Some in the food industry say adding sesame flour is the safest path forward. They contend that they can’t sufficiently clean their equipment to guarantee it is free of sesame, as the Faster Act requires. And, under federal labeling rules, they can’t state that their products contain sesame unless the items actually contain it — so they’re adding sesame and labeling it.

The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates most food labeling, “does not support” adding sesame as a strategy to comply with the law. “Labeling is not to be used instead of current good manufacturing practices with regard to allergens,” an FDA spokesperson said.

The FDA might be the most retarded Government office, and that is a difficult thing to do. They made the rule with an obvious loophole and are now denying all responsibility despite their poor decision.