From: Maureen McLaughlin [AvalonCourt@webtv.net]
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 10:19 PM
To: OC EXECSEC
Subject: Make It Easier for Consumers to Identify and Avoid Foods that
can Trigger Allergic Reactions

May 23, 2001

Maureen McLaughlin
1734 S.E. 22nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97214, 

AvalonCourt@webtv.net


FDA Commissioner
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Maryland 20857

Docket No. 98-005P

Dear Commissioner:

As a member of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, I urge you to invest more resources to ensure that:

food labels completely and accurately list the presence of all known allergens, including those used in flavorings;

food manufacturers adopt measures to prevent the unintentional contamination of their products with undeclared food allergens; and

food manufacturers include a toll-free telephone number on their labels that consumers can call for more information about ingredients.


Sincerely,

Maureen McLaughlin