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Sesame added to
US list of major
food allergens
The US House of
Representatives on April
14 voted 415-11 to pass
the Food Allergy Safety,
Treatment, Education,
and Research Act of 2021
(FASTER Act), which will
add sesame to the list
of major food allergens
for which labeling is
required. The Senate
passed the FASTER bill
on March 3. Having been
approved by both houses
of Congress, the measure
was sent to the White
House for President Joe
Biden's signature.
The FASTER Act set
Jan. 1, 2023, as the
date by which food
companies are required
to declare the presence

of sesame on food
packaging labels.
Sesame will be the
ninth major food allergen
for which labeling is
required under the Food
Allergen Labeling and
Consumer Protection Act
(FALCPA) joining peanuts,
tree nuts, fish, shellfish,
soy, dairy, eggs, and
wheat. Sesame will be
the first new allergen to
be added to the original
FALCPA list since that
act took effect on Jan.
1, 2006.
The FASTER Act was
championed in the
House by Representative
Doris Matsui of California
and Representative
Patrick McHenry of North
Carolina.
" Today is a testament
to the hard work of

Kroger opens
fulfillment center,
enhances delivery
Cincinnati-based The
Kroger Co. is combining
vertical integration,
machine learning, and
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robotics with affordable,
friendly, and fast delivery
service for fresh food to
launch the company's
first Customer Fulfillment
Center.
Located in Monroe,
Ohio - a city north
of Cincinnati - and
powered by Ocado
Group, a leader in
technology for grocery
e-commerce, the CFC is
the first to open in the
United States, according
to Kroger.
" 2020 was a pivotal
year for grocery
e-commerce, with
Kroger's digital business
scaling to over $10
billion-and achieving
a record digital sales
increase of 116%, " said
Rodney McMullen,
Kroger's chairman
and chief executive
officer. " We're incredibly
proud to achieve this
milestone that advances
our position as one
of America's leading
e-commerce companies.
The momentum
we're experiencing is
well-timed with the
evolution of Kroger
Delivery, underpinning
the permanent shift
in grocery consumer
behavior and need
for enterprising and
modern e-commerce
and last-mile solutions-
today's true competitive
horsepower. "
The CFC introduces
Kroger Delivery, a
vertically integrated
network, enabling
coverage of up to 90
miles from the CFC hub
location. In the Customer
Fulfillment Centers, over

1,000 bots work around
3D grids, orchestrated
by proprietary air-traffic
control systems. The
grid, known as The
Hive, contains totes with
products and ready-todeliver customer orders.
As orders near delivery
times, the bots retrieve
products from The Hive
and are presented at pick
stations for items to be
sorted for delivery by
algorithms that ensure
items are intelligently
packed. For example,
fragile items are placed
on top, bags are evenly
weighted, and each order
is optimized to fit into the
lowest number of bags,
reducing plastic use.
After being packed,
orders are loaded into a
temperature-controlled
Kroger Delivery van,
which can store up to
20 orders. Machine
learning algorithms
optimize delivery routes
by considering factors
like road conditions and
optimal fuel efficiency.
In May 2018, Kroger
and Ocado formed an
exclusive partnership
to introduce this
technology to the
US market.

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Companies and
Google partner
to enhance
omnichannel
shopping experience
Albertsons Companies
and Google announced
a multi-year partnership
on March 30 that aims
to make shopping easier
and more convenient for
customers.

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the

thousands of food
allergy advocates who
sent emails, made calls,
and visited members of
Congress and staff to
build support and make
sesame the ninth allergen
to be labeled under
law, " Matsui said. " The
outpouring of support
was incredible, and I'd
like to thank Lisa Gable
and everyone at FARE
(Food Allergy Research
& Education) for their
hard work mobilizing
this dedicated, resilient
community. The FASTER
Act will truly make a
difference for those
living with potentially
life-threatening food
allergies, and we are
proud that it will now be
signed into law. "
" Today, I was proud to
see the FASTER Act pass
the House, " said McHenry
This bill provides a
much-needed update to
allergen labeling laws to
include sesame, which
affects the over 1.5
million people allergic
to sesame. Additionally,
the bill will enable us to
better treat the millions
of Americans who suffer
from life-threatening
food allergies by
requiring the Secretary
of Health and Human
Services to regularly
review promising food
allergy treatments and
research. "


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