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Would require food facilities to display allergen awareness posters for staff and provide menu notices requesting customers inform staff of allergies.

Elijah's Law

Pennsylvania's Elijah's Law (HB 928) to ensure childcare employees have access to and training on epinephrine devices, passed the House in June 2025 and is now pending in the Senate.

Elijah's Law

Proposed legislation to mandate food allergy training and anaphylaxis emergency plans in all Pennsylvania childcare facilities.

Authorizes public entities such as restaurants and recreation camps to maintain stock epinephrine auto-injectors and provides liability protection for their use in emergencies.

Allows school entities to train employees in the recognition of anaphylaxis and administration of epinephrine auto-injectors to students.

Authorizes schools to maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors and provides for their administration by school employees to students during an emergency.

Would require food facilities to display allergen awareness posters for staff and provide menu notices requesting customers inform staff of allergies.

Food Allergy Awareness in Restaurants and Menus Act

Updates Massachusetts food allergy safety protocols by requiring food service establishments to maintain allergen-aware procedures and clear customer notifications regarding major food allergens.

MA Food Allergy Liaison Bill

Proposed Massachusetts legislation building on the 2009 Food Allergy Awareness Act that would require restaurants to designate an allergy liaison — a staff member knowledgeable about food allergies — to coordinate orders for customers who self-identify as having food allergies.

Would require food service establishments to provide written notification (on menus, placards, or electronically) of the presence of major food allergens in unpackaged food items.

Proposed legislation requiring Missouri restaurants to provide written notification of major allergens on menus or via digital QR codes.

ADDE Act

Requires restaurants to disclose the presence of the nine most common food allergens in menu items to enhance consumer safety.

Would require food facilities to display allergen awareness posters for staff and provide menu notices requesting customers inform staff of allergies.

NJ Restaurant Allergy Awareness Bill

Requires airport restaurants and food vendors to post signage regarding food allergies and mandates staff awareness of cross-contact risks.

Restaurant Food Allergy Awareness Act

Requires food establishments, including those in airport terminals, to post food allergy awareness posters and requires managers to complete food allergen sensitivity training.

Missouri House Bill 3446 (2026 Regular Session), introduced by Rep. Walsh Moore, would add RSMo § 196.184 requiring restaurants to provide written disclosure of major food allergens in each menu item, on the menu or via a QR/digital menu with a non-digital alternative.

NY Restaurant Training Bill

Proposed bill to require food service establishments to have at least one food safety manager certified in allergen awareness training present during all hours of operation.

Alpha-gal Reporting Bill

Proposed legislation to make Alpha-gal syndrome a reportable disease and require the Department of Health to create awareness materials for the public and food service providers regarding red-meat allergies.

Allison Rose Act

The Allison Rose Act (Ohio HB 231) encourages school districts, community schools, and STEM schools to create food allergy training for staff members and students. Completed food allergy training by staff qualifies as a professional development activity for the renewal of educator licenses. The Act also helps individuals identify and respond to someone experiencing an allergic reaction, and requires the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to compile an annual list of organizations that offer free epinephrine auto-injectors to qualifying school districts.

Missouri House Bill 3446 (2026 Regular Session), introduced by Rep. Walsh Moore, would add RSMo § 196.184 requiring restaurants to provide written disclosure of major food allergens in each menu item, on the menu or via a QR/digital menu with a non-digital alternative.

NJ Menu Allergen Disclosure Bill

Requires food service businesses to provide clear and conspicuous written notice of major food allergens (as defined by 21 U.S.C. 321(qq)) that the business knows or reasonably should know are contained as ingredients in each menu item, including temporary menu items. Information may be provided on the menu, via a QR code linking to a website, or on other written materials (separate menu, chart, grid, or booklet). Businesses must use common/usual allergen names or standardized icons approved by the Commissioner of Health. Exempts prepackaged foods subject to federal labeling. The Commissioner of Health shall adopt rules and regulations to implement. Takes effect the first day of the 13th month after enactment.

New Jersey Restaurant Allergen Disclosure Act (S.3394/A.4826)

S.3394/A.4826 requires New Jersey food service businesses to provide clear and conspicuous written notice of major food allergens (the top 9) that they know or reasonably should know are contained in each menu item, including temporary menu items. Disclosure may be on the menu, via a QR code linking to a website, or on separate written materials. More than 950,000 New Jersey residents live with food allergies, yet restaurants are currently not required to clearly disclose allergens.

Elijah's Law

Pennsylvania's Elijah's Law (HB 928) to ensure childcare employees have access to and training on epinephrine devices, passed the House in June 2025 and is now pending in the Senate.

Michigan House Bill 5402 (introduced Dec. 18, 2025), referred to the Regulatory Reform Committee, would amend the Michigan Food Law to require food service establishments to provide written, item-level major food allergen notices to consumers for unpackaged food items.