Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§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

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Health and Human Services, working through the CDC director and after consulting the FDA commissioner, must improve how national data on food allergies are collected and must publish the data as it becomes available. The data must cover three things: how common food allergies are, how often serious health problems from food allergies happen, and what treatments or prevention methods are used; Congress may provide whatever money is needed to do this.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §242r

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(a)In general

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)Authorization of appropriations

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

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110