Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73not60
§242r Improvement and Publication of Data on Food-related Allergic Responses
Title 42 › Chapter 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part A— Research and Investigations › § 242r
Summary
Requires HHS (through the CDC and with FDA input) to improve and publish national data on food allergies as it becomes available, including by educating health care providers. The data must show how common food allergies are, how often serious reactions happen, and what treatments or prevention methods people use. Funding may be provided as needed.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §242r
The Public Health and Welfare — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall improve (including by educating physicians and other health care providers) the collection of, and publish as it becomes available, national data on—
(1)the prevalence of food allergies;
(2)the incidence of clinically significant or serious adverse events related to food allergies; and
(3)the use of different modes of treatment for and prevention of allergic responses to foods.
(b)For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act of 2004, and not as part of the Public Health Service Act which comprises this chapter.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 242r
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60