  may or may not mean the same thing                                                             

  1057\.      9/25/2008 1:20:00   I think it needs to be required that all food and cosmetics, lotions, etc. have                
              AM                  allergen labels. People could die. Lets not take chances.                                      

  1058\.      9/25/2008 1:24:00   It\'s a life or death issue. This information should not be a proprietary secret.              
              AM                  It should be clear and required.                                                               

  1059\.      9/25/2008 1:36:00   1\) I think more useful labeling would be to be to give consumers an idea of how               
              AM                  much contamination is likely. Maybe list a range for how many ppm a consumer might             
                                  find. The problem with forcing manufacturers to use a more traditional allergen                
                                  advisory label is that some manufacturers do a much better job cleaning their                  
                                  equipment, etc., than others. I typically call manufacturers for everything                    
                                  (whether or not I see an allergen advisory label). That way I get a better sense               
                                  of how risky the food is. 2) Sesame should be added to the list of top allergens               
                                  that must be specified explicitly on packaging. 3) Also manufacturers should not               
                                  be allowed to hide ingredients by using terms like &quot;spices&quot; or                       
                                  &quot;natural flavoring&quot;. Many people have allergies to foods that are not                
                                  among the top eight allergens. If this were done #2 above wouldn\'t really be                  
                                  necessary.                                                                                     

  1060\.      9/25/2008 2:02:00   Manufacturers should not put a warning on every product just to avoid liability.               
              AM                  It should only be on products that actually pose a risk to the allergic                        
                                  individual. It\'s gotten so we can\'t eat any processed foods, they all say \'may              
                                  contain\' or \'processed in a facility\...\'                                                   

  1061\.      9/25/2008 2:29:00   We\'ve had experiences with CANDY companies whose labels do NOT have the advisory              
              AM                  label. The ingredient may be listed as &quot;natural ingredients&quot;. DD had a               
                                  reaction. Upon contacting the company, they refuse to tell us WHAT that natural                
                                  ingredient was. Therefore, using vague language such as &quot;natural                          
                                  ingredients&quot; is insufficient and should not be allowed.                                   

  1062\.      9/25/2008 2:44:00   Labels need to be more descriptive. Several family members have life threatening               
              AM                  food allergies. We have had two (mild) events caused by foods with &quot;procssed              
                                  in a facility that uses&quot; labels, out of the thousands of foods we\'ve                     
                                  consumed with such labels. It is much too restrictive to avoid labels like this,               
                                  so systems should be in place that ensure that the labels accurately reflect the               
                                  chances of ingesting allergens. New foods are adding these types of labels as                  
                                  liability coverage without wieghing the effect on the food allergic consumer.                  

  1063\.      9/25/2008 4:35:00   I wish non-food items would highlight allergens in their products, like                        
              AM                  &quot;almond oil, shay nut etc.&quot; I have had to return items after coming home             
                                  &amp; reading it in their TINY ingredient labels, especially cosmetics &amp;                   
                                  lotions.                                                                                       

  1064\.      9/25/2008 5:03:00   #13 is a unclear, bad survey question.                                                         
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1065\.      9/25/2008 9:34:00   All food, beverages, drugs, vitamins, herbs (anything ingested or injected) or                 
              AM                  that can expose the body in other ways ie. ear or eye drops, mouth washes,                     
                                  lotions, shampoo, conditioner, sun block, cosmetics, soaps etc. should be required             
                                  to list the allergen as an ingredient (if it is one) AND have an allergen advisory             
                                  statement (not one or the other). Also, ALL of these products that may IN ANY WAY              
                                  contain an allergen (ie. processed in the same facility, etc.), but where the                  
                                  allergen is not an actual ingredient, should be REQUIRED to have an allergen                   
                                  advisory statement only. This should not be optional. In addition, I personally                
                                  like to know when it is an actual ingredient rather than just a potential                      
                                  contamination via the difference in the label: &quot;contains&quot; versus                     
                                  &quot;may contain&quot;: however, I recently had to switch pre-schools because                 
                                  while the school did not serve snacks that &quot;contained nuts&quot;, they did                
                                  serve snacks that &quot;may contain nuts&quot;. I asked them to stop, but they                 
                                  would not, so I switched schools. Unfortunately, this is an example where the                  
                                  non-nut-allergic public is using the difference in the allergen advisory labeling              
                                  to their advantage and our disadvantage. So, although I like to know when                      
                                  something &quot;contains&quot; versus &quot;may contain&quot;, it may be necessary             
                                  to require &quot;contains&quot; labeling even if the allergen is only a potential              
                                  contaminant and not an ingredient. This may also encourage manufacturers to                    
                                  eliminate nuts completely from their processes. Please think this one over                     
                                  carefully though. This is all very new to me. It occurs to me that this                        
                                  requirement might also encourage manufacturers to lie, so as not to have to label              
                                  their product with a &quot;contains&quot; when it only &quot;may contain&quot; an              
                                  allergen. If there is a solution to this, please consider it. Personally, I think              
                                  the labeling should be completely accurate (&quot;may contain&quot; when this is               
                                  the case), but that the laws should REQUIRE a complete peanut and tree nut ban in              
                                  all schools \-- including a ban on &quot;may contain items&quot;. Yes, I know you              
                                  can\'t guarantee any place to be nut free, and I\'ve heard the ridiculous argument             
                                  that this may create a inaccurate feeling of safety when it can not be truly                   
                                  guaranteed, but when my child is walking across a mine field daily (schools with               
                                  nut containing products), I prefer to remove as many mines as I can (complete nut              
                                  ban in schools), to reduce the ACTUAL risk and let people be responsible for their             
                                  choice of &quot;PERCEIVED risk&quot;! Please help me to get this point across to               
                                  those who claim kids are safer in schools that do not ban nuts \-- unfortunately,              
                                  including many allergists and FAAN. The laws ban illicit drugs in schools, and yet             
                                  this hasn\'t led anyone to believe that no illicit drug could ever make its way                
                                  into a school \-- it just likely reduces the level and creates consequences for                
                                  noncompliance that encourage people to comply.                                                 

  1066\.      9/25/2008 12:09:00  our daughter has multiple food allergies - the easier it is for us and her                     
              PM                  caregivers/teachers/relatives to assess the safety of her food.                                

  1067\.      9/25/2008 12:59:00  the &quot;may contain&quot; allergen is not that helpful. What does it mean? Is it             
              PM                  highly unlikely (b/c they are very careful), but &quot;may&quot; contain allergen              
                                  or very likely (because they don\'t watch out for cross contamination) that it                 
                                  &quot;may&quot; contain allergen.                                                              

  1068\.      9/25/2008 1:10:00   I check all labels, it would save time for me if I didn\'t have to read                        
              PM                  everything, but I do it. My concern is when other people who are caring for my                 
                                  child read the label and don\'t know all the words for that allergen and give it               
                                  the food to my child. Or they say they read it, but they just skim it. It has                  
                                  happened before. It would just be nice if it was there in bold print for them to               
                                  know that it is not a safe food for my child. I will probably still read all of                
                                  the ingredients though. It is a trust thing I guess.                                           

  1069\.      9/25/2008 1:36:00   Due to my child haveing a severe peanut allergy, i do not purchase anything that               
              PM                  has anything to do with peanuts. However, she also has milk and egg allergy. I                 
                                  still purchase pasta that was made in a facility that uses egg since her egg                   
                                  allergy is not as severe. I feel that all manufactures should be required to place             
                                  the advisories on their labels and let the consurmers make the call to buy them or             
                                  not. It should not be voluntary.                                                               

  1070\.      9/25/2008 2:04:00   I think the labeling should be clear and visible.                                              
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1071\.      9/25/2008 2:20:00   Item wirh May conatin or shared equip. labeling&quot; Seem to be very overused .               
              PM                  It is unsure if it is used to cover potential liabilities or if it is truly a                  
                                  danger and the company does not use safe manufacturing processes to provide                    
                                  againts cross contamination.                                                                   

  1072\.      9/25/2008 3:09:00   It is difficult when your child has an allergy that is not in the &quot;top                    
              PM                  eight&quot;. Companies are frequently unhelpful with disclosing what is included               
                                  in &quot;natural flavors&quot; or other cryptic terms. It sometimes seems taht                 
                                  certain companies will list just about everything as possibility of cross                      
                                  comtamination, which makes one wonder if some companies are simply trying to avoid             
                                  liability.                                                                                     

  1073\.      9/25/2008 4:13:00   It disturbs me that an allergen could be contained in foods that I purchase                    
              PM                  without me knowing it. I do not think it should be optional for manufacturers to               
                                  provide &quot;may contain&quot; statements - if there is any possiblilty that an               
                                  allergen could be in a food, it is a matter of life and death for the consumer to              
                                  know in some cases.                                                                            

  1074\.      9/25/2008 5:23:00   Really appreciate the allergen listings. Some food companies are great about it.               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1075\.      9/25/2008 5:45:00   I think all foods containing allergens should be required to have a allergen                   
              PM                  advisory label. However, I wish that there was more consistency among                          
                                  manufacturers. For example, is there a difference between &quot;May contain                    
                                  peanuts&quot; and &quot;Manufactured on equipment used to process peanuts.&quot;               
                                  Also, aren\'t food companies cleaning their manufacturing lines to ensure that                 
                                  there isn\'t cross contamination? Sometimes I feel that the &quot;Manufactured in              
                                  a facility&quot; label is just a cop out. These companies should be cleaning their             
                                  manufacturing lines. They probably are already, but just want to cover themselves              
                                  if there is an error. It seems like an increasing number of products thes days are             
                                  using advisory labels. My son is allergic to 7 of the 8 major allergens, so we are             
                                  finding it increasingly difficult to find processed food for him that doesn\'t                 
                                  have a &quot;manufactured in a facility&quot; or &quot;may contain&quot; label.                

  1076\.      9/25/2008 5:59:00   It is difficult to know which manufacturers take allergies seriously without                   
              PM                  consistent labeling guidelines. For instance, if I pick out a product without an               
                                  advisory, I am unsure as to whether it is &quot;safe&quot; because there are no                
                                  allergens to worry about or it is potentially contaminated, but the manufacturer               
                                  doesn\'t label correctly.                                                                      

  1077\.      9/25/2008 6:11:00   why when food is manufactured out of this country does it not have to have to                  
              PM                  follow the proper US labeling procedure?                                                       

  1078\.      9/25/2008 9:08:00   There should be 3 different levels of allergy labels: Contains (allergy), Trace                
              PM                  allergens, cross contamination possiblilty.                                                    

  1079\.      9/25/2008 10:02:00  My son has multiple food allergies, two of which are mustard and sesame. Both of               
              PM                  these are fast becoming high-allergenic foods worldwide and are included as part               
                                  of allergen labelling requirements in Europe and Canada. I hope that the U.S. will             
                                  eventually include sesame and mustard in their top allergen list for packaging, as             
                                  these allergens can be just as deadly as peanuts and nuts. Thanks!                             

  1080\.      9/25/2008 10:28:00  Cosmetics need to be labelled; this is lacking in the current system especially                
              PM                  when the &quot;chemical&quot; terminology is used; if a factory makes something                
                                  with a known allergen and labels it, but is made on different machinery, it should             
                                  be stated; if there are peanuts in a different building it has very different                  
                                  implications than peanuts made on the same equipment                                           

  1081\.      9/25/2008 11:52:00  Labeling is critical. The frustration is with cross-contamination and/or with the              
              PM                  lack of truly safe options. It seems that the major manufacturers are doing their              
                                  best to add products that contain allergens (so many new products in the past few              
                                  years now contain peanut butter) but do little to assist with the smaller allergy              
                                  community.                                                                                     

  1082\.      9/26/2008 12:06:00  The statement, &quot;May contain (allergen)&quot; is so ambiguous that it becomes              
              AM                  frustrating. I would like to see more detailed information about -why- it may                  
                                  contain an allergen (shared equipment, etc.)                                                   

  1083\.      9/26/2008 12:10:00  Universal terminology would be very helpful and include the seed category.                     
              AM                  questions 17 yes would be very helpful. We just want to avoid inadvertent exposure             
                                  as condition is life threatening in several categories.                                        

  1084\.      9/26/2008 1:23:00   More consistency between manufacturers would be helpful. I think that Allergy                  
              AM                  information and bolded allergens is a good way to notify consumers. Currently I                
                                  avoid food with the label that indicates &quot;the item was processed on                       
                                  machinery&quot;; however I have started purchasing food that indicates an item                 
                                  &quot;was produced in a facility&quot; because the latter seems to imply less                  
                                  risk.                                                                                          

  1085\.      9/26/2008 1:33:00   Question #7 doesn\'t make sense.                                                               
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1086\.      9/26/2008 1:56:00   I feel that only the ingrediants in the product should be listed if the equipment              
              AM                  is cleaned properly after each type of item.                                                   

  1087\.      9/26/2008 2:14:00   Sesame seeds should be included as an allergen when present in foods. There are                
              AM                  significant risks to contact with sesame seeds and they should be treated as such.             

  1088\.      9/26/2008 2:20:00   I feel like manufacturers just slap an allergen advisory label on their products               
              AM                  just to reduce their liability. The &quot;may contain&quot; label is on everything             
                                  these days, and is very difficult to translate - does it or doesn\'t it contain                
                                  the allergen? We avoid purchasing any product that has a &quot;may contain&quot;               
                                  or &quot;processed on equipment&quot; label. A stricter guideline in labeling                  
                                  would help keep those with food allergies safe.                                                

  1089\.      9/26/2008 2:38:00   Soy goes by MANY names. Glycerine can contain soy. Many products are not listing               
              AM                  primary ingredients.                                                                           

  1090\.      9/26/2008 3:16:00   I find that the products that are the most effective in letting me know about an               
              AM                  allergen are the ones that contain a bold section near but not part of the                     
                                  ingredients that says, &quot;Contain: (allergen)&quot; or &quot;May Contain:                   
                                  (allergen). The labels that are dislike are the ones list all the ingredients                  
                                  together because you have to hunt through all the ingredients to find the one you              
                                  or in my case my child is allergic too.                                                        

  1091\.      9/26/2008 9:10:00   1\) Question #13 above was written incorrectly. Survey suggests a &quot;hope&quot;             
              AM                  mixed in with &quot;helpful to (me)&quot; labeling. It would be my hope that every             
                                  food manufacturerer would be responsible and have a STANDARDIZED food allergy                  
                                  control plan (Standardized is vital\-\--otherwise what\'s the point?) But the                  
                                  truth is that if there is any chance, even remote, that an allergen has                        
                                  contaminated that food product then there is a chance that my child can die\... so             
                                  there should be a clearly visible Allergy Alert on the ingredients page of the                 
                                  food packaging. 2) That bakery companies, in particular, keep re-using pans/baking             
                                  molds, etc. without cleaning them in-between is a disgrace. It\'s a \'thumbing the             
                                  nose\' at those with allergies. I\'d suggest a regulation that either those pans               
                                  be sanitized between uses, or foods with allergens be baked/cooked only on certain             
                                  days of the week and equipment cleaned thoroughly after each use. To have to deny              
                                  my &quot;peanut child&quot; 99% of his Halloween bag is a shame.                               

  1092\.      9/26/2008 11:16:00  need more consistency in labeling. some mfg make absolutely no mention of                      
              AM                  allergens, ie Hershey\'s candies, so are you to assume it\'s allergen free? have               
                                  had to call the mfg to confirm what the lack of a label meant.                                 

  1093\.      9/26/2008 11:21:00  Best labeling for us specifically declares at the bottom of the ingredients, in                
              AM                  bold print, &quot;Contains milk, egg, and nuts. Processed in a factory that                    
                                  processes fish.&quot; We don\'t usually mind if it is processed in the same                    
                                  factory. For peanuts, we don\'t want it processed on the same equipment, though.               
                                  We are more lenient with milk and eggs\--will still use foods processed on the                 
                                  same equipment with milk and eggs. Every person has different degrees of                       
                                  sensitivity, so the more information, the better.                                              

  1094\.      9/26/2008 11:51:00  I would like to see more seed allergens listed. Also, bigger print and bold for                
              AM                  teenage children to be able to read. These children depend on themselves when                  
                                  their at school etc.                                                                           

  1095\.      9/26/2008 12:43:00  I feel most confident buying products that have a detailed allergen labeling, such             
              PM                  as \'was processed in a facility that also processes x, y and z allergens.\' If my             
                                  allergen, peanuts, isn\'t listed but others are, for example milk, soy and egg, I              
                                  feel VERY safe buying the product. Otherwise, I feel I must call the manufacturer              
                                  to ask about their manufacturing processes. I end up avoiding many products                    
                                  without allergy labeling because it\'s too much work.                                          

  1096\.      9/26/2008 1:07:00   Great Value (Walmart Brand) has done a marvelous job with allergen advisory                    
              PM                  labels. I wish all companies were required to be as specific as they are.                      
                                  Unfortunately even large companies are still not completely complying with the                 
                                  Food Allergy Labeling Act (such as Kraft) even though they say they are.                       

  1097\.      9/26/2008 3:17:00   Most of my family members have food and chemical allergies/intolerances. It is                 
              PM                  very frustrating trying to identify which products may contain allergens even if               
                                  they are in trace amounts. Strict regulations need to be implemented in order to               
                                  protect consumers from potential allergens. I have switched to an almost                       
                                  vegan/macrobiotic diet and begun purchasing organic products that have natural                 
                                  ingredients.                                                                                   

  1098\.      9/26/2008 3:27:00   The allergen advisory label should be required, not voluntary.                                 
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1099\.      9/26/2008 4:22:00   Allergens listed in Bold type are most helpful. Also ingredient lists should be                
              PM                  LARGE ENOUGH TO READ without the need of a magnifying glass.                                   

