FASTER Act of 2020

To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 FASTER Act of 2020 2. Food allergy safety recommendations of the National Academy of Medicine (a) Collection of food allergy data The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting before section 318 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247c 317W. Collection of food allergy data (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) expand and intensify the collection of information on the prevalence of food allergies for specific allergens in the United States, such as through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the National Health Interview Survey; (2) include such information within annual or other periodic reporting to the Congress and the public on other surveillance activities; and (3) encourage research to improve the accuracy of food allergy prevalence data. (b) Biomarkers Any research conducted pursuant to subsection (a)(3) shall include— (1) the identification of biomarkers and tests to validate data generated from such research; and (2) the investigation of the use of identified biomarkers and tests in national surveys conducted as part of that research. . (b) Allergen labeling (1) Major food allergen definition (A) In general Section 201(qq)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(1) and soybeans soybeans, and sesame (B) Effective date The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to food introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after January 1, 2022. (2) Additional allergens Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq) (3) Any other food ingredient that the Secretary determines by regulation to be a major food allergen, based on the scientific criteria determined by the Secretary (including the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions to the food ingredient) that establish that such food ingredient is an allergen of public health concern. . (3) Technical corrections Section 201(qq)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(qq)(2) paragraph subparagraph 3. Report on use by FDA of patient experience data on treatments for patients with food allergies Section 3004 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 21 U.S.C. 355 (1) by striking Not later than (a) In general Not later than ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Treatments for patients with food allergies Each report under subsection (a) shall include a synopsis of the use by the Food and Drug Administration in regulatory decisionmaking of patient experience data on products with an indication for the treatment of a food allergy. . November 16, 2020 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2020 or the FASTER Act of 2020 This bill directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to expand data collection of information related to food allergies and specific allergens and revises the definition of major allergen to specifically include sesame. The Department of Health and Human Services may designate additional food ingredients as major allergens based on the prevalence and severity of allergic reactions through regulation. The Food and Drug Administration must report on specified information regarding food allergies.