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Celiac Safety Act of 2026

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include gluten- containing grain in the definition of a major food allergen.

Introduced May 29, 2026

Latest action (May 29, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Referred to
Energy and Commerce Committee
Policy area
Health
Issues
Healthcare

Summary

This bill would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to add gluten-containing grains to the list of major food allergens. Major allergens currently include milk, eggs, peanuts, and other items that must be disclosed on food labels. The bill defines gluten-containing grains as wheat, rye, barley, and their crossbred hybrids such as triticale. The requirement would apply to food introduced into interstate commerce 18 months after the bill's enactment.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
32 cosponsors

Actions (2)
  1. May 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
  2. May 29, 2026 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2026

Mr. Cleaver (for himself and Ms. McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include gluten- containing grain in the definition of a major food allergen.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Celiac Safety Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF GLUTEN-CONTAINING GRAIN IN DEFINITION OF A MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN.

(a) In General.—Section 201(qq) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(qq)) is amended—

(1) by striking “(1) Milk” and inserting “(1)(A) Milk”;

(2) by inserting “gluten-containing grain,” after “wheat,”; and

(3) by adding at the end of subparagraph (1) the following:

“(B) The term ‘gluten-containing grain’ means any one of the following grains or their crossbred hybrids (such as triticale):

“(i) Wheat, including any species belonging to the genus Triticum.

“(ii) Rye, including any species belonging to the genus Secale.

“(iii) Barley, including any species belonging to the genus Hordeum.”.

(b) Delayed Applicability.—The amendment made by subsection (a) applies only with respect to food that is introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce on or after the date that is 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>

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