  1100\.      9/26/2008 4:38:00   I think that it is very important to avoid accidental ingestion. I am an avid                  
              PM                  label reader but have made mistakes. One product stated (a granola bar) &quot;may              
                                  contain tree nuts &quot; in its allergen statement. I purchased the product                    
                                  because our allergen is peanuts. Peanuts however was one of the main ingredients.              
                                  It was listed in the label, but for speed sake I only looked at the bold print.                
                                  Many companies list the allergens &quot;contains wheat,&quot; This is very helpful             
                                  for safely choosing products. Luckily it was obvious that the product contained                
                                  peanuts and my child was old enough to know to avoid eating the bar. Because I                 
                                  read labels I may read up to 10-20 labels per shopping trip. The easier this                   
                                  process is made the better.                                                                    

  1101\.      9/26/2008 6:11:00   With the current labeling, I still have to contact manufacturers when it says May              
              PM                  contain or Made in same facility. The more information they can give on the label              
                                  the better. It would be great for companies to go the extra mile and make sure                 
                                  there are more products without cross-contamination issues.                                    

  1102\.      9/26/2008 7:59:00   Need to use same standards on all packages including non food items so those w/                
              PM                  allergies will know for sure yes or no for that product                                        

  1103\.      9/26/2008 8:28:00   I find that many people do not know that the may contains or contains statement at             
              PM                  the end of the ingredient list is voluntary. Therefore, too many people,                       
                                  especially those buying for food allergic people scan a product for the contains               
                                  statement and if they don\'t see it, assume the product is safe. They don\'t know              
                                  that it only has to be in the ingredient lines. Also, I am frustrated with the                 
                                  fact that a major allergen like sesame does not have to be listed. Food allergies              
                                  are too serious to take chances.                                                               

  1104\.      9/26/2008 9:29:00   I believe that including the allergens in the labeling is helpful, but still find              
              PM                  that I have to call the manufacturers to clarify the level of risk. For example,               
                                  is equipment washed between, is there testing for allergens before labeling, is it             
                                  in the plant, but not on the line, etc.                                                        

  1105\.      9/26/2008 11:11:00  It is so hard to read ingredients every day, on every thing\...then to still have              
              PM                  to wonder if there is a &quot;may contain&quot; risk that is not listed but that               
                                  could harm my child. I would ask whoever is contemplating this decision to read                
                                  ingredients on everything they eat for a week. They will then appreciate why                   
                                  allergens should not only be listed, but listed in BOLD PRINT. Why an ADDITIONAL               
                                  &quot;contains or may contain&quot; statement at the end of the ingredients is so              
                                  incredibly helpful. There are young kids and teens that are dealing with                       
                                  life-threatening allergies; we should be making it EASY for them to look at a                  
                                  package and see if they can safely eat it! As a side note, I can say that I most               
                                  appreciate the very small minority of companies who put on their label: &quot;This             
                                  product does NOT contain nut, egg, etc&quot;. This type of warning is popular in               
                                  Canada, and we are behind the ball here! For example, in Canada Nestle and Hershey             
                                  put &quot;peanut free&quot; or &quot;manufactured in a peanut free facility&quot;              
                                  on many of their candies, but they do not do that here in the U.S. Manufacturers               
                                  will only be as responsible as we require them to be. For example, see these                   
                                  websites:                                                                                      
                                  http://www.nestle.ca/en/products/grouping/peanut_free/index?subGroup=Chocolates                
                                  http://www.hersheycanada.com/en/products/details/twizzlers/index.asp?name=peanut               

  1106\.      9/27/2008 12:17:00  My 6 yr old son is allergic to peanuts. I like the label to be simple and easy for             
              AM                  a child to understand.                                                                         

  1107\.      9/27/2008 1:01:00   Despite the allergy warnings, I call manufacturers regularly to confirm the                    
              AM                  allergy warning and to check for cross-contamination. I don\'t think the labeling              
                                  laws are strong enough and encompassing enough. We, as consumers, need more                    
                                  information! The manufacturer has this information. The law needs to make them                 
                                  provide it! It is a matter of life and death!                                                  

  1108\.      9/27/2008 1:21:00   It would be nice to have a clearinghouse of food ingredients by brand that could               
              AM                  answer a question like, &quot;what are all the brands of ice cream that contain no             
                                  soy?&quot;                                                                                     

  1109\.      9/27/2008 2:57:00   some labeling is just too vague. They need to be more specific, because there may              
              AM                  be things that people could potentially eat, but because of the label they don\'t              
                                  dare. The best way for me if I am not sure is to call the manufacturer.                        

  1110\.      9/27/2008 3:13:00   The biggest problem I have with food labels is that various chemicals could be                 
              AM                  made from different things. Citric acid, for example, could come from fruit, but               
                                  it could also come from corn- which my son is allergic to, but which is not                    
                                  required to be on allergen advisory labels. The labels for other allergens are                 
                                  sufficient, I think. My son is also allergic to milk, but if something &quot;may               
                                  contain traces of milk&quot; or &quot;is made on equipment that processes                      
                                  milk&quot;, he can usually eat it, though if the item &quot;contains milk&quot;,               
                                  he will usually react to it.                                                                   

  1111\.      9/27/2008 4:25:00   There needs to be a clear, consistant, country wide labeling law so that all food              
              AM                  manufacturing businesses can be consistant. The may contain and process in a                   
                                  factory are helpful to indentify possible cross contamination but when the                     
                                  allergen is hidden in the actual list of ingrediants by a different name (eg milk              
                                  = cassein) it is difficult to decipher.                                                        

  1112\.      9/27/2008 5:04:00   Would prefer a labeling system that quantitates the risk of an allergen being                  
              AM                  present in certain quantities\....not if it were manufactured in a plant that also             
                                  handles peanuts, but &quot;the risk of this product containing peanuts in excess               
                                  of x mcg is y%&quot;                                                                           

  1113\.      9/27/2008 12:19:00  I believe they should put everything down from contains to may contain or                      
              PM                  processed in a plant that processes\.... My son is allergic to may things-milk,                
                                  casein, eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, shell fish and latex. I only purchase food that              
                                  has the allergy information. I don\'t take chances with my 6 year old\'s life! I               
                                  wish everything had allergy labels. I have actually read ingredients in soaps and              
                                  shampoo- containing some sort of milk product.                                                 

  1114\.      9/27/2008 2:12:00   It needs to be simple and consistent in the content of the label.                              
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1115\.      9/27/2008 2:14:00   I have a life-threatening onion/leek alergy. I believe listing ALL the ingredients             
              PM                  on the label should be a mandatory requirement. My life depends on it.                         

  1116\.      9/27/2008 2:18:00   I hate that spices are listed as spices. I\'m allergic to red pepper but not                   
              PM                  black, I\'m allergic to clove but garlic is okay. Listing spices is insufficient.              
                                  I am allergic to pine. Figuring what has pine in it is WAY to hard.                            

  1117\.      9/27/2008 3:16:00   Cross contamination is extremely important, the company should always state if the             
              PM                  product is produced in the same facility as or on the same machinery as allergens.             
                                  Also, VERY IMPORTANT are the vagueness of ingredients that list &quot;natural                  
                                  flavors&quot; or &quot;spices&quot;. We need to know what the ingredients of the               
                                  natural flavors and spices are. At this point, we do not purchase ANY foods with               
                                  these ingredients because we do not know if they contain my son\'s allergens (ex.              
                                  soy, gluten, msg ). And lastly, while it is nice that many products now list if a              
                                  product contains wheat, a large majority of people who cannot tolerate wheat also              
                                  cannot tolerate other gluten containing grains (barley, oats, and rye). There are              
                                  millions of people with Celiac Disease that cannot consume any of these grains and             
                                  just because a product says it does not contain wheat or does not list wheat as an             
                                  allergen, the product can still contain, for example, barley or barley malt. It is             
                                  so very important to regulate these labels and get clear, authentic information                
                                  out there to the American people. The number of children with allergies is                     
                                  skyrocketing and it is our responsibility as nation to protect and look out for                
                                  our youngest members of society. Our children, our future, are the ones that are               
                                  suffering the most without our help.                                                           

  1118\.      9/27/2008 7:15:00   The font used on ingredient lists are so small, having bold allergen information               
              PM                  under it is very helpful. I recently read a label that had the bold allergen                   
                                  statement stating the food contained wheat and milk, but if you read the                       
                                  ingredients it listed soy. Unfortunately you cannot always rely on the allergen                
                                  statement.                                                                                     

  1119\.      9/27/2008 8:34:00   It is so frustrating to be avoiding foods that may be safe for my son, but since               
              PM                  it says &quot;may contain&quot; we can\'t buy it. I know that some companies are               
                                  including this statement on their product just to cover their butts. Then on the               
                                  other hand there are companies that DON\'T include the warning label when they                 
                                  SHOULD. It is so confusing.                                                                    

  1120\.      9/27/2008 9:17:00   I would like all products to be consistently labeled for both ingredients, shared              
              PM                  equipment and facilities, by law.                                                              

  1121\.      9/28/2008 12:03:00  I would love to see better labeling. It is hard to even get company\'s to give the             
              AM                  information that I need to know even if I call.                                                

  1122\.      9/28/2008 12:23:00  I get confused with &quot;processed in a plant that processes\...&quot; or                     
              AM                  &quot;packaged in a plant \.... &quot; Is there much risk here?                                

  1123\.      9/28/2008 1:01:00   I find it VERY helpful when an advisory label is provided in addition to the                   
              AM                  ingredients. There may be a huge list of ingredients and to have to read carefully             
                                  through all of them is sometimes difficult. After all, it\'s a matter of life and              
                                  death for some people to avoid the particular ingredient. I definitely think that              
                                  manufacturers should be required to put an allergen advisory label on all foods!!!             

  1124\.      9/28/2008 3:32:00   Dealing with my daughter\'s food allergies is difficult enough, especially now                 
              AM                  that she\'s started attending school. Having labels that clearly state the                     
                                  allergens it contains make things much, much easier. Thank you.                                

  1125\.      9/28/2008 2:15:00   I have 2 children with allergies. My son is 5 and has outgrown most of his                     
              PM                  allergies, but I know what it\'s like to have to avoid foods that say &quot;may                
                                  contain&quot; or &quot;processed on equipment with\...&quot;. My daughter has                  
                                  eczema and large amounts of certain foods cause outbreaks, but she\'s OK with                  
                                  foods that &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;processed on equipment&quot;.                      

  1126\.      9/28/2008 5:36:00   I still call maufacturers, to determine what their labeling policy is, I would                 
              PM                  like the USDA to make a determination of the threshhold of cross contamination                 
                                  that could trigger an allergic reaction, then require a simple, standard allergy               
                                  label, at least for the top 8 allergies.                                                       

  1127\.      9/28/2008 7:13:00   Manufacturers are going to complain if it is mandatory to list                                 
              PM                  &quot;contains&quot; but I want the most convenient way of determining if the                  
                                  product contains or does not contain what I need to avoid.                                     

  1128\.      9/28/2008 10:51:00  As an adult with anaphalactic reaction to all nuts, and as the parent of three now             
              PM                  adult children with allergies, the current allergen advisory labels are better,                
                                  but still not great. Canada does a great job with it\'s labels. Often, I still                 
                                  find a product that causes problems here in the US, even though I\'ve checked the              
                                  label.                                                                                         

  1129\.      9/29/2008 11:37:00  I read the label on moisturizers and they contained an allergen with no warning,               
              AM                  had a bad reaction from this                                                                   

  1130\.      9/29/2008 1:27:00   Drugs should be labeled. ex milk products are inactive incredient in many drugs.               
              PM                  Lactose, etc. prior to picking up medication I will contact the internent to learn             
                                  if safe to give to my son.                                                                     

  1131\.      9/29/2008 5:10:00   it is the inconsistency in labeling language that is most frustrating\...how is                
              PM                  &quot;may contain&quot; different from &quot;produced in a facility that also                  
                                  produces&quot;?                                                                                

  1132\.      9/29/2008 7:27:00   The majority of ingredients found on any given label are not easily identifiable,              
              PM                  let alone easy to pronounce. IMO, a standerdized system is needed desperately. I               
                                  believe that a label should at the very least state something similar to                       
                                  &quot;this product may contain allergens&quot; therefore alerting the consumer                 
                                  that they may need to investigate further, if they have any allergies, to see if               
                                  they are allergic to any ingredient in that particular product. I wouldn\'t mind               
                                  doing the extra legwork, if I could be sure of which products I need to double                 
                                  check before using.                                                                            

  1133\.      9/30/2008 12:40:00  When a food label says &quot;may contain&quot;, &quot;processed on                             
              AM                  equipment&quot;, &quot;may contain trace amounts&quot;, &quot;processed in a                   
                                  facility that also processes\...&quot; these labels are not helpful. We need to                
                                  definitively know if a food has the allergen or not. The current allergy law is                
                                  wonderful, but needs to be further descriptive. I have a child (under 3) with                  
                                  several food allergies (including wheat, eggs, nuts and milk). Also, we need to                
                                  further understand and be made aware of what food allergens are in the secret                  
                                  labels (such as &quot;Modified Food Starch&quot;). Thank you for your research on              
                                  this topic.                                                                                    

  1134\.      9/30/2008 12:46:00  2008 better than before but think it should also affect menu(s)at all functions                
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1135\.      9/30/2008 5:50:00   The new law is MUCH better than the old, if only for the standardization of                    
              AM                  language (e.g., &quot;Milk,&quot; not just &quot;Casein&quot;). Because we                     
                                  haven\'t had known reactions from cross contamination, we ignore the &quot;made on             
                                  machines.&quot; That\'s very different, however, from &quot;May contain,&quot;                 
                                  which is just limbo land - could be any amount, even INTENTIONALLY added?? Totally             
                                  unclear on this one. I suspect that the lawyers are trying to CYA for the                      
                                  companies, but it is a royal pain to read behind their labels \-- I feel nervous               
                                  serving up &quot;may contain&quot; but when the allergen doesn\'t even make the                
                                  ingredient list, it seems absurd (and is often inconvenient) to avoid the products             
                                  given our low cross-contamination threshold.                                                   

  1136\.      9/30/2008 12:54:00  The only thing I fear is that liability issues will make it so ALL foods end up                
              PM                  with these &quot;may contain&quot; or &quot;equipment&quot; labels, thus negating              
                                  the effect of the labeling.                                                                    

  1137\.      9/30/2008 1:30:00   I have a child with severe food allergies, all products should have labels                     
              PM                  including medication, cosmetics and art supplies. This could potentially kill an               
                                  allergic person.                                                                               

  1138\.      9/30/2008 3:55:00   I\'m concerned that the may contain/manufactured with labeling is used just to                 
              PM                  provide legal protection to the manufacturer/company when there may not be a real              
                                  issue.                                                                                         

  1139\.      9/30/2008 4:34:00   Some chemical names make it difficult to see if item contains something I\'m                   
              PM                  allergeric to.                                                                                 

  1140\.      9/30/2008 4:40:00   May contain is the least meaningful labelling. In fact, it gives me the feeling                
              PM                  that it may not contain the allergen but they\'re just trying to cover their                   
                                  bases. I am frustrated that my child may have more choices out there but is                    
                                  limited by the &quot;may contain&quot; sloppy labelling. Cross contamination is                
                                  important, so how the product may contain the allergen, such as shared equipment,              
                                  is more informative.                                                                           

  1141\.      9/30/2008 4:42:00   When a food product says it has been manufactured in a plant that has that                     
              PM                  allergen, I do not feel that is sufficient. I want to know what exactly that                   
                                  means. Is it on the same machine? Is it in the same room?                                      

  1142\.      9/30/2008 5:07:00   The lack of consistency among food ingredient labels and potential allergens is                
              PM                  confusing and frustrating. Some manufacturers include it plainly, and some do not.             
                                  Frankly, I just stop purchasing products that make me have to search for the                   
                                  ingredients and potential allergens. It\'s not worth it.                                       

  1143\.      9/30/2008 5:09:00   The more information (correct information) that is provided to the consumer, the               
              PM                  better. The labels/warnings makes it much easier to shop for foods.                            

  1144\.      9/30/2008 5:52:00   Thank you for doing this survey! I\'m particularly concerned about the current                 
              PM                  lack of labeling in pharmaceutical products (e/g toothpaste, flouride rinses) and              
                                  toiletries (soap, shampoo), as well as non-food products (e.g. peanuts in ant                  
                                  traps).                                                                                        

  1145\.      9/30/2008 7:25:00   &quot;processed in a plant that processes nuts&quot; it not helpful at all. We                 
              PM                  need more details on our food labels. I\'m looking for the plant that only                     
                                  processes food without nuts. Not sure it exists!                                               

  1146\.      10/1/2008 3:37:00   For those of us who suffer from allergies of all kinds, the effects range from                 
              AM                  rashes to anaphylaxis, discomfort to death. We need all the help we can get. Clear             
                                  and concise labeling is a MUST !!!!!!!                                                         

  1147\.      10/1/2008 5:37:00   My daughter and son are both Deathly allergic to peanuts: sometimes I see as a                 
              AM                  main ingredient may contain one of the following: &quot;peanut oil, safflower oil,             
                                  olive oil, ect&quot; I need to know FOR SURE if there is peanut oil in products                
                                  that I give to my children                                                                     

  1148\.      10/1/2008 6:16:00   For myself and my children, our allergies are not life-threatening (lactose and                
              AM                  strawberries for myself, lactose for one of my girls). However, they both have                 
                                  friends with Peanut allergies and even trace amounts can be life threatening. When             
                                  we know the friends will be over we look specifically for the warnings and avoid               
                                  snacks that could contain allergens. Better labeling than just &quot;may                       
                                  contain&quot; is much more helpful.                                                            

  1149\.      10/1/2008 9:31:00   I want - NEED - to know as much information about the product as possible to keep              
              PM                  my son safe and alive.                                                                         

  1150\.      10/2/2008 12:43:00  Labels on non-food items would be a great improvement!                                         
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1151\.      10/2/2008 2:45:00   It would be nice if all companies adhered to a consistent labeling warning, easier             
              AM                  to find and read, especially for caretakers giving food other than the parents of              
                                  allergy child, etc..                                                                           

  1152\.      10/2/2008 3:37:00   Although we read EVERY ingredient label EVERY time, we know many people who do not             
              AM                  read labels consistently or who rely solely on the advisory labeling. We also know             
                                  people who claim theadvisory labeling is merely a company\'s easy way to cover                 
                                  themselves and choose to disregard it, despite a family member\'s allergy to said              
                                  ingredient.                                                                                    

  1153\.      10/2/2008 5:17:00   It confuses me when the label states &quot;may contain (allergen)&quot;, or                    
              AM                  &quot;processed in a facility\...or on machinery that may contain\....(etc.)&quot;             
                                  because I would hate to have my children have to give up that food for life if it              
                                  turned out that it was perfectly fine, and did NOT in fact contain our allergen                
                                  (wheat).                                                                                       

  1154\.      10/2/2008 11:45:00  The labeling has helped, but since it is inconsistent you need to still read the               
              AM                  ingredients often to make sure. Also, since every Product is labeled differently               
                                  you need to double check. It would be better if things were standardized a bit                 
                                  more.                                                                                          

  1155\.      10/2/2008 12:54:00  Needs to be easy to read, and easy to find on packaging                                        
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1156\.      10/2/2008 1:07:00   I was shocked to find things such as egg whites in stage 2 baby food, but no                   
              PM                  advisory. It could be easily missed.                                                           

  1157\.      10/2/2008 3:57:00   Labels need to list the various forms of the allergens on the labels - ex.- wheat              
              PM                  allergen may be listed but whey should also be listed too as a form of allergen.               
                                  Shampoos, meds, cosmetics, etc should have the labeling on them with the name of               
                                  the allergen it contains (ex - hydrolized protein is usually wheat protein).                   

  1158\.      10/2/2008 8:10:00   IMy child has 30+ food allergies, most of which are well controlled as long as her             
              PM                  primary 3 are- peanuts, peas and corn. We had been avoiding peanuts for a long                 
                                  time, but eating corn regularly, and her antihistamine, and primary allery med was             
                                  based in corn starch. Only making her worse! Once we changed her meds, and cut                 
                                  down on the corn intake, including the high fructose corn syrup she starting doing             
                                  better. It tok multiple doctors fo figure that out. The pharmacists didn\'t even               
                                  knowthat the zyrtec was based in corn starch.                                                  

  1159\.      10/2/2008 8:40:00   My allergens aren\'t the &quot;top 8&quot;, so allergen advisory labels don\'t                 
              PM                  effect me. If ingredient lists were 100% complete and accurate, we wouldn\'t need              
                                  advisory labeling. For those of us who read labels, having an ingredient list can              
                                  be the difference between remaining healthy or battling an asthma episode or                   
                                  allergic reaction. What frustrates me is when a company can be allowed to list                 
                                  &quot;may contain one or more of the following\...&quot;. Another concern is                   
                                  &quot;natural flavors&quot;. I recently called a company to inquire about their                
                                  \'natural flavors\' and found that they wouldn\'t give me any specifics other than             
                                  it was a fruit, vegetable or a spice that concocted their \'natural flavors\'. One             
                                  of my allergens is maple (trees, syrup, flavoring); it is considered a \'natural               
                                  flavoring\' and I avoid the term &quot;natural flavoring&quot; at all costs. I                 
                                  really think that accurate food labeling would help all of us                                  
                                  (manufacturers,consumers, etc). Companies would sell more product because                      
                                  consumers would know exactly what they were getting in a specific product.                     

  1160\.      10/2/2008 11:43:00  Manufacturers often refuse to divulge more than what is required when we call. For             
              PM                  ex. they will not divulge if the product is made in a factory that processes                   
                                  peanuts; or on equipment that does. They will just refer us to the ingredients                 
                                  label and say to go by that. For example Ritz crackers when you call will not tell             
                                  you if there is milk in the product or on the equipment. This is very frustrating              
                                  and scary. My child has had reactions to products that did not have ANY of her                 
                                  allergens listed in in the ingredients; it had to be made on equipment with her                
                                  allergens, and we needed that info beforehand. We try and call every manufacturer              
                                  before we eat anything because the labels vary so much.                                        

  1161\.      10/3/2008 1:28:00   I really wish that labeling was clearer for all ingredients, not just the top 8                
              AM                  allergens. In particular (1) My family has several people with celiac disease, so              
                                  we can\'t eat wheat, rye, oats and barley. Wheat is a top 8 allergen, so it is                 
                                  shown on labels. But rye, oats, and barley aren\'t always labeled so clearly. (2)              
                                  My son is sensitive to corn in his diet, and that is hidden in ingredients with a              
                                  zillion different names. I really wish \*every\* ingredient on the label listed                
                                  what its source was, for example &quot;citric acid (from corn).&quot; Thanks for               
                                  doing this survey!                                                                             

  1162\.      10/3/2008 1:43:00   I am deathly allergic to the chemicals used to create fragrances and scents.                   
              AM                  Paper, plastic and fabric readily absorb the voc\'s and I have been poisoned a                 
                                  number of times just purchasing medicine and foods. I believe that there needs to              
                                  be a warning about voc\'s on every product containing them and that regulations                
                                  need to be established for the people who handle food and medicine prohibiting the             
                                  wearing of scent while at work. I am unable to leave my home because of voc\'s. A              
                                  trip to my doctor or to buy groceries results in nearly two weeks of excruciating              
                                  pain. It also causes asthma attacks and lung infections. I am deathly allergic to              
                                  mellon and yet I never see anything that tells if there is mellon in products.                 

  1163\.      10/3/2008 1:47:00   \- need to include &quot;gluten&quot; warnings, not just wheat - gluten free needs             
              AM                  to mean no gluten ingredients or cross-contamination, not just &quot;tests below               
                                  30 ppm&quot; or whatever - corn needs to be added to the list of &quot;must                    
                                  label&quot; foods - generic ingredients such as &quot;spices&quot; or                          
                                  &quot;natural flavours&quot; need to be eliminated. They need to disclose what is              
                                  actually in the product                                                                        

  1164\.      10/3/2008 2:36:00   It is confusing to me when some foods list allergens and others don\'t. Does this              
              AM                  mean the allergen is so obvious in the ingredient, there need not be a specific                
                                  warning?                                                                                       

  1165\.      10/3/2008 2:48:00   I think when something lists vegetable oil which could be frome peanuts, corn,                 
              AM                  etc. that they should have to put what oil was used in the product.                            

  1166\.      10/3/2008 3:16:00   Need info on active and inactive ingredients; excipients; sealers; conditions for              
              AM                  production; need to err on the conservative side rather than being so liberal.                 
                                  Companies that provide accurrate and helpful information for the consumer should               
                                  be rewarded. \[allergies, toxicities, long-term reactions to unknown and                       
                                  non-identified ingredients\--even less that 4 parts per million are a major health             
                                  problem for many of us that appears not to be understood or perhaps not including              
                                  as a health concern within the food and drug industries\],                                     

  1167\.      10/3/2008 12:16:00  I am not able to answer #13, as I really do not know the level of risk attached to             
              PM                  each of the statements. Consistent food labelling practices are necessary for                  
                                  people to self protect. As a mother, I am more diligent and informed about how                 
                                  food is labelled, and how to interpret information. My peanut/nut allergic son is              
                                  now 16. No longer am I the only person who purchases his food. We require                      
                                  consistent standards that allow informed decisions to be made. Thank you for this              
                                  survey, and allowing me to provide feedback.                                                   

  1168\.      10/3/2008 12:34:00  It would be helpful if gluten was listed, not just wheat.                                      
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1169\.      10/3/2008 1:03:00   I wonder why gluten is not classified as an allergin. I a product cotains wheat,               
              PM                  the label will say that, but what about malt flavorings and other derivitives that             
                                  contain gluten?                                                                                

  1170\.      10/3/2008 1:22:00   I think that the list of allergens should be expanded to include the same                      
              PM                  allergens that the EU dictates its members use.                                                

  1171\.      10/3/2008 1:31:00   Many products have a list of ingredients that includes the word                                
              PM                  &quot;spices.&quot; My daughter is allergic to several spices, so I don\'t buy                 
                                  those products. I need to know every single ingredient in a product.                           

  1172\.      10/3/2008 1:49:00   My family has Celiac Disease. My concern is the idea that so many PPM (parts per               
              PM                  million) of gluten is ok. With Celiac Diesease ANY gluten is a problem. I want to              
                                  be able to trust the lableling is acurate and true, not some business persons idea             
                                  of what is ok - take McDonalds fries for example. They insisted that their fries               
                                  were gluten free until the government created the law for labeling wheat when it               
                                  is present. All of a sudden the fries were no longer gluten free. Having wheat                 
                                  listed on products has been a tremendous help, but gluten is found in many other               
                                  products and I have to vigilant all the time. Please include 100 % gluten free in              
                                  your labeling law. Thanks for giving us this opportunity to speak.                             

  1173\.      10/3/2008 2:00:00   Gluten should be considered one of the ingredients that should be included in                  
              PM                  allergen labelling.                                                                            

  1174\.      10/3/2008 2:05:00   I do buy products that were mfg. in a facility\....etc. I think all lable should               
              PM                  have &quot;Contains (allergens&quot; printed seperately and bolding on the                     
                                  package, including hair, soaps, etc.                                                           

  1175\.      10/3/2008 2:09:00   There needs to be a &quot;May contain GLUTEN&quot; label. Wheat is not a                       
              PM                  sufficient indicator for gluten as many products may contain barley, oats, rye,                
                                  etc.                                                                                           

  1176\.      10/3/2008 2:15:00   I don\'t think the current labeling helps us because we don\'t have any trust in               
              PM                  it, we feel like the companies are just doing it to cover themselves. And each                 
                                  phrase can mean so many things, the phrases need to be more clearly defined to                 
                                  help us and the manufacturers convey and understand the same information.                      

  1177\.      10/3/2008 4:06:00   I feel every ingredient in a food needs to be listed on a food package.                        
              PM                  Additionally, companies need to thoroughly clean and santize equipment when                    
                                  changing product line. Companies that do not appropriate clean and santize                     
                                  machinery feel they are safe by saying the product was produced in an area that                
                                  allergens may be present. I feel this is not only a food safty issue for allergies             
                                  but a true food safty issue and quality assurance issue. there needs to be strick              
                                  enforcement of food safty quality assurance. As an added note-public awareness of              
                                  the fact that a minimal amount of allergen can cause severe reaction and medical               
                                  consequence. During the hurricanes anyone on a special diet, better have there on              
                                  food supply, mir and other foods supplied by different agencies are not                        
                                  necessarily labeled.                                                                           

  1178\.      10/3/2008 6:24:00   I am wondering why certain ingredients are not listed. For instance, in many                   
              PM                  products it simply says chicken broth (or beef, vegetable). I am also yeast                    
                                  intolerant and many broths have yeast in them. I do not understand why the                     
                                  ingredients of listed broth is not in ( ) so consumers know what is in that                    
                                  ingredient. I also think gluten should be considered other than just wheat. Gluten             
                                  comes from barley, rye and oat too, not just wheat. It has been helpful to have                
                                  wheat listed, but I am not confident unless it actually says gluten free because               
                                  there can be other sources of gluten. Thanks so much for taking the time to do                 
                                  this survey. I hope it helps imporve the labeling system. This will make shopping              
                                  so much easier for all who have food allergies.                                                

  1179\.      10/3/2008 7:01:00   Both of my children have celiac disease, which means they can\'t have any gluten.              
              PM                  If I see a product that says &quot;gluten free,&quot; then it makes my life so                 
                                  much easier. I don\'t have to read through all the ingredients or contact the                  
                                  company if there are any questionable ingredients (which happens way too often,                
                                  and this is very difficult for me as a deaf person, but that\'s a whole other                  
                                  story). Yesterday at the grocery store, when looking for hummus, I was looking at              
                                  several different brands when I realized one had a brand new &quot;Gluten                      
                                  free!&quot; label on it. I immediately purchased that brand and will only buy that             
                                  one from now on. Such labeling would also make our lives easier in terms of other              
                                  people \-- like if my children are at a friend\'s house, where the parent isn\'t               
                                  as knowledgeable about gluten as we are. A simple &quot;gluten free&quot; would do             
                                  the job. We shouldn\'t have to do all the legwork; the companies should let US                 
                                  know what they put in their products or how the products are made.                             

  1180\.      10/3/2008 9:31:00   Right now, I skip anything that says &quot;manufactured in a facility                          
              PM                  that\...&quot;\--and I feel like I\'m sometimes penalizing vendors who are being               
                                  conscientious about allergy labeling, and favoring those who aren\'t disclosing. I             
                                  might be willing to purchase things that are made in a facility\... but have a                 
                                  solid allergy plan\--I\'d like to see more of that kind of label.                              

  1181\.      10/3/2008 9:40:00   I wish that \*every\* ingredient had its source listed. I am sensitive to corn (in             
              PM                  addition to 4 other top-8 allergens), but corn isn\'t a top-8 allergen. However,               
                                  it is in a zillion foods under a zillion different names. I\'d appreciate it if                
                                  all ingredients were labeled with their source the way the top-8 allergens now                 
                                  are, like for example &quot;citric acid (from corn).&quot; Thank you.                          

  1182\.      10/3/2008 10:00:00  My son is allergic to so many things even trace amounts of allergens can cause a               
              PM                  hive reaction which is very bad for severly eczematics,its just not anaphalaxis                
                                  which is a main concern this is too                                                            

  1183\.      10/4/2008 12:07:00  -Manufacturers should be required to label whether or not a product contains                   
              AM                  gluten. -Q. 13 - I like that companies are creating allergy control plans, but                 
                                  without knowing how good that plan is, I\'m no more likely to trust a product                  
                                  whose packaging says &quot;this product was produced in a plant with an allergen               
                                  control plan,&quot; etc. than one that says &quot;this product may contain these               
                                  allergens.&quot; -Q 17 - \*especially\* for medications                                        

  1184\.      10/4/2008 3:10:00   Should be standard labelling. It seems like a lot of manufacturers are using words             
              AM                  that covers all bases so that they will not be sued.                                           

  1185\.      10/4/2008 3:32:00   Food labeling &amp; allergen advisory labels should be in simple language &amp;                
              AM                  consistent. Allergy advisory labels should be in bold &amp; directly under the                 
                                  ingredients so they are easily seen. Without a doubt, these labels should be on                
                                  non-food items such as cosmetics, shampoos, etc. These products often have many                
                                  ingredients of which most of us would not know the source.                                     

  1186\.      10/4/2008 4:18:00   My son has Celiac Disease. Current labeling for wheat is very helpful, but those               
              AM                  with Celiac Disease (and others following a gluten free diet) need to know if the              
                                  product contains barley, rye or oats in addition to the wheat. Another concern is              
                                  exactly what does &quot;gluten free&quot; mean? Is it 20ppm or 200ppm? For some,               
                                  200ppm might not cause a problem and it would be sad if the product was labeled as             
                                  containing gluten. On the other hand, for those who are so severely effected by                
                                  even 20ppm, labeling the product &quot;gluten free&quot; could be very                         
                                  detrimental. Since there has not been an agreement on the &quot;safe&quot; amount,             
                                  if any, it would be ideal if the ppm were known to include it on the label. Thank              
                                  you for providing this survey. It is great to feel &quot;heard&quot;.                          

  1187\.      10/4/2008 12:18:00  I think all labels should have contains statement. I also think there should be a              
              PM                  standard statement used for produced on same line, produced in same facility. I am             
                                  not sure how I would standardize it, but it is very confusing now. I almost call               
                                  every company. Cosmetics and non food items should absolutely have a contain                   
                                  label. It is extremely difficult to get this info. Many times I call a company,                
                                  and the can\'t even answer me as to what is in their product. I end up NOT using               
                                  tons of products.                                                                              

  1188\.      10/4/2008 5:03:00   I think many companies are using general &quot;may contain&quot; warnings as a                 
              PM                  method of reducing their liablity when the product might not actually be unsafe                
                                  for someone with an allergy. Consistent labeling should be used.                               

  1189\.      10/5/2008 12:20:00  All ingredients should be listed on the label. For example many products just list             
              AM                  &quot;natural flavors.&quot; What exactly is that? I have a serious soy allergy                
                                  and have learned the hard way that &quot;natural flavors&quot; can be code for                 
                                  soy. Manufacturers should have to say exactly what is in a food and not be able                
                                  get away with things like &quot;natural flavors&quot; and others like                          
                                  &quot;spices.&quot;                                                                            

  1190\.      10/5/2008 1:23:00   Our family has allergies to nuts/peanuts, melon, lobster, and gluten. While                    
              AM                  &quot;contains wheat&quot; is helpful in identifying some gluten-containing food,              
                                  it does not address the gluten found in rye, barley, or possible wheat                         
                                  contamination of oats. It\'s helpful to know the source of ingredients - for                   
                                  example, modified food starch. While defining &quot;gluten-free&quot; as &lt;20ppm             
                                  is helpful for manufacturers, it is not helpful for consumers because ANY amount               
                                  of gluten can cause symptoms and intestinal damage. If gluten-containing                       
                                  ingredients are used in processing the food, the end product cannot be considered              
                                  &quot;gluten-free,&quot; even if the assay results are &lt;20ppm.                              

  1191\.      10/5/2008 1:30:00   My son has a peanut allergy. I have answered all questions with this in mind. I                
              AM                  don\'t know how serious allergic reactions can be to other allergens (soy, dairy,              
                                  eggs, etc.). Peanut reactions can be so serious that I think the most precautions              
                                  possible are warranted. I always look at labels and frequently put things back on              
                                  the shelves because of them. I have been surprised how many items are possibly                 
                                  cross-contaminated by peanuts (like tofu, pasta, olive oil).                                   

  1192\.      10/5/2008 1:35:00   If allergens are listed in the product\'s ingredients it would be easier if it was             
              AM                  in BOLD. It is very difficult when shopping to know how accurate a label is. A                 
                                  bakery, I once called, told me that nuts/traces of them may be in their donuts                 
                                  depending on which plant made them so I had to check the box for the plant number.             
                                  The rep told me that the plant that made those donuts with a certain \# was                    
                                  nut-free. However, I realized they were only labelling for allergens that all the              
                                  plants shared (soy and milk) but not nuts. Until I get a clear statement about a               
                                  company\'s allergen policy (especially if there is nothing much listed on the                  
                                  packing and I suspect there could be nuts or soy in the product), I will not try               
                                  that new product for my family.                                                                

  1193\.      10/5/2008 11:52:00  I feel that in order to protect themselves, manufacturers are labeling anything,               
              AM                  just to be safe. I think there is a difference between &quot;made on the same                  
                                  equipment&quot; and &quot;made in the same facility&quot;. I don\'t feel confident             
                                  that I can trust that the proper labels are being put on things.                               

  1194\.      10/5/2008 8:17:00   The &quot;common allergens&quot; needs to be expanded to include more allergens.               
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1195\.      10/6/2008 1:07:00   Labeling standards should be uniform and consistent across the board. Items that               
              AM                  say &quot;May contain \[allergen\]&quot; should be more specific regarding how                 
                                  allergen may have been introduced to food product if it is not an ingredient.                  

  1196\.      10/6/2008 2:04:00   It is difficult bc to really know what is in a product you have to contact the                 
              AM                  manufacturer directly and some give you more info than others. Also one                        
                                  manufacturer has a blurb about their GMP Good Manufacturing Practices separate                 
                                  this product from others in a facility with x, y and z. It is tough to know                    
                                  exactly what this all means. Also one manufacturer told me until it is required by             
                                  the FDA they don\'t have to tell me anything that is voluntary like about cross                
                                  contamination.                                                                                 

  1197\.      10/6/2008 4:18:00   The list of allergens should be expanded to include sesame and garbanzo beans. I               
              AM                  know many people besides myself who are severely allergic to these ingredients.                

  1198\.      10/6/2008 6:21:00   I think lables with allergy labels need to be more clear about whether or not                  
              AM                  there is a valid risk of a product that does contain an allergy becoming                       
                                  contaminating also I think the ingredients need to be more clear modified food                 
                                  starch for example is too vauge I need to know the source. I also wish companies               
                                  that practice safe handling practices would make that know then I would feel more              
                                  comfortable feeding that product to my child.                                                  

  1199\.      10/6/2008 2:12:00   It is frustrating when companies aren\'t completely disclosing the manufacturing               
              PM                  process even though they are adding an advisory warning. I have had products say               
                                  &quot;contains wheat&quot; also to find out upon calling it may contain tree nuts.             
                                  I have had products saying they have strict policies to keep ingredients seperate,             
                                  and have had cross contamination allergic reaction. I have had advisory warnings               
                                  saying product is made in a facility, when it was actually shared equiptment.                  
                                  There is no way for a consumer to know at this time whether there is a risk                    
                                  (especially if there is no warning), and what the risk is since the statements                 
                                  don\'t necessarily mean what they say. Also, if practices change, we don\'t know.              
                                  It is nearly impossible to call a company every time you buy a product. Even if I              
                                  do call, I frequently get a very generic &quot;we are careful and take allergies               
                                  seriously&quot; script. When you ask for further information about production                  
                                  practices, they don\'t know. Very frustrating.                                                 

  1200\.      10/6/2008 6:28:00   There are far too many hidden allergens with misleading names that the average                 
              PM                  person would not be able to avoid if just looking at the ingredients listing.                  

  1201\.      10/6/2008 9:46:00   I tend to call manufacturers that do not note allergens and whether items are made             
              PM                  on mixed use lines. Would save me a lot of time to get that information off the                
                                  label rather than having to call the company or avoid items that simply do not                 
                                  provide enough information. Consumers are entitled to have appropriate information             
                                  to make their own decisions about whether an item is safe for their own                        
                                  consumption.                                                                                   

  1202\.      10/6/2008 10:05:00  I think a lot of manufacturers do not have the money for seperate processing                   
              PM                  plants. However they do have cleaning processes involved as well as production on              
                                  different days. At times I feel like every label says &quot;may conatin nuts&quot;             
                                  just so companies can protect themseleves. It really makes it difficult to buy                 
                                  packaged foods.                                                                                

  1203\.      10/6/2008 10:11:00  Please require &quot;contains&quot; when there is a &quot;may contains&quot;, and              
              PM                  use &quot;may contains&quot; for any cross-contamination risk, and require                     
                                  &quot;may contains&quot;.                                                                      

  1204\.      10/6/2008 10:37:00  Consistency is the key. I appreciate the intent of companies who say things like               
              PM                  &quot;we use good practices to clean the machines of allergens&quot; but have not              
                                  felt comforatbale actually having my allergic child eat them.                                  

  1205\.      10/7/2008 12:08:00  I haven\'t thought of a better system of labeling\... perhaps %\'s listed                      
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1206\.      10/7/2008 12:13:00  As my answers above may be confusing, my daughter is allergic to eggs, but others              
              AM                  in the house eat egg products. We read every label carefully, and often. It always             
                                  easier when the ingredients end with an allergen alert. Non-food products should               
                                  be labeled if possible!                                                                        

  1207\.      10/7/2008 12:37:00  My concern is that companies just automatically put the &quot;may contain&quot;                
              AM                  warning on their products even though they probably don\'t contain allergens.                  

  1208\.      10/7/2008 12:51:00  I would like to see more research on how often trace amounts are likely to be                  
              AM                  present in foods, or how often trace amounts appear in food made on shared                     
                                  equipment, for example. To say &quot;there might be a risk&quot; is not sufficient             
                                  enough information to make a good decision and probably limits FA individuals                  
                                  unnecessarily. My daughter has a soy protein allergy which is further complicated              
                                  by the labeling for soy such as soy oil or soy lecithin. So I never know what to               
                                  believe when a package says &quot;may contain soy&quot; unless it specifies soy                
                                  PROTEIN. Few individuals are allergic to soy oil or lecithin so labeling for soy               
                                  PROTEIN would be much more helpful.                                                            

  1209\.      10/7/2008 2:00:00   I love the way Trader Joe\'s does it. I am likely to buy something there with a                
              AM                  may contain since I know that they label for mfg. line. I think that &quot;trace               
                                  of&quot; and &quot;may contain&quot; mean nothing since they have no consistency.              

  1210\.      10/7/2008 2:17:00   To me &quot;may contain&quot; means the main ingredients are in there but\...                  
              AM                  these others may have slipped in. Automatically unsafe in my opinion.                          

  1211\.      10/7/2008 3:21:00   &quot;May contain&quot; labels would not be tolerated in the pharmaceutical                    
              AM                  industry! Can you imagine a medication saying &quot;MAY CONTAIN SUGAR&quot; for                
                                  diabetics?! Labels MUST have REAL information - either the food HAS or DOES NOT                
                                  HAVE the allergen. Consumers need accurate information in order to know what is                
                                  truly safe to eat. If food is processed on machinery that also processes with                  
                                  allergens, than it must say so ACCURATELY.                                                     

  1212\.      10/7/2008 12:10:00  would be helpful if all manufacturers added the allergen tag after the                         
              PM                  ingredients, as well as may contain, processed in a plant etc.                                 

  1213\.      10/7/2008 2:27:00   &quot;May contain&quot; or &quot;manufactured on&quot; labels are important to us              
              PM                  because our child\'s doctor has informed us that her level of sensitivity is high              
                                  enough and her reactions severe enough that she cannot eat anything processed on               
                                  shared equipment. It would be helpful if companies were required to provide this               
                                  information rather than self judging their cleaning processes. As it is, we call               
                                  any company that doesn\'t appear to use these labels or avoid their products.                  
                                  Although we don\'t rely only on the allergy advisory labels, they are a good                   
                                  backup for us since label print is so small and are very helpful to grandparents               
                                  and caregivers without our practice reading labels. It would also be helpful if                
                                  these labels were on bulk packaging used for commercial (restaurant) purchases so              
                                  they were more easily able to advise us. Finally, we have an awful time buying                 
                                  soap, shampoo and lotion because the labels are so hard to read and the contents               
                                  and derivatives not in plain english. We would buy more from more manufacturers if             
                                  we didn\'t have to parse Latin, and we worry about our daughtertrying to buy for               
                                  herself later. Thank you for addressing these issues!!!                                        

  1214\.      10/7/2008 3:21:00   The current labeling is a significant improvement over what existed previously and             
              PM                  it seems to be getting better all the time. My one concern is the possibility that             
                                  manufacturers are over labeling their products with &quot;may contain                          
                                  (allergen)\...&quot; just to cover themselves when in fact the product may be                  
                                  completely safe. Those with allergies are already are severely limited in their                
                                  choices of certain products so it would be helpful if any changes to the labeling              
                                  regulations were to tighten up the requirements around each labeling category so               
                                  that arbitrary labeling (to the extent that it exists) is diminished. For those                
                                  with severe allergies, such as my daughter, I cannot risk purchasing any products              
                                  that indicates an allergen may be present or that it was processed in the same                 
                                  facility as her allergen. I NEVER purchase products labeled as such.                           

  1215\.      10/7/2008 3:53:00   The presense of common allergins in non food products, like personal care                      
              PM                  producst, toothpaste, soaps and over the counter medications is very dangerous and             
                                  needs to be included in any and all labling practices.                                         

  1216\.      10/7/2008 4:10:00   I have an allergy to corn. So any of the labeling is not sufficient. There are                 
              PM                  more and more of us out there but we are treated like second class step children.              
                                  There needs to be more focus on all allergens and not just the top 8 that FAAN                 
                                  identifies. Sources for the various ingredients needs to be available, not                     
                                  necessarily on the labels, but some where easily accessible by those who need it.              
                                  (i.e. citric acid is usually sourced from corn)                                                

  1217\.      10/7/2008 4:59:00   1\) need requirement for allergens and possible allergens in any food be listed.               
              PM                  2) need a consistent labelling policy between manufacturers regarding labelling                
                                  for possible cross contamination with allergens\...should always be listed.                    

  1218\.      10/7/2008 6:27:00   In my case, I\'m more concerned with cosmetics &amp; products with fragrance. My               
              PM                  son is more concerned with certain ingredients in foods.                                       

  1219\.      10/8/2008 1:33:00   There needs to be a consistent labeling - especially with those labels that one                
              AM                  day say &quot;made on equipment that may contain eggs or milk&quot;. I would also              
                                  like to know that this is a label that is placed on the product because it is                  
                                  true - not because the company wants to avoid being sued. -This is very upsetting              
                                  because products that we used to buy will one day have the above information on it             
                                  and we don\'t buy the product again for fear that it may be true (or their                     
                                  ingredients changed). I would like to see a label say that the company is                      
                                  conscious of allergies and does its best to avoid cross contamination.                         

  1220\.      10/8/2008 1:33:00   There needs to be a consistent labeling - especially with those labels that one                
              AM                  day say &quot;made on equipment that may contain eggs or milk&quot;. I would also              
                                  like to know that this is a label that is placed on the product because it is                  
                                  true - not because the company wants to avoid being sued. -This is very upsetting              
                                  because products that we used to buy will one day have the above information on it             
                                  and we don\'t buy the product again for fear that it may be true (or their                     
                                  ingredients changed). I would like to see a label say that the company is                      
                                  conscious of allergies and does its best to avoid cross contamination.                         

  1221\.      10/8/2008 1:35:00   The Allergy Advisory is critical in making safe choices for people with food                   
              AM                  allergies and it does not pose a large burden on manufacturers to do so. It is                 
                                  still largely up the consumer to read the information and make the choice to                   
                                  purchase and consume but manufacturers do bear some responsibility to their                    
                                  customers to inform them of exactly what they are eating (including traces of non              
                                  ingredients from processing contamination)                                                     

  1222\.      10/8/2008 2:48:00   My allergic reaction is to corn starch, which I rarely see as a warned-of                      
              AM                  allergen.                                                                                      

  1223\.      10/8/2008 5:23:00   It should also be apprised by the allergen advisory lebeling that the product or               
              AM                  ingredients are not useful for those who are suffering with the abdominal problem              
                                  or likewise some other problems like spondylities or cirvical etc etc in the case              
                                  of non-eatable products.                                                                       

  1224\.      10/8/2008 10:24:00  The hardest thing I find now is - if x is not in ingredients, but may have been in             
              AM                  the plant - does one avoid it? For our allergies it may not be necessary and if it             
                                  is new to the label and has been eaten before we still eat it. If a new item, we               
                                  avoid the food. I also wonder if &quot;x&quot; cookie also produces a similara one             
                                  with peanut butter, and there is no warning, is it really safe? The difference                 
                                  between same plant and same machine is significant and would be helpful.                       

  1225\.      10/8/2008 1:16:00   Some of the ingredients listed need to be simplified so a &quot;new allergy                    
              PM                  parent&quot; knows what they\'re really buying                                                 

  1226\.      10/8/2008 2:01:00   My answers would be different if my daughter\'s allergies were life threatening.               
              PM                  They only cause mild problems at this point.                                                   

  1227\.      10/8/2008 2:27:00   Labeling needs to be more specific. There should be no exceptions for ingredients              
              PM                  derived from refined products like soybean oil (In other words, list the source of             
                                  lecithin and vitamin E). Alcohol needs to be labeled, as well, even though it                  
                                  falls under the ATF. &quot;May contain&quot; seems to be a useless CYA statement.              

  1228\.      10/8/2008 2:45:00   cross-contamination is a huge factor \-- that is all about the machinery and the               
              PM                  facility \-- therefore I feel more comfortable when a label lets me know if shared             
                                  equipment is used \-- for me that is the same as if the products contains that                 
                                  ingredient \-- same facility as is too vague                                                   

  1229\.      10/8/2008 2:50:00   I have food intolerances, and it is useful for me to know specific product                     
              PM                  information. For example, Lay\'s Potato Chips used to be made with sunflower oil               
                                  (OK for me), but now are labelled as made with &quot;sunflower oil and/or corn                 
                                  oil&quot; (corn oil is not OK). This is ridiculous and should be illegal - how can             
                                  they NOT know what they used in making the product?                                            

  1230\.      10/8/2008 3:00:00   sometimes the writing is so small and there are so many ingredients or derivatives             
              PM                  that you can miss a potential allergen                                                         

  1231\.      10/8/2008 3:13:00   My dream: That a law would be passed that EVERY ingredient must be listed on food,             
              PM                  bevarages, skincare, haircare and cosmetics, and that the phrases &quot;Natural                
                                  flavors&quot; and &quot;Natural Flavorings&quot; would be outlawed. Would YOU like             
                                  to have an allergic reaction to jellybeans b/c you had no idea there was banana                
                                  juice in them? How about trying to explain to a non-native US doctor what                      
                                  Hershey\'s syrup is, b/c you had it in your milk and are now covered in hives? Or              
                                  getting &quot;botanical&quot; bug spray thinking it would be safer than all the                
                                  chemicals, and breaking into a head-to-toe rash? Try living a life full of                     
                                  uncertainty and the feeling that you are playing Russian Roulette w/your life,                 
                                  just by EATING(!) or trying to take care of yourself. It\'s hell most of the time.             
                                  I don\'t care about competitive advantage, manufacturers should have to disclose               
                                  every damn ingredient. And don\'t get me started about restaurants! I had to stop              
                                  going to them competely. (Ex. of why\--Uno\'s couldn\'t tell us the ingredients in             
                                  anything &quot;b/c they are locked up in the corporate safe in Chicago&quot;).                 
                                  Imagine the effect on one\'s daily life and social life if you could never dine                
                                  out again\...                                                                                  

  1232\.      10/8/2008 3:15:00   In addition to food that you purchase, I would also like to see more information               
              PM                  provided by (child-friendly) restaurants. We have encountered a FEW restaurants                
                                  that have a food allergy menu and we find it supremely helpful. It takes the onus              
                                  off the waitstaff to know what ingredients are in the food or to have to go back               
                                  and ask the kitchen. We frequent these restaurants just for this reason. I think               
                                  more should adopt the policy!!                                                                 

  1233\.      10/8/2008 3:40:00   I am a parent of a peanut allergic child. It should be mandatory for all                       
              PM                  manufactures of any product to list allergen ingredients under &quot;allergery                 
                                  information&quot;. It is not a hardship for the manufacture. Not everyone is as                
                                  careful as the parent of an allergic child. This labeling would help others who                
                                  have to come into contact with the allergic individual.                                        

  1234\.      10/8/2008 4:22:00   Improve laws to include enforcements and penalties among manufacturers not                     
              PM                  adhering to requirements! Tofutti almost killed my child because milk was included             
                                  in the product. Tested by University of Nebraska.                                              

  1235\.      10/8/2008 4:24:00   re: cosmetics - my daughter is highly allergic to milk and its derivatives (as in              
              PM                  anaphlaxis), and if a cosmetic product contains milk derivatives, she has had                  
                                  allergic reactions from contact with it.                                                       

  1236\.      10/8/2008 4:47:00   Allergy information is inconsistent and confusing. Because I am unable to dermine              
              PM                  whether or not a label such as \'may contain trace peanuts\' is a real concern or              
                                  not, we avoid anything and all things that state this or a variation. I have also              
                                  heard many times that some companies put warnings on their products even though it             
                                  is not truthful but more to \'cover themselves\' or not deal with it. There needs              
                                  to be a standard around how things are handled and processed. Finally, bakeries,               
                                  ice cream stands and restaurants also do not have a process or consistent                      
                                  warnings. This also needs to change.                                                           

  1237\.      10/8/2008 4:53:00   It is frustrating that manufacturers are seemingly just trying to cover their butt             
              PM                  and putting \'may contain\' on EVERYTHING!!! The laws need to be strict and                    
                                  followed the same across the board\... 1 labeling system for all!                              

