Assembly Bill A548A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to allergy awareness and training in restaurants

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-A548 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8112
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8485
2015-2016: A749
2017-2018: A329
2019-2020: A1027, S5681
2023-2024: S6778

2021-A548 - Summary

Relates to allergy awareness and training in restaurants; requires allergen awareness training; requires certification within thirty days after hire date.

2021-A548 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    548
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, STERN, MAGNARELLI, BARRON,
   REYES, LAVINE, TAYLOR, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI,  SIMON,  BRABENEC,
   DeSTEFANO  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Health

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allergy  awareness
   and training in restaurants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1352-f to read as follows:
   §  1352-F.  ALLERGY  AWARENESS  AND TRAINING IN RESTAURANTS. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS. (A) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" SHALL MEAN (I) MILