Eric Athas

More than one million children and adults are allergic to sesame in the United States, scientists report. But sesame is not among the allergens that must be listed on food labels.

As the coronavirus spreads and locked-down communities stock up, products needed by allergy sufferers are increasingly hard to come by.

Sesame becomes a “major allergen,” joining milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans.

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