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Requires food service establishments and online ordering services to provide notices to staff and customers regarding food allergies and intolerances.

New York bill S8587A requiring child day care centers to have epinephrine devices and staff trained to use them on site in case of anaphylaxis or other severe allergic reaction.

Permits trained non-medical individuals to possess and administer epinephrine.

Requires training for school personnel in treating severe allergies and anaphylaxis.

Requires parity in the mental and physical health treatment of the residents of New York state; provides that both mental and physical health will be matters of public concern and provision therefor shall be made by the state.

Prevents discrimination by insurers based on an individual's mental health or substance use disorder; incorporates into state law federal enforcement rules set forth in the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

Elijah's Law

This bill establishes food allergy safety and anaphylaxis response protocols in licensed child care centers and family day care homes.

Amends the Public Health Service Act, with respect to asthma-related grants for child health services, to give an additional preference to a state that allows self-administration of asthma and anaphylaxis medication and makes a certification concerning civil liability protection for trained personnel administering epinephrine.

Grants preference for federal asthma treatment grants to states that require schools to permit students to self-administer prescribed medication for asthma or anaphylaxis.

The Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act (H.R. 10228) would amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require food allergy identification and response training for staff in federal child nutrition programs, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and summer meal programs. Introduced by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) on September 2, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

SponsorRep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA-10] (Democratic)

Requires food service establishments and online ordering services to provide notices to staff and customers regarding food allergies and intolerances.

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.

Requires food service establishments and online ordering services to provide notices to staff and customers regarding food allergies and intolerances.

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.

Mandates that food establishments prominently display signage advising customers to notify staff of food allergies and providing allergen awareness information for employees.

Maryland House Bill 181 (2026 Regular Session), introduced January 14, 2026, would require restaurants to provide each customer a written disclosure of the main food allergens in each menu item, effective October 1, 2026.

Stadium Epinephrine Law

Seeks to mandate that large public venues and major food service areas within them carry stock epinephrine, moving beyond the current voluntary system.

NY Food Allergy Awareness Act

This bill would require food establishments to include allergy notices on menus and require at least one staff member to be trained in food allergy safety and management.