  1238\.      10/8/2008 4:58:00   I hate it when flavoring is listed because it is too vague. All ingredients, as                
              PM                  commonly known, should be listed. The many derivatives that a common allergen goes             
                                  by are too confusing to the public. We need to be able to quickly and effectiently             
                                  read a label while shopping without getting out a medical dictionary. Parents are              
                                  way too busy to spend that much time shopping for the basics. But we don\'t want               
                                  to put our children\'s lives at stake, not to , with the current label system.                 

  1239\.      10/8/2008 5:08:00   I will buy products if there is notice that good manufacturing proccess are used               
              PM                  to eliminate contamination.                                                                    

  1240\.      10/8/2008 5:08:00   Im sick of having to call companies all the time to get more info. I usually dont              
              PM                  purchase items that I feel I have to call about.                                               

  1241\.      10/8/2008 5:14:00   We need a universal labeling system that includes, may contain and/ processed on               
              PM                  shared equipment.                                                                              

  1242\.      10/8/2008 5:28:00   allergen labels are not always accurate. often times it will not listed an                     
              PM                  allergen in the ingredients (i.e. wheat), but it will be in the ingredients.                   

  1243\.      10/8/2008 5:59:00   labeling should also apply to medicine &amp; the source of ingredients like                    
              PM                  &quot;sodium lactate&quot; should be indicated - i.e. is &quot;sodium                          
                                  lactate&quot; from beets or corn                                                               

  1244\.      10/8/2008 6:07:00   The more info provided on labels, the better! I read EVERYTHING when purchasing                
              PM                  prepackaged food of any kind, even if I have purchased the same item previously,               
                                  and although it can be tedious to \'weed through\' the info on labels, it keeps my             
                                  3yo son safe and I would not do any less. That said, CONSISTENT and CLEARLY WORDED             
                                  allergen labelling on all packaged food would allow consumers to read and process              
                                  package info more quickly. It is the year 2008 and I believe that EVERYONE should              
                                  be on board with food allergies and keeping little (and big!) people safe. There               
                                  is too much at risk to settle for anything less than 100% participation from all               
                                  parties involved, from manufacturing to packaging of products.                                 

  1245\.      10/8/2008 6:37:00   I am very concerned about the lack of labeling of items like tea (which can                    
              PM                  include a wide variety of substances in blending.) I think it is very difficult                
                                  for consumers to know whether &quot;processed in a facility with\...&quot; is                  
                                  dangerous. In some companies there is absolutely no overlap while in other                     
                                  companies there may be a great deal of crossing between these parts of the                     
                                  facility. Impossible for me to know if it something to avoid or not, so we always              
                                  avoid.                                                                                         

  1246\.      10/8/2008 6:41:00   When more information is provided, it is more helpful in deciding whether to                   
              PM                  eat/use a product. I would really appreciate it if skin care products/medical                  
                                  products included a warning too.                                                               

  1247\.      10/8/2008 6:43:00   It is helpful when an allergen is bolded in the ingredient label. Some people are              
              PM                  so highly allergic that they must know if there is any risk of an allergen being               
                                  present in the food or chance of cross contamination.                                          

  1248\.      10/8/2008 6:51:00   A &quot;may contains&quot; statement to me means they do not do anything special               
              PM                  (cleaning etc.) when making their products. So there is a risk for cross                       
                                  contamination. I will not buy products that have this statement. If it is                      
                                  processed in the same plant , but not on the same line I may be more likely to                 
                                  purchase that item, but I call the company first. I am frustrated that the                     
                                  &quot;may contains&quot; statement is voluntary and varies in meanings and                     
                                  sometimes may be put on there to reduce risk of liability from the company. I do               
                                  not feel comfortable with someone else (teachers,family, friends etc.) buying food             
                                  items/non food items for my daughter because unless you have talked with the                   
                                  company and know what questions to ask you cannot rely on the label you are                    
                                  reading. It certainly would be nice to pick up a product and know if there really              
                                  is a risk or not. I can\'t tell you how many times I have been in a store and I                
                                  find a item/Brand name I am not familiar with and I call while I am in the store               
                                  if there is a phone number because I do not know what there policy is. Many times              
                                  there is not a phone number so I write the brand name and product down and search              
                                  for a contact online. Probably 8 times out of 10 I forget about it and never                   
                                  purchase the product. Phone numbers are a big help. I have to call on many food                
                                  items that are provided to the school for lunches. Bulk packaging is different. I              
                                  just recently went into an Aldi's store and found I wasn't sure if I could trust               
                                  the brands there so I searched online and the products came up under Aldi's                    
                                  website and their contact info is mailing only. No phone number. So I could send a             
                                  letter wait awhile and then maybe go shopping there. Very frustrating!!!!! If                  
                                  reading labels were easier, consistent and reliable we would probably buy more                 
                                  products. Non food items are horrible. My daughter will want to wear makeup in a               
                                  couple of years and I have no idea what is in the product. My only fear is if they             
                                  make it mandatory for companies to put a "may contains" statement there will not               
                                  be much of a selection for us to buy because companies will put it on there in                 
                                  fear of being sued.                                                                            

  1249\.      10/8/2008 7:27:00   All the contains of the product should be listed an preservetive and the machines,             
              PM                  which may have traces of peanuts.                                                              

  1250\.      10/8/2008 8:12:00   With so many foods already containing my son\'s allergens (peanuts and tree nuts),             
              PM                  I am concerned that companies will slap &quot;may contain peanuts or nuts&quot; on             
                                  all products for liability concerns. This has already shut-out foods that are                  
                                  really safe (but how can I know?). We need to be careful not to ask SOOOOOO much               
                                  that manufacturers go to extremes to cover themselves rather than providing                    
                                  information that allows parents/person to assess the risk of the product. Sesame               
                                  should be on the list. Thanks for asking!                                                      

  1251\.      10/8/2008 8:17:00   &quot;May contains&quot; is still optional and not effective because some                      
              PM                  companies choose not to use them (i.e. Kraft/Nabisco if they think their cleaning              
                                  methods are &quot;good enough&quot;). Also, when I call manufacturers, they will               
                                  say there is a risk, shared lines, may contain, etc., but the label does not                   
                                  indicate any risk (ice cream manufacturers is the best example). My daughter had a             
                                  reaction to food that was labeled as safe (no advisory warning, no listing of                  
                                  peanut, tree nuts)\...I now call.                                                              

  1252\.      10/8/2008 8:29:00   Need consistent wording for labeling for &quot;may contain&quot;. It needs to be               
              PM                  mandatory that a facility notify consumers on the label if the item &quot;may                  
                                  contain&quot; the allergen. Facilities should more and more establish procedures               
                                  to ensure the top 8 allergens are handled in a way that avoids cross-contamination             
                                  of foods that are not in the ingredients.                                                      

  1253\.      10/8/2008 8:43:00   It would be helpful, VERY helpful, if by looking at a standardized label you could             
              PM                  tell if a product has an allergen as an ingredient, if an trace amounts of an                  
                                  allergen could be present, if it was manufactured on shared equipment and if                   
                                  allergen was used as part of &quot;natural or artificial&quot; flavoring. These                
                                  are the areas that people with a serious food allergy HAVE to know the answer to               
                                  before they can consume a product. If it is not obvious they have to call the                  
                                  manufacture. Requiring a contact phone number to the company would also be                     
                                  helpful. Often it is just a message or a link to a website that doesn\'t lead to               
                                  answers. Some companies, such as Breyers, use shared equipment but they also                   
                                  follow strict guidelines to cleaning equipment thoroughly between runs. Because I              
                                  know this I\'m willing to buy from them. Other companies that can\'t stand behind              
                                  their cleaning processes, like Dreyers, we avoid. If there was a way to tell from              
                                  the label it would be freeing.Thank you tremendously for your work in improving                
                                  labels. It makes a HUGE difference to those that need to know absolutes. Thank                 
                                  you. PS We have been to restaurants that have zero clue what ingredients are in                
                                  their food. Hopefully addressing this will be next???                                          

  1254\.      10/8/2008 8:53:00   I would like to know when good manufacturing processes are used to separate the                
              PM                  product from the allergen. I am deathly allergic to tree nuts and do not eat                   
                                  products that are marked as &quot;may contain traces&quot; or &quot;made on shared             
                                  equipment.&quot; This is the only safe policy for me, but limits what I can eat                
                                  dramatically. When I know that the producer has been careful to separate                       
                                  ingredients, I take the risk.                                                                  

  1255\.      10/8/2008 9:26:00   For #18 and 19, my answer is not a yes or no. It\'s somewhere in between.                      
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1256\.      10/8/2008 9:51:00   Would like to see clear allergen alerts, as well as, clear info whether cross                  
              PM                  contamination is likely (processed on same lines etc) for all labels.                          

  1257\.      10/8/2008 9:59:00   I think consumers have the right to be informed about all ingredients in all the               
              PM                  products they purchase.                                                                        

  1258\.      10/8/2008 10:06:00  I am relatively comfortable for food product labeling but it can still be better.              
              PM                  I would like to see allergens listed on non food products such as soaps, lotions,              
                                  toothpaste, etc.                                                                               

  1259\.      10/8/2008 11:35:00  I think that the &quot;processed in a facility that also processes XYZ&quot;                   
              PM                  should be more specific, like if there is a SLIM chance of cross-contamination, it             
                                  should state so- or if there is a GOOD change, then it should state it. It\'s hard             
                                  to know if the &quot;Risk&quot; in eating an otherwise OK product was really in                
                                  contact with the allergen or hardly a chance, it would allow me to eat more                    
                                  products that I have eliminated because of other products that were processed in               
                                  the same plant.                                                                                

  1260\.      10/9/2008 12:25:00  Especially with nut allergies where even trace amounts can lead to serious,                    
              AM                  life-threatening emergencies I think that advisory labels are very important.                  

  1261\.      10/9/2008 3:10:00   My child has multiple food allergies, some more serious than others. With nuts for             
              AM                  instance, we avoid all products that state &quot;May contain nuts&quot;. Often                 
                                  allergens are not stated clearly (e.g. grandparents or friends may not realize                 
                                  that casein is from milk), which can be confusing. Broad disclaimers, such as                  
                                  &quot;May contain nuts&quot; are not always helpful, because the product may be                
                                  made on a different machine or a different part of the factory, or could actually              
                                  be made on the same machine. It seems like some companies do that just to cover                
                                  themselves. Another problem is with generic products. We can\'t buy many products              
                                  sold under our supermarket\'s name, because they do not list allergens, or even                
                                  ingredients clearly on their packaging. Often when I compare ingredients on the                
                                  supermarket label with the label from the brand-name product, there are                        
                                  ingredients missing (i.e. natural flavorings derived from milk, etc). In the past,             
                                  I\'ve actually called some companies to ask if products are made on the same                   
                                  machine, is the machine sanitized between batches, etc. Larger companies sometimes             
                                  are very well organized with product databases and detailed computer lists of                  
                                  ingredients, or can suggest the products that would be suitable for my child, but              
                                  this is rare. As gross as the food is, our family often eats at McDonald\'s when               
                                  we travel, solely based on the fact that their menu ingredient list (which you                 
                                  have to ask for) is so thorough and accurate.                                                  

  1262\.      10/9/2008 11:49:00  We have Celiac Disease in the family (as well as food allergies), so I would like              
              AM                  to see &quot;gluten&quot; listed as well. And a clearer explanation of items such              
                                  as &quot;food starch,&quot; it\'s important for us to know if the starch is corn-              
                                  or wheat-based.                                                                                

  1263\.      10/9/2008 1:57:00   Packages need to be labeled &quot;gluten-free&quot; or &quot;not gluten-free&quot;             
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1264\.      10/9/2008 2:10:00   I have a wheat allergy and Celiac Disease, I\'m tired of playing detective when                
              PM                  reading labels. I want it spelled out, wheat contained, made in a facility that                
                                  also process wheat.                                                                            

  1265\.      10/9/2008 3:35:00   It is always such a relief to see gluten free listed on an ingredient label. It is             
              PM                  difficult to find and so shopping is very time consuming.                                      

  1266\.      10/9/2008 5:19:00   For young readers (and adults with bad vision) the allergen advisory label is                  
              PM                  particularly helpful because it is very difficult for them to read a long list of              
                                  ingredients and understand what they are or be able to see the list clearly. Bold              
                                  and obvious at the bottom of the list is most effective. I would like a consistent             
                                  warning: Does &quot;may contain traces&quot; mean it is more or less likely to be              
                                  dangerous then &quot;packed in a plant that also processes&quot; or &quot;made on              
                                  equipment that also pocesses\...&quot;                                                         

  1267\.      10/9/2008 6:52:00   I would like consistent labeling for food products (processed in a plant that may              
              PM                  contain\...) and for non-food items (shampoos and lotions).                                    

  1268\.      10/9/2008 8:07:00   I worked 9 years in a grocery store and saw how often parents (Mainly mothers)                 
              PM                  would shop. It often times became a hassel for them (with their kids) and very                 
                                  time consuming. It becomes routine for the main shopper to check labels and look               
                                  just for products where things are labeled well (contains, may contain,                        
                                  manufactured, etc.) When products aren\'t labeled as specified in the sentence                 
                                  above, it becomes long and tedious in the store for the shopper, especially if                 
                                  they have children. It would also benefit other shoppers because they wouldn\'t                
                                  have to listen to the parent say &quot;hold on I have to read or could you be                  
                                  patient, etc.&quot; Having a food allergic family myself, it would take time,                  
                                  stresses and trust in food companies if things were labeled as I stated above. We              
                                  have missed family holidays because we cannot trust the fact that we have to ask               
                                  each familhy member read every label on every product, when they don\'t know                   
                                  exactly what to look for (our family is 69 people). TLabels aren\'t that much of a             
                                  change for the companies. They already put things that most of the nation cannot               
                                  understand (sodium acid pyrophosphate), why not add what people can understand                 
                                  (contains or may contain: mild, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, etc.)                                 

  1269\.      10/9/2008 8:58:00   Consistently placed and worded allergen advisories are crucial when training our               
              PM                  food-allergic children to read labels and learn to function in a world in which a              
                                  simple food ingredient can take their life in a matter of minutes.                             

  1270\.      10/10/2008 12:27:00 we desperately need allergen advisory lables!                                                  
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1271\.      10/10/2008 1:04:00  Allergen advisory labeling is critical to people with food allergies. Especially               
              AM                  those that say &quot;manufactured in a facility\...&quot; or &quot;shares                      
                                  equipment\...&quot; Food allergies can be life threatening and trace amounts can               
                                  cause a deadly reaction. Without such a warning a person would not see the                     
                                  potential risk of exposure by reading an ingredients list alone.                               

