A Law That Made Food More DangerousHow a plan to help allergy sufferers backfired.

A new law required sesame to be labeled on food packaging, aiming to protect people with allergies. Instead, it led many companies to add sesame to previously safe products. This unintended consequence of regulation made life harder for the very people the law was designed to help. It reveals how well-meaning policies can fail when they don't consider the economic realities faced by businesses, ultimately shrinking choices for consumers who need them most.

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