[…] a law intended to safeguard the more than 1.5 million Americans with a sesame allergy mandates, among other things, careful cleaning to prevent cross-contact between food products with and without sesame. However, many food companies have chosen to add small amounts of sesame flour to products that were previously sesame-free, instead of conducting the careful cleaning required for foods without sesame.
Unfortunately, this has been happening since 2016: Company will Add Trace Amount of Allergen to All Products to Skirt Safety Regulation
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