  1272\.      10/10/2008 11:22:00 It would be very helpful if all manufacturers listed the allergens or potential                
              AM                  allergens in the same way and same location.                                                   

  1273\.      10/10/2008 6:42:00  This is a matter of life and death for a lot of people. For labeling to allow me               
              PM                  to avoid foods that could have a life-threatening impact on my 2 1/2 year-old,                 
                                  peanut-allergic daughter takes so much stress off of me as a parent. The more                  
                                  information parents have when choosing foods, the better.                                      

  1274\.      10/10/2008 7:26:00  I like seeing the allergen advisory labeling, so that I know whether to take a                 
              PM                  second look at the ingredient listing. I would like to also see mandatory allergen             
                                  advisory labels on non-food products as well.                                                  

  1275\.      10/10/2008 9:07:00  All ingredients should be listed by name and not hidden by terms like spices,                  
              PM                  flavoring or vegetable protein.                                                                

  1276\.      10/10/2008 11:54:00 My biggest problem is with &quot;natural flavors&quot; and &quot;spices&quot;                  
              PM                  These two categories include a lot of things that my children are allergic to. ex.             
                                  garlic, lemon. I\'m very knowledgeable about food allergies ingredients are                    
                                  usually sufficient for me. I do want to know if a product could reasonably contain             
                                  a common allergen that is not an ingredient. If something is processed in the same             
                                  plan as an allergen that doesn\'t tell me anything. If something is processed on               
                                  the same equipment as an allergen that is a little more helpful. Basically, I just             
                                  need to know what exactly is in the food that I am buying. All the maybe it is but             
                                  maybe it isn\'t labels don\'t help me a bit.                                                   

  1277\.      10/11/2008 1:51:00  I just recently found out that if a product says may contain the allergen vs. was              
              AM                  process in a plant with peanuts and treenut means all the same. ( there is only a              
                                  possibility that the product might have a trace by accident.                                   

  1278\.      10/11/2008 1:51:00  I just recently found out that if a product says may contain the allergen vs. was              
              AM                  process in a plant with peanuts and treenut means all the same. ( there is only a              
                                  possibility that the product might have a trace by accident.                                   

  1279\.      10/11/2008 1:51:00  I just recently found out that if a product says may contain the allergen vs. was              
              AM                  process in a plant with peanuts and treenut means all the same. ( there is only a              
                                  possibility that the product might have a trace by accident.                                   

  1280\.      10/11/2008 4:39:00  I found the allergen advisory &quot;Contains (allergen) &quot; very useful, esp.               
              AM                  when the ingredients list is long and written in very small print. It reduces the              
                                  risk of overlooking some allergens included in the product.                                    

  1281\.      10/11/2008 3:03:00  In my opinion, the more information, the better: knowledge is power!                           
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1282\.      10/11/2008 5:25:00  We feel that many companies are playing it safe, and covering themselves legally               
              PM                  by saying things like &quot;processed on the same equipment as peanuts&quot; when              
                                  that may not be the case. For example: Trader Joe\'s apricot jam may have nuts and             
                                  fish because of shared equipment?? &quot;Same facility/shared equipment with a                 
                                  plan that minimizes contact&quot; \-- this type of statement is much better. Kids              
                                  with allergies are missing out on so much. Let\'s make it easier for all of us.                
                                  Thanks!                                                                                        

  1283\.      10/11/2008 6:22:00  We need more specific and comprehensive allergy labeling and it needs to cover                 
              PM                  cosmetics and medicines. It is extremely difficult if not impossible to find safe              
                                  cosmetics. Most of the time, makers od medicines will not reveal all their                     
                                  ingredients and when they do they normally say &quot;may contain&quot; or we cn                
                                  not verify that the medications are gluten/peanut/nut free. I have run into this               
                                  problem numerous times with Motrin and Tylenol.                                                

  1284\.      10/11/2008 11:08:00 Food labels MUST be very explicit. The only way to prevent a reaction is avoiding              
              PM                  the allergen. This can not be done if food labels are incorrect or incomplete.                 

  1285\.      10/12/2008 1:04:00  I would like better clarification for certain ingredients. For example, when                   
              PM                  &quot;chocolate&quot; is listed. I would like more information on what is in the               
                                  chocolate and how it was processed. A product example would be Kraft/Nabisco/Oreo.             
                                  I would also like labeling that says this products does not contain &quot;one of               
                                  the 8 allergens.&quot;. When I don\'t see an ingredient listed or an allergen                  
                                  warning I am concerned about whether or not the manufacturer is not listing the                
                                  allergen because it\'s not there or because they are not being careful.                        

  1286\.      10/12/2008 1:48:00  There is too much left to interpretation about labeling. Wrongly, some people                  
              PM                  assume &quot;made in a facility&quot; is less worrisome than &quot;shared                      
                                  equipment.&quot; I think if there is any risk of cross-contamination, the consumer             
                                  should know but I\'m afraid of more manufacturers just using that phrase as a cop              
                                  out instead of using good cleaning and sanitizing practices. Shared equipment                  
                                  isn\'t necessarily a dangerous thing if the equipment is cleaned and tested. There             
                                  isn\'t enough education. Some manufacturers are fantastic about labeling \-\--                 
                                  General Mills for example \-\-- others are just awful.                                         

  1287\.      10/12/2008 8:55:00  They need to be detailed and more specific. If it is made on shared equiptment, I              
              PM                  will not buy it. If it is made in the same plant, but (often) on a different                   
                                  floor, I will purchase it. We need to know exactly what the chances of                         
                                  contamination might be so that we do not have to call the manufacturer each time               
                                  for a detailed explanation.                                                                    

  1288\.      10/12/2008 9:48:00  Consistent labeling (contains, may contain, processed on shared equipment, etc.)               
              PM                  would be ideal. Why would someone take a chance on consuming a product if there is             
                                  a chance this product may contain an allergen that could prove fatal to them?                  
                                  Would also be very helpful on lotions, soaps, etc.                                             

  1289\.      10/13/2008 2:25:00  they should specify any thing containing nickle i have a 6 year grandson with a                
              AM                  nickle allergy it,s really bad case. and also astma.                                           

  1290\.      10/13/2008 5:22:00  Make the writing a standard font size Make the warning at the begining of the                  
              AM                  ingredient list.                                                                               

  1291\.      10/13/2008 1:28:00  Allergies change with time, so I feel it\'s always important to list them. That                
              PM                  way if you come down with a reaction to something, you\'re able to see what a                  
                                  possible allergen is to prevent it from happening again.                                       

  1292\.      10/13/2008 3:04:00  I think that all products that have articificial sweetners in them should be label             
              PM                  as such. Not just if they contain no sugar. I am deathly allergic to all                       
                                  artificial sweetners and have to check every label before consuming it, including              
                                  medicines and dental products.                                                                 

  1293\.      10/13/2008 3:24:00  while time consuming i think that as much information as possible enables me to                
              PM                  make an informed choice about a product. eg, if label states may contain nuts i                
                                  would allow my child to try it in the home with supervision and medication                     
                                  readibly available but would not allow him to take the food from the house eg to               
                                  school. allergy advice should be put on shampoo etc as ingredients often in latin.             

  1294\.      10/13/2008 5:00:00  Food labels that list &quot;natural flavorings,&quot; &quot;natural and artificial             
              PM                  flavours,&quot; etc are not helpful in knowing what is in the natural flavoring.               
                                  Labels that list things as Dairy-free or lactose-free can be misleading for people             
                                  who allergic to casein.                                                                        

  1295\.      10/13/2008 6:22:00  i\'ve never seen produced\....has been minimized but may still contain trace\...;              
              PM                  it doesn\'t help at all to know items are produced in a facility that uses XYZ -               
                                  we need to know if there are dedicated lines with strict washing procedures.                   
                                  Bottom line, people with these invisible disabilities need information                         
                                  accommodations and providing this information will not interfere with the goods                
                                  they provide. It\'s just a hassle to them, too bad!                                            

  1296\.      10/13/2008 8:51:00  allergen advisoryn labels are much simpler to read than the fine print in a full               
              PM                  food label. More needs to be done to warn people of allergens in                               
                                  restaurants\....i.e. frying food in peanut oil                                                 

  1297\.      10/13/2008 10:10:00 Consitency and completeness is important. I appreciate the allergy warning labels              
              PM                  but read ingredients anyway.                                                                   

  1298\.      10/15/2008 1:33:00  Please add corn as an allergen on labels.                                                      
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1299\.      10/15/2008 2:13:00  I also think modified foods should show how or what they were modified with as                 
              PM                  they may contain allergen in the modification unknown to me with an allergy!                   

  1300\.      10/15/2008 2:14:00  My son just had an allergic reaction to a product that did not have it as a main               
              PM                  ingredient but I know it was definitely contaminated with wheat somehow. If the                
                                  package said it may contain it, I never would have given it to him.                            

  1301\.      10/15/2008 2:16:00  We need better, more consistent definitions of the hidden food allergy sources-                
              PM                  like natural flavoring, mono-diglycerides, modified - any food source.                         

  1302\.      10/15/2008 2:29:00  I get tired of having to read every product before purchasing to see if it                     
              PM                  contains one of the many things I am allergic to.                                              

  1303\.      10/15/2008 2:46:00  My 2 year old son is down from 6 to 5 food allergens. Feeding him is difficult. My             
              PM                  husband and I avoid all foods with labels stating &quot;May contain&quot; or                   
                                  &quot;This product was processed on\...&quot;. Many people don\'t understand the               
                                  risk of having an allergic reaction from even a minimal amount of cross                        
                                  contamination a food allergen. Some people/children die from having a cross                    
                                  contamination food allergic reaction. Currently, labeling for food allergens is                
                                  gray. We need labels stating &quot;This product has cross contamination with the               
                                  following:&quot; and not &quot;May contain&quot;. When the label says &quot;may                
                                  contain&quot;, it\'s like saying maybe it does and maybe it doesn\'t. Hopefully                
                                  the labels will become more cut and dry with their labeling. People might think                
                                  this is a hassel, but, for us, this will save our sons\' life.                                 

  1304\.      10/15/2008 2:52:00  I\'d like to see specific warning labels. For example, &quot;Processed on the same             
              PM                  machinery&quot; is a different level of risk than &quot;Processing in the same                 
                                  facility&quot; but not on the same equipment.                                                  

  1305\.      10/15/2008 2:54:00  Our allergies are mild in nature to milk , banas and pepper. We would not have an              
              PM                  allergic reaction as anaphylaxis, just bad stomache aches.Others in family can eat             
                                  the foods that we are allergic to.                                                             

  1306\.      10/15/2008 3:16:00  If a product is produced in the same facility (building), so what? Do they mean it             
              PM                  may contain traces or not? I have no idea. If it may contain them, please say so.              
                                  If a product is produced on the same equipment, a &quot;may contain&quot; warning              
                                  should be manditory. If the machine has been washed and inspected, please tell us.             
                                  It makes a difference for those who are not that allergic. Get to the point!!!!                
                                  The only warning that makes sense is &quot;contains or may contain.&quot; Why say              
                                  things like \... &quot;on the same equipment&quot; etc\... The whole point is that             
                                  it &quot;may contain traces&quot; so just say so. Thanks!!!                                    

  1307\.      10/15/2008 3:23:00  We try to stay away from foods with Milk, MSG, and High Frutose Corn Syrup                     
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1308\.      10/15/2008 3:25:00  I have celiac so cannot have wheat, rye or barley. I would like to see rye and                 
              PM                  barley added to the list of ingredients that are &quot;flagged&quot; as allergens.             

  1309\.      10/15/2008 3:38:00  The clearer the information the more helpful it is to others that do not deal with             
              PM                  people with food allergies on a day to day basis such as those that occasionally               
                                  provide food for friends/family with food allergies                                            

  1310\.      10/15/2008 4:00:00  Advisories need to be printed in a manner where even people with problems such as              
              PM                  poor eyesight, having trouble differentiating colors, etc. can read them!                      

  1311\.      10/15/2008 5:22:00  My daughter is allergic to milk. What we have been disappointed with is that the               
              PM                  listing of ingredients doesn\'t always say milk, even when there is milk present.              
                                  (ie. dairy in artificial or natural flavoring). Not all ingredients in the                     
                                  flavorings are listed. Also, there is a &quot;D&quot; on some packages to alert us             
                                  to dairy being present, but it can also mean that it was processed in a plant that             
                                  had dairy. Those are 2 different things for my daughter. I would love to see alll              
                                  of the packages having a &quot;D&quot; when dairy is in it, and a &quot;DE&quot;               
                                  when it is equipment only.                                                                     

  1312\.      10/15/2008 5:39:00  I think all products should have a COMPLETE list of ingredients and if it was                  
              PM                  processed around or in the same building as the product. I\'m also allergic to                 
                                  antibiotics and preservatives. And they have made me sick in the past. I think                 
                                  they should be listed on medications on food and in all soaps, lotions, and body               
                                  care products. If it is a GMO product I think it should unequivocally be listed on             
                                  ALL of these products.                                                                         

  1313\.      10/15/2008 5:54:00  I believe that it is extremely important and necessary for manufacturers to always             
              PM                  include allergen advisory labels on all products all of the time!!!                            

  1314\.      10/15/2008 5:59:00  i am an irish mother of a son who is allegic to some foods there should be alot                
              PM                  more info on packets .. even a simple colour code would work well ie. yellow dot               
                                  for peanuts blue dot for soy etc it wont cost that much and it could save lives .              

  1315\.      10/15/2008 6:28:00  it would be helpful to list an allergen that is a main ingredient in the warning               
              PM                  label as well                                                                                  

  1316\.      10/15/2008 8:42:00  It is important to know if there could be traces of allergens in food. It is also              
              PM                  important to know if it was produced in a plant where cross contamination could                
                                  occur. Some people are sensitive to the slightest amount of allergens and should               
                                  be aware before they purchase potential life threatening foods. If the                         
                                  manufacturer knows that an allergen is present but doesn\'t label it on the                    
                                  package they are risking the lives of the people they sell their products to.                  

  1317\.      10/15/2008 9:52:00  For #19, I would prefer that ALL ingredients (every single one, including                      
              PM                  incidentals) appeared on ingredient labels. Then the &quot;may contains&quot;                  
                                  wouldn\'t be necessary.                                                                        

  1318\.      10/15/2008 10:18:00 I always read the entire ingredient label and rarely look at the allergen advisory             
              PM                  label.                                                                                         

  1319\.      10/15/2008 10:22:00 In short, Make it simple, easily understood and consistant                                     
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1320\.      10/15/2008 11:20:00 I discovered my son had a peanut allergy when we shared a Twix Bar that had a                  
              PM                  warning label that read: &quot;May contain peanuts.&quot; I take these warnings                
                                  very seriously.                                                                                

  1321\.      10/15/2008 11:36:00 I\'d like to see the use of vague terms eliminated eg &quot;natural flavors&quot;,             
              PM                  &quot;spices&quot;, etc. What specific natural flavor or spice was used? Every                 
                                  individual ingredient should be plainly labeled and stated.                                    

  1322\.      10/15/2008 11:57:00 I\'m allergic to a main ingredient that is used in almost every processed foods                
              PM                  &quot;CORN&quot; and &quot;RICE&quot;, it is very difficult to find anything that              
                                  does not contain either but especially CORN. I would like to see more foods that               
                                  do not use corn based products in their manufacturing. And labels should show all              
                                  ingredients, even trace amounts.                                                               

  1323\.      10/16/2008 4:04:00  All food should have an allergy label, just like the medicines have the black box              
              AM                  warning label.                                                                                 

  1324\.      10/16/2008 4:16:00  I think it is important to include allergen information on pet food. Allergists                
              AM                  will tell you that many children have had allergic reactions due to being                      
                                  contaminated by there pet\'s food for example when the pet licks them, when they               
                                  handle the pet food to feed the pet, or just through handling the pet that has                 
                                  eaten the food since it may have food residue on its body or saliva. I don\'t know             
                                  if pet food manufacturers are currently required to list the top allergens, but I              
                                  have come across some pet foods that contain nuts and don\'t list them. One                    
                                  example of this is hermit crab food. PLEASE stop this before a child dies due to               
                                  this easily solvable problem. Also, in addition to all pharmaceuticals mentioned               
                                  above that go on the skin (including those mentioned as well as lotions and                    
                                  sunblock, nail polish, bath oils), anything that goes in the mouth, eyes, nose,                
                                  ears, vagina, or rectum like toothpaste, mouth wash, eye drops, or nose drops,                 
                                  herbs, vitamins, suppositories, etc. should all require labeling. Any product that             
                                  could cause a direct reaction or cross contamination reaction to a person in any               
                                  way should require labeling of the top allergens. Let\'s broaden the number of                 
                                  products required to label, and thus reduce the unknowns that we presently live                
                                  with.                                                                                          

  1325\.      10/16/2008 4:16:00  I think it is important to include allergen information on pet food. Allergists                
              AM                  will tell you that many children have had allergic reactions due to being                      
                                  contaminated by there pet\'s food for example when the pet licks them, when they               
                                  handle the pet food to feed the pet, or just through handling the pet that has                 
                                  eaten the food since it may have food residue on its body or saliva. I don\'t know             
                                  if pet food manufacturers are currently required to list the top allergens, but I              
                                  have come across some pet foods that contain nuts and don\'t list them. One                    
                                  example of this is hermit crab food. PLEASE stop this before a child dies due to               
                                  this easily solvable problem. Also, in addition to all pharmaceuticals mentioned               
                                  above that go on the skin (including those mentioned as well as lotions and                    
                                  sunblock, nail polish, bath oils), anything that goes in the mouth, eyes, nose,                
                                  ears, vagina, or rectum like toothpaste, mouth wash, eye drops, or nose drops,                 
                                  herbs, vitamins, suppositories, etc. should all require labeling. Any product that             
                                  could cause a direct reaction or cross contamination reaction to a person in any               
                                  way should require labeling of the top allergens. Let\'s broaden the number of                 
                                  products required to label, and thus reduce the unknowns that we presently live                
                                  with.                                                                                          

  1326\.      10/16/2008 8:06:00  I don\'t know if it is possible to include on 1 label all of the myriad of                     
              AM                  components that people are allergic to. Also quite often the ingrediants in                    
                                  similar products, ie: sausages containing onions, are more concentrated in some                
                                  brands, more than others. I think it is a very difficult problem to resolve.                   
                                  Companies often mention nuts, but I am allergic to oinions, and onions are most                
                                  often considered in the &quot;may contain&quot; category.                                      

  1327\.      10/16/2008 1:05:00  I think allergy labeling should be consistent regardless of the manufacturer and               
              PM                  labels should also be on non-food items such as soaps, shampoos as I\'ve had more              
                                  than 1 accidental exposure to an allergen that way.                                            

  1328\.      10/16/2008 1:12:00  I do not trust the labeling system at all. The explanations are very vague, so it              
              PM                  is confusing at times (especially to new allergy patients). A consistent allergen              
                                  advisory label used by every manufacturer NEEDS to be mandated!                                

