Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9382 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9382

 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to 
               the definition of ``major food allergen''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 16, 2024

 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add alpha-gal to 
               the definition of ``major food allergen''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alpha-gal Allergen Inclusion Act''.

SEC. 2. ADDING ALPHA-GAL TO DEFINITION OF ``MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN''.

    (a) In General.--Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
                    ``(3)(i) Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (commonly 
                known as `alpha-gal').
                    ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
                `galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose' includes--
                            ``(I) ingredients derived from non-
                        catarrhine primate mammals; and
                            ``(II) red algae in the order Gigartinales.
                    ``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
                `galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose' does not include 
                mammal-derived ingredients for which the Secretary 
                determines there is no galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose 
                above an established, detectable limit (such as 
                ingredients made from alpha-gal-knockout mammals).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply beginning on January 1, 2026.
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