Proposed bill would mandate alpha-gal labeling on food and drug packaging
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Proposed bill would mandate alpha-gal labeling on food and drug packaging

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 20261 min

Lone star tick bites can cause alpha-gal syndrome, which involves an allergic reaction to red meat and other animal products. Learn more at https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/

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If a proposed federal bill passes, the FDA will require manufacturers to also alert consumers

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I'm Dr. Anthony Leiserwitz and this is Climate Connections. Most people are used to seeing phrases like contains nuts or contains soy on food labels. If a proposed federal bill passes, the FDA will require manufacturers to also alert consumers to another allergen found in many packaged foods.

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Alpha-gal is extremely difficult to avoid. That's Sharon Forsythe of the Alpha-Gal Alliance Action Fund, an advocacy group for people who are allergic to alpha-gal, a sugar molecule found in most mammals. Alpha-gal syndrome is typically caused by the bite of a lone star tick. These ticks have long been common

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in the southeast, but as the climate warms, they're spreading to other areas too, even as far north as Maine and Minnesota. For most people with alpha-gal syndrome, eating red meat triggers an allergic reaction, with symptoms ranging from mild GI upset to dangerous In some cases, people also report reactions to dairy or ingredients that they did not know contained alpha-gal,

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