  1329\.      10/16/2008 3:10:00  While I consistantly check the ingredients and warnings and understand where to                
              PM                  look and what to look for, it seems to be a confusing task for other who are not               
                                  as familiar with the labeling requirements but who may be preparing food for our               
                                  children. If all labels clearly called out &quot;This product contains\...&quot;               
                                  and &quot;Processed in a plant\...&quot; it would make our children much safer.                
                                  Companies that clearly label their ingredients and manufacturing processes get my              
                                  business more often, because I can trust that the products that are not labeled                
                                  with warnings are safe.                                                                        

  1330\.      10/16/2008 3:14:00  It\'s about risk to the consumer. If the product is manufactured in a facility                 
              PM                  that produces the allergen but not on the same line then it\'s probably ok, but                
                                  how do you know that? Or, if it\'s produced on the same line, but the entire line              
                                  is sanitized therefore mitigating cross contamination risk, then it\'s probably                
                                  ok. When I shop, I am looking for as many foods as I CAN buy, to expand the                    
                                  choices for my son. That being said, even a small risk of an allergen can threaten             
                                  his life. I am guessing that there are foods with a &quot;produced in&quot; label              
                                  that he really could\'ve had but I didn\'t buy because of the small risk that the              
                                  product could be contaminated with an allergen. It\'s gotta be standardized and                
                                  it\'s gotta be accurate. It\'s a lot of work to keep a kid with food allergies                 
                                  safe and any help is appreciated.                                                              

  1331\.      10/16/2008 3:16:00  This is an enormous issue for our family                                                       
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1332\.      10/16/2008 4:21:00  I think some of your questions are poorly worded as I read the label if the                    
              PM                  allergy statement does not list foods that my daughter is allergic to but if it                
                                  says peanuts I just put it back. I alos feel there is a big difference between                 
                                  items manufactured in the same facility and done on the same line. I may call the              
                                  manufactureer for more information. Thus some of your questions I did not think i              
                                  could fairly answer.                                                                           

  1333\.      10/16/2008 4:44:00  Something I wish for on a daily basis is for manufacturers to disclose \*which\*               
              PM                  tree nuts a product contains or may contains. Now that the FDA is lumping 19                   
                                  botanicals, many unrelated to each other, in that vast category, it seems                      
                                  \*everything\* has a &quot;tree nut&quot; warning on it. But many of us have                   
                                  allergies to only a few of those and know which nuts we can and cannot be exposed              
                                  to. I have to call manufacturers all the time to find out if we can eat things                 
                                  that say &quot;may contain tree nuts&quot; or some variation. My other option, of              
                                  course, is to not buy the product. But with our multiple food allergies, that is               
                                  one more limitation on top of several others. Why is it so hard for them to write,             
                                  &quot;may contain traces of almonds, walnuts, or hazelnuts&quot;?                              

  1334\.      10/16/2008 4:57:00  I struggle the most with consistency in labeling, there are brands I trust and                 
              PM                  brands I don\'t. It is a long road to get to that point and consistency would                  
                                  help. I am also worried about companies that put a \'may contain\' statement just              
                                  to cover themselves even when there is no presence of that allergen in the                     
                                  product, it eliminates yet another option for my child when we already have so few             
                                  options. That makes me want to break down in the isle of the grocery store.                    

  1335\.      10/16/2008 5:19:00  I think it\'s really hard to know whether or not to avoid something that was                   
              PM                  processed in the same plant as an allergen \... it often seems like companies are              
                                  just trying to protect themselves.                                                             

  1336\.      10/16/2008 5:22:00  I would like to see a consistent label displayed for food allergens, which would               
              PM                  make it easier to identify and track information. Thank you for your service!                  

  1337\.      10/16/2008 5:33:00  concerned friends haven\'t always made the right choices for my son\'s food                    
              PM                  because they didn\'t know that an allergen can be listed in either place (advisory             
                                  or ingredient list) and isn\'t necessarily in both places AND because they assume              
                                  the warning about &quot;manufactured in a plant that also processeses eggs&quot;               
                                  means something much different (that it is in fact safer0 than food that says                  
                                  &quot;may contain eggs&quot;                                                                   

  1338\.      10/16/2008 5:55:00  My daughter is anaphylactic to soy. The main problem with the allergy advisories               
              PM                  is that it seems as if the &quot;contains statement&quot; is put on every product              
                                  whether the allergen is truly there or not so I am more inclined to go by the                  
                                  ingredients rather than the contains statement. I realize this could potentially               
                                  be a problem, but if I were to go by the contains statement, my daughter would be              
                                  eliminating 95% of foods that she could safely consume. There needs to be                      
                                  consistency in what exactly the soy allergen. For example, many manufacturers will             
                                  have the contains soy statement on a product that contains soy oil, which is not               
                                  an allergen!                                                                                   

  1339\.      10/16/2008 6:30:00  I also think that listing tree nuts is too broad. Some have specific tree nut                  
              PM                  allergies and grouping them all together will cause people to avoid possibly safe              
                                  foods.                                                                                         

  1340\.      10/16/2008 6:31:00  My two year old has a life-threatening allergy to MILK. Milk has many different                
              PM                  &quot;names&quot;. I would like the allergy labels to CLEARLY state the names of               
                                  each allergen in &quot;layman\'s terms&quot; so the average person would know it               
                                  would contain milk or milk by products.                                                        

  1341\.      10/16/2008 7:33:00  Allergen labeling that is consistent across brands / products would be extremely               
              PM                  helpful for my family - especially my son who is just learning to read                         

  1342\.      10/16/2008 8:21:00  A national guideline of labeling to be used by all or most manufacturers would be              
              PM                  helpful. Labels are so different and can be confusing. Also listing allergens in               
                                  bold type face in the ingredient list would be nice. Also, listing CONTAINS and                
                                  MAY CONTAIN would also be helpful as some companies have allergens in a product                
                                  (ie peanuts) and list it only in the ingredient list not the cmay contain line. It             
                                  can be misleading for people who aren\'t daily label readers (ie. teachers, other              
                                  parents)                                                                                       

  1343\.      10/16/2008 11:41:00 I find the label, processed in a plant, but used good practices to be very                     
              PM                  confusing. I do not buy these products.                                                        

  1344\.      10/17/2008 12:03:00 Allergen Advisory Labels are very important for those people who do not have a                 
              AM                  child in their home, and who might not take the time to read all the ingredients.              
                                  It\'s easier for everyone to have the advisory at the bottom of the ingredients in             
                                  bold.                                                                                          

  1345\.      10/17/2008 12:04:00 buying food is very frightning!!!! I would feel much safer and buy more products               
              AM                  if I knew for sure they were safe!!! This is not a matter of just getting sick or              
                                  a rash. This is a matter of life and death!!!! Something drastic needs to be done              
                                  for the public.Thankyou for conducting this survey. I hope that it leads to much               
                                  better education for consumers!!!!                                                             

  1346\.      10/17/2008 1:43:00  Please stop the &quot;processed in a plant&quot;. Too confusing. If they say that,             
              AM                  we may avoid the product.                                                                      

  1347\.      10/17/2008 4:07:00  FLAXSEED OMEGA 3 NEEDS TO BE ADDED                                                             
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1348\.      10/17/2008 4:55:00  Thank you for trying to help my battle the myriad of information out there! The                
              PM                  labeling is helpful and not fool proof. I still receive emails from FAAN for                   
                                  mislabled food all the time. The Government needs to be far more restrictive as it             
                                  is a life or death situation. Why the Governmnet does not get this is beyond me!               
                                  Please make the labeling laws stricter! My life and my Child\'s life depends on                
                                  it! We need to eat to live!                                                                    

  1349\.      10/17/2008 7:32:00  It is very hard to know if there is no warning whether or not other products were              
              PM                  made on the same line. Each manufacturer is different and feels dangerous to try               
                                  new products.                                                                                  

  1350\.      10/17/2008 8:13:00  Would also be helpful to have \'does not contain\...\' as in a product such as an              
              PM                  oreo-type cookie which looks as if it would contain dairy, although it\'s not                  
                                  listed on the label. Would save me from having to call the company every time, or              
                                  before purchasing.                                                                             

  1351\.      10/17/2008 10:16:00 I find the labels &quot;May contain trace amounts of xxx&quot; and &quot;Processed             
              PM                  on equipment that also processes xxx&quot; to be confusing. Does one imply greater             
                                  risk? If a product says it &quot;May contain peanuts&quot; then I always avoid it              
                                  for my daughter\...if it says &quot;Processed in a plant that also processes                   
                                  peanuts&quot; then I try to avoid it, but I am not as stringent about it. How much             
                                  risk am I assuming with that? I don\'t have a clear understanding. It would be                 
                                  nice if the ingredient list and allergy labeling were printed in a bigger font.                
                                  Most packages could accommodate this. It is very hard for us 40+ parents to read               
                                  that tiny print in the grocery store on all those boxes. Also, I think if a                    
                                  product\'s ingredient list changes\...such as it now includes one of the big                   
                                  allergens like peanuts or eggs or dairy, then the company should be required to                
                                  put that on the box in large print where the consumer can easily recognize that                
                                  there has been a change and verify that the food is still safe to be consumed.                 
                                  Additionally, more help in restaurants with labeling what is in food is REALLY                 
                                  needed.                                                                                        

  1352\.      10/18/2008 2:31:00  Need standard definitions for &quot;small&quot; and &quot;trace&quot; amounts,                 
              AM                  verified by occasional product testing and backed by tests of allergic consumers               
                                  to quantify how small a &quot;trace&quot; should be before most \[90%?\]allergic               
                                  consumers can safely be exposed. Need food allergy risk awareness program for food             
                                  handlers in factories (e.g., failing to wash hands after handling allergens may                
                                  kill a child). Need better education of manufacturers (e.g. a NW regional brand of             
                                  potato chips fried in peanut oil does not list peanuts as an ingredient).                      

  1353\.      10/18/2008 4:03:00  I don\'t think advisory labels should be relied upon for a few reasons. Since                  
              AM                  people are allergic to so many things, the list of allergens could potentially be              
                                  so long that it would take as much time to wade through as an ingredient list. And             
                                  if only the &quot;top&quot; allergens were listed, then people with less common                
                                  allergies would need to be educated not to rely on the list, and we would remain               
                                  in the same place as before. Also, I\'m not sure I would ever completely trust a               
                                  list. It would be nice to have it as an accurate &quot;second catch&quot; backup               
                                  check, but I would much prefer if the focus were on getting manufacturers to FULLY             
                                  list allergen-containing ingredients within products, such as what is in                       
                                  &quot;natural flavors,&quot; or telling whether lactic acid starter culture is                 
                                  milk derived, etc. Some products list the allergen in parenthesis after the                    
                                  ingredient, such as &quot;whey (milk),&quot; which is very helpful. But it would               
                                  be SO WONDERFUL if I knew that all manufacturers were listing all ingredients (and             
                                  everything contained in each ingredient), so that I didn\'t have to tie up their               
                                  phone lines asking questions about what are the actual ingredients in some of the              
                                  ingredients! I feel very strongly that it is important to keep the focus on                    
                                  reading ingredient lists, and to make sure that those lists are comprehensive in               
                                  describing what is contained. That said, it doesn\'t solve the problem of                      
                                  cross-contamination. I do think the &quot;manufactured on equipment&quot; warning              
                                  might be helpful to some people to warn about possible cross-contamination, but                
                                  we\'ve always purchased such products, on our allergist\'s advice, and haven\'t                
                                  seen any reactions. The problem with advisory labels is that they\'re the safe                 
                                  option for a manufacturer to avoid liability, and I totally get that, but the                  
                                  effect is that they reduce the number of brands that some allergic people can eat,             
                                  even if the risk is in fact small or nonexistent. If we had to avoid all brands                
                                  that had an allergen advisory label, my son would have almost no processed foods               
                                  he could eat since he\'s allergic to so many things. And each brand that he can                
                                  eat is a HUGE deal to us, because he is so limited. So it is a shame that allergic             
                                  people have to eliminate brands they could safely eat. Instead of avoiding                     
                                  liability by suggesting that a food might contain an allergen when it doesn\'t,                
                                  instead it would be helpful if manufacturers were monitored and graded on the                  
                                  cleanliness of their equipment and processes, that is, if cross-contamination                  
                                  warnings were actually based on real risk. That would likely be more expensive,                
                                  but not if the cost of such graders/inspectors were split amongst a large group of             
                                  manufacturers, or sponsored by an industry group, etc. That seems to be the only               
                                  way to get accurate information and make a calculated decision about likelihood of             
                                  cross-contamination. Right now, it\'s just an uneducated gamble whenever you                   
                                  purchase a product. Thanks for the opportunity to give my take!                                

  1354\.      10/18/2008 4:26:00  I appreciate those labels that print separarte at the bottom in bold the allergens             
              PM                  that are in their product. Also I would like it required to have it on a label if              
                                  euiptment is shared \...because a trace amount of peanut protein will cause my                 
                                  12yr old a reaction. Labeling re allergens should be big bold and easy enough for              
                                  a child to read too. I also appreciate those doods that put on the front of their              
                                  packaging lin a bubble &quot;made in a Peanut free facility&quot; Thank you for                
                                  your survey and all your work. I wish you had a Floriday Chapter. My daughter and              
                                  I have been very involved for years in trying to help keep children with allergies             
                                  in school safer) (Kelsey Ryan Act 2005) it is nice to not to feel so alone as I                
                                  did 8 years ago\...like a pioneer in a lonely wagon looking for someone to                     
                                  understand and know what direction to go down the uncharted path\...today I feel a             
                                  caravan of families traveling along with us. We are no longer alone and more join              
                                  everyday(parents,freinds,administrators,teachers,physicians and                                
                                  nurses,legislatures,Governors even President Bush!\...but the path still has a                 
                                  long way to go but I am confident that in my child\'s lifetime there will be an                
                                  end to this journey and with more research,education and awareness answers and                 
                                  cures will come. Thank you again for all you do at AAFA!                                       

  1355\.      10/18/2008 7:47:00  I understand a manufacturer\'s difficulties to accommodate a broad range of food               
              PM                  sources to remain a viable business, but the use of &quot;may contain\...&quot;                
                                  remains a maddening gray area for those of us with food sensitivities.                         

  1356\.      10/18/2008 10:55:00 My daughter must avoid soy. Many products contain soy, but do not always list it               
              PM                  in the allergy warning, like milk and wheat, when the product is made with soy                 
                                  oil. (We have had reactions to products with soy oil).                                         

  1357\.      10/19/2008 10:09:00 I usually choose not to purchase food items with out the warnings because you                  
              PM                  never know if an allergen is in the &quot;additional flavoring or coloring&quot;.              
                                  I rather know for sure if an item contains my allergen.                                        

  1358\.      10/20/2008 2:36:00  I would like some standardization and regulation of the labeling. I called one                 
              AM                  company and was told there was no milk (my daugther\'s allergy) on the line or                 
                                  equipment, but the company decided it had milk in other areas of the plant and                 
                                  therefore put it on the label. (basically covering themseleves legally) I called               
                                  another company (no warning label) but I check everything and they have run milk               
                                  on several of their processing lines, don\'t know which ones or when and they                  
                                  don\'t really clean after!! They told me they will be labeling soon. Which would               
                                  have been to late if my daugther had the product. It seems there is no one                     
                                  watching if the labeling law is actually being used at or if it is being                       
                                  implimently properly.                                                                          

  1359\.      10/20/2008 2:07:00  We need more warning about dairy products &amp; NSAID\'s in products for our                   
              PM                  family.                                                                                        

  1360\.      10/20/2008 3:03:00  \- It would help, if every manufacturer used the same AAL. Right now, because                  
              PM                  it\'s voluntarily, every AAL with our allergens on the box means to me: conains =              
                                  don\'t buy. Even if our allergens are not in the AAL, I still call the company,                
                                  because it happend several times, that they were present in the facility and on                
                                  the lines\.... - It might help to know the batch number, so I can tell, if my                  
                                  product was run right after an allergen run. - When I call companies with no AAL I             
                                  ask for same facility, same line, and if and how often lines are chemically tested             
                                  for our allergens residue. If the lines are tested &quot;often&quot; and I feel                
                                  good about it, I buy the product. - allergy control plans should all be the same               
                                  and they should inlcude testing after every product.                                           

  1361\.      10/20/2008 4:49:00  1\) The categories above should have included &quot;Sometimes&quot; in addition to             
              PM                  &quot;Always, Often, Rarely, Never&quot;. I checked off Often, but Often or Never              
                                  were not accurate. 2) For products whose MAJOR ingredient is the allergen (ie: ice             
                                  cream, milk, cheese), use: Allergy Alert: Contains (allergen). For products whose              
                                  LESSER ingredient is the allergen (ie: soup or bread with milk as ingredient)                  
                                  and/or when the product is made on SHARED equipment/facilities, use: Allergy                   
                                  Alert: May contain (allergen). 3) In this day of food                                          
                                  additives/enrichments/supplementation/preservation, allergens hide under many                  
                                  names and most of the public aren\'t familiar with these terms. It is imperative               
                                  that allergy labeling continue and be succinctly accurate.                                     

  1362\.      10/21/2008 4:44:00  I don\'t buy anything with the &quot;processed on machinary used to process                    
              AM                  xyz..&quot; until I have contacted the company to see what that means. I would                 
                                  also like to see more vague terms like &quot;caramel color&quot; or &quot;natural              
                                  flavor&quot; state if these would contain allergens, as some are dairy based.                  

  1363\.      10/21/2008 6:58:00  Allergen advisory labels are imperative for individuals who have life threatening              
              PM                  food allergies.                                                                                

  1364\.      10/22/2008 11:18:00 It would be great if all manufacturers labelled things the same way. Sometimes you             
              AM                  have to read the entire label to find an allergen and sometimes it is listed                   
                                  plainly at the bottom. I think the list of allergens should be listed at the                   
                                  bottom. This would make it easier when someone who is unfamiliar with the                      
                                  specifics (ie. when the label says casein, it indicates \'milk\') is trying to buy             
                                  a food to feed your child when you are not present.                                            

  1365\.      10/22/2008 5:00:00  Guidelines MUST be changed, awareness increased and continuity of labeling is                  
              PM                  ESSENTIAL to the well-being of our children. Their lives literally depend on these             
                                  labels being informative and accurate. There should be a &quot;black box                       
                                  warning&quot; on each and every label of food and non-food products. Our children              
                                  are counting on us as parents to dilligently read these labels, but we are                     
                                  counting on the industry to accurately inform us.                                              

  1366\.      10/22/2008 7:03:00  It is so much easier when the company spells it out below the list of ingredients              
              PM                  in bold print. Contains: Milk, Egg, Ect\...                                                    

  1367\.      10/23/2008 4:30:00  There are a lot of products that does not list ingredients (at least what they                 
              AM                  consider minor ingredients let alone allergens). Which makes it a game of Russian              
                                  Roulette                                                                                       

  1368\.      10/23/2008 1:15:00  It is bothersome when manufacturer\'s list &quot;may contain XXXX,&quot; just to               
              PM                  &quot;cover themselves.&quot; Either it does contain the allergen or it doesn\'t               
                                  \...SO PICK ONE!!! Only the manufacturer knows. If it lists may contain xxxx, we               
                                  completely avoid the product b/c my son has VERY HIGH sensitivities to milk and                
                                  eggs.                                                                                          

  1369\.      10/23/2008 3:03:00  I\'m alergic to MSG. Often, labels say flavorings. They should be required to be               
              PM                  very specific about everything they put into our foods. How else can we protect                
                                  ourselves? thanks.                                                                             

  1370\.      10/23/2008 10:21:00 I have come across products with no advisory labelling because it was not a main               
              PM                  ingredient in the product but after calling found out the product was manufactured             
                                  in a facility that had nuts in their plant!                                                    

  1371\.      10/23/2008 11:26:00 Everything should be labeled. It is difficult to purchase items without reading                
              PM                  the very small fine print. My 3 year old grandson is allergic to tree nuts. It                 
                                  seems as though tree nuts are related to everything. Larger labels would also be               
                                  helpful.                                                                                       

  1372\.      10/24/2008 7:48:00  It is most important to me that a realistic idea be given as to whether a food                 
              AM                  allergen (or cosmetic allergen) is present. As a consumer it is very difficult to              
                                  try to understand the type of environment that a product is produced in.                       
                                  Truthfully, Any type of consistency would in labeling would help me separate the               
                                  safe vs. the unsafe for my son.                                                                

  1373\.      10/24/2008 4:40:00  Medications also need allergen advisory labels!                                                
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1374\.      10/24/2008 4:47:00  I strongly feel that all products should contain a statement detailing what type               
              PM                  of shared lines or facility the product is coming from. I also strongly support                
                                  adding sesame and other seeds to be clearly stated in ingredient statements.                   

  1375\.      10/24/2008 5:20:00  The most helpful thing I have found on labels is to print the allergen in bold or              
              PM                  all Capital letters. It makes the word stand out better for those of us with                   
                                  failing eyesight. I would prefer the labels be printed in no less than 5 pt.                   
                                  size\....                                                                                      

  1376\.      10/24/2008 5:43:00  The &quot;may contains&quot; aspect of labeling has done a huge disservice for the             
              PM                  allergic community because mfgrs have put it on all sorts of products to cover                 
                                  themselves legally. The consumer then has to spend far too much time calling firms             
                                  to ask questions about their manufacturing practices. These labels were meant to               
                                  make things easier for allergic people- in some ways they have, in many ways they              
                                  have not. Other non-edible products ABSOLUTELY should be labeled.                              

  1377\.      10/24/2008 5:57:00  We always check the ingredients listed, as well as an advisory, but it is much                 
              PM                  easier for others, such as caregivers or relatives to see quickly whether or not a             
                                  product is safe when they read the warning statement.                                          

  1378\.      10/24/2008 5:58:00  It would be helpful to include all seed allergies for warning labels. And if poor              
              PM                  cleaning practices are used, the company should be required to label the food as               
                                  though it DOES contain the allergen even if it isn\'t a main ingredient.                       

  1379\.      10/24/2008 6:10:00  We need a label for latex-containing products for people with latex allergies.                 
              PM                                                                                                                 

  1380\.      10/24/2008 6:47:00  That they are more consistent : easier that way to teach a child how to read for               
              PM                  his/her allergy                                                                                

  1381\.      10/24/2008 7:13:00  Having a child with a potentially life-threatening allergy is already difficult.               
              PM                  If warnings were mandatory related to ANY potential contact/cross-contamination of             
                                  any of the 8 common allergens, it would certainly aide in making feeding a less                
                                  stressful and more enjoyable event.                                                            

  1382\.      10/24/2008 8:41:00  There should be stricter restrictions for soy, in particular. It\'s in almost                  
              PM                  every single processed food there is, and the allergen warning rarely contains                 
                                  soy, if the product contains partially hydrogenated soybean oil, or soy lecithin.              
                                  Those are still allergens, while tolerated by many with a soy allergy, they are                
                                  not tolerated by everyone with a soy allergy and should be treated as an equal                 
                                  allergen.                                                                                      

  1383\.      10/24/2008 8:48:00  &quot;May Contains&quot; needs to be accurate, not just a blanket statement to                 
              PM                  keep them from having to print more than one package - if one plant has peanuts                
                                  for another product and another one doesn\'t they both shouldn\'t say &quot;may                
                                  contain&quot;. We don\'t have time/resources to call every manufacturer every time             
                                  it \'may contain\'. If it does say \'may contain\' it needs to be more specific:               
                                  may contain due to shared equipment, may contain due to no control over supplier               
                                  of an ingredient, etc.                                                                         

  1384\.      10/24/2008 11:28:00 USDA meats and products should also be mandated to follow the same food labeling               
              PM                  laws as the FDA.                                                                               

  1385\.      10/24/2008 11:40:00 the current labels are confusing to people that aren\'t used to reading them, such             
              PM                  as teachers trying to avoid an allergic food for the classroom.                                

  1386\.      10/24/2008 11:49:00 I like the allergen advisory listing at the end of the ingredients list. It is                 
              PM                  especially helpful to grandparents and caretakers that are not parents. I think                
                                  that sometimes the &quot;produced on facility that also manufactures XXX&quot; is              
                                  a bit overused. Was it on the same line? Was it in the same mixers? Or was it                  
                                  somewhere else in the plant? I wish there were some regulations on that.                       

  1387\.      10/25/2008 1:42:00  Contents of medications requires better labelling.                                             
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1388\.      10/25/2008 2:16:00  Im new to the allergy atmosphere so anytime that it has the allergy info shown                 
              AM                  clearly it\'s very helpful.                                                                    

  1389\.      10/25/2008 5:52:00  I wish that it was mandatory to label malt flavoring separately instead of being               
              AM                  allowed to hide it behind the &quot;natural flavorings&quot; label. It is a pain               
                                  to have to call every single company and ask.                                                  

  1390\.      10/25/2008 7:39:00  Changing and improving label information for consumers will save lives!                        
              AM                                                                                                                 

  1391\.      10/25/2008 12:57:00 Most important is to clearly list allergans at the bottom of the ingredient list               
              PM                  (e.g. Contains milk, soy). Thai should include ALL allergens and                               
                                  derivatives\--sometimes something containing milkfat or whey will not be listed as             
                                  containing milk, for instance. Also, corn should be added to the list of allergens             
                                  thaat hace to be reported.                                                                     

  1392\.      10/25/2008 1:58:00  Allergens should be listed in the ingredients(if an ingredient),and listed in the              
              PM                  allergen statement according to how it has come into contact with that product.                
                                  There should be a standardized protocol for all the manufacturers to follow. All               
                                  non food items such as personal hygiene, cleaning, crafts(glue,crayons,finger                  
                                  paints,etc),medicines should also be labeled as well. And seeds should be included             
                                  in addition to the current top 8.                                                              

  1393\.      10/25/2008 2:08:00  I get very confused about labels that say &quot;processed in a plant that                      
              PM                  processes peanuts&quot; I would like to know if it is on the same line, etc. There             
                                  have been so many products that we can no longer purchase that we once used. I                 
                                  feel that either the labeling was wrong to begin with, or that some manufacturers              
                                  place a label on everything just to cover their behinds\...\...                                

  1394\.      10/25/2008 3:03:00  We have problems with flavorings (such as vanillin) and colors (caramel coloring,              
              PM                  yellow #5, red #40). \'Blanket\' ingredients such as \'artificial flavorings\' and             
                                  \'artificial colors\' are problematic for us. We also have problems with things                
                                  like cotton candy where the labeling covers ALL possible flavors/colors of cotton              
                                  candy and NOT the specific flavor/color in the bag. If they could at least tell us             
                                  which flavor/color was in the bag at the point of sale that would help, but so                 
                                  often they just don\'t know.                                                                   

  1395\.      10/25/2008 4:35:00  My child has anaphylactic reactions to minute amounts some of my food allergens                
              PM                  (egg albumen and nuts) so I specifically avoid anything that states that there are             
                                  or might be any of either in the product. He is also allergic to milk, soy, and                
                                  other proteins, without anaphylactic reactions but with other symptoms\--GI, skin,             
                                  etc, so if the item \'may contain\' minute amounts, I may not be as careful,                   
                                  depending on how much he wants to eat the product and \'suffer the consequences\'              
                                  (he is a teenager now and can make his own decisions on that front). So, my use of             
                                  labels differs depending on the severity of the specific allergic reaction and the             
                                  protein involved. My son has to live in the real world on his own someday, so food             
                                  labels help him to decide when it is life threatening and when it isn\'t.                      

  1396\.      10/25/2008 4:40:00  I think it\'s too confusing the way it currently is handled especially for                     
              PM                  children &amp; adults trying to be mindful of you or your child\'s medical needs,              
                                  because they don\'t deal with it everyday. These need to be based upon facts, not              
                                  liability concerns. So any risk should be noted, this may encourage these                      
                                  factories to reconsider making their foods more safe for those that can\'t afford              
                                  the risk of death.                                                                             

  1397\.      10/25/2008 5:54:00  You cannot understand the importance of this until it effects someone you love.                
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  1398\.      10/25/2008 7:46:00  As a parent we are charged with taking care of and protecting our children. Not                
              PM                  knowing if a product contains Peanuts or Tree Nuts is very stressful, since we do              
                                  not have all the information needed to make the decision if a food is safe. If all             
                                  companies labeled for may contains, etc. it would relieve a lot of the worries we              
                                  have about what foods are safe to feed our children with peanut and tree nut                   
                                  allergies.                                                                                     

  1399\.      10/25/2008 8:07:00  I think that if a food has a &quot;may contain&quot; warning, then legally it MUST             
              PM                  ACTUALLY &quot;may contain&quot; whatever they are warning against. We don\'t buy              
                                  a LOT of foods because companies use it as a blanket liability statement when                  
                                  there is no cross contamination in the product. With food allergies exploding                  
                                  across the nation, it\'s unbelievable that so many food manufacturers are cutting              
                                  out large groups of people - better practices would mean more profit for them!                 

  1400\.      10/26/2008 8:27:00  may contain and processed on is confusing. i just want to know if it has the                   
              AM                  allergen or not                                                                                

  1401\.      10/26/2008 1:27:00  I hate the blanketed &quot;may contain&quot; used just to protect the mfgr when                
              PM                  there was probably no chance the allergen was present.                                         

  1402\.      10/26/2008 2:31:00  My four year old son was diagnosed with a peanut allergy one and a half years ago.             
              PM                  Going shopping for food each week in the beginnng was incredibly confusing and I               
                                  now know I made many mistakes. I can\'t allow anyone to feed him or bring food to              
                                  our home because I don\'t know if they will understand the rules we follow (there              
                                  are many) and remember them. Life would be much less stressful if we knew that                 
                                  packages had to be labelled if the food was cross contaminated with his allergen.              

  1403\.      10/26/2008 3:24:00  it seems like everything has a may contain notice - this is concerning if it is                
              PM                  really safe or not.                                                                            

  1404\.      10/26/2008 4:46:00  in our case of a son with several food allergies, we find the advisory label                   
              PM                  extremely helpful. We then concentrate on ingredient order and make decisions                  
                                  based upon the information. While I can determine any allergy ingredients with out             
                                  an allergen advisory, i do find it very helpful. I am undecided as to requiring                
                                  allergen advisory labels on non-food products which is why it is left blank.                   

  1405\.      10/26/2008 5:47:00  I would appreiciate more consistent labeling of products in order to more easily               
              PM                  indentify if an allergen is contained. I want to know if the allergen is/could be              
                                  in the product, what else is made on the equipment and what else is made in the                
                                  plant. The more clear information I have, the better I can keep my son safe.                   

  1406\.      10/27/2008 12:14:00 I hate that companies don\'t have to label if products are produced in a plant or              
              AM                  on the same equipment as my allergen. I spend a lot of time calling manufacturers              
                                  and they must spend a lot of money on customer service employees to answer these               
                                  allergy questions. Companies that I know label voluntarily always get my business              
                                  because I know I don\'t have to call about each and every product. It is their                 
                                  policy to label if it \'may contain\'.                                                         

  1407\.      10/27/2008 12:22:00 current sysytem is difficult. need standard labeling for all products - food,                  
              AM                  shampoo, lotions                                                                               

  1408\.      10/27/2008 3:32:00  Products which list ingredients followed by a separate list of those ingredients               
              AM                  which may cause an allergic reaction are best. The disclaimer that refers to the               
                                  product being manufactured in a plant that processes allergens, while helpful, I               
                                  consider to be a &quot;soft&quot; warning - let the buyer beware, and if you want              
                                  to try it, go ahead. There are many products with this label which I decided to                
                                  buy anyway because exposure has not resulted in a reaction. This labeling causes               
                                  problems when other people (such as parents of classmates) are not sure whether                
                                  the product is safe. It is very confusing for people who personally have no                    
                                  concerns about allergens, but need to be aware due to others who do have                       
                                  allergens. So while this &quot;soft&quot; is helpful in some instances, in others              
                                  it can be a source of confusion.                                                               

  1409\.      10/27/2008 12:16:00 I would like to see this become more inclusive of other allergins. I would also                
              PM                  like to see stricter laws requiring all ingredients to be on the label including               
                                  things that may be mixed into another ingredient for example Contains Vegetable                
                                  Oil (list the types of oils in the vegetable oil)                                              

  1410\.      10/27/2008 3:26:00  Allergen Advisory Labels are needed for all medications too; whether dispensed via             
              PM                  pharmacy or over the counter. My daughter has an allergic respiratory reaction                 
                                  (asthma attack) / anaphylaxis to all dairy products. Many medications contain                  
                                  lactose but aren\'t always labeled and often requires the pharmacist or myself to              
                                  contact the manufacturer.                                                                      

  1411\.      10/28/2008 6:14:00  With celiac disease, I am concerned with how certain ingredients (soy sauce or                 
              PM                  natural flavorings, for example) are constituted. Listing a compound as an                     
                                  ingredient is not useful. It is best if the product summarized risk by stating                 
                                  &quot;may contain xxx&quot; where xxx may be in any of the components used in the              
                                  product. Regarding questions on purchase of products containing allergens, they                
                                  are purchased for other members of the household who are not affected by these                 
                                  allergens.                                                                                     

  1412\.      10/29/2008 3:08:00  There needs to be stricter rules regarding when a manufacturer needs to put                    
              AM                  &quot;may contains&quot; or &quot;made on same line/plant&quot; etc. It seems that             
                                  alot of companies may just start putting these warnings on just to cover                       
                                  themselves even if the chance of there being an allergen in the product is very                
                                  remote.                                                                                        

  1413\.      10/30/2008 1:14:00  Labels on non-food items are LONG overdue. Consistent and clear labeling is                    
              PM                  critical when teachers, grandparents and anyone other than a parent (who is used               
                                  to the process) is trying to decide if a food is safe for a person with allergies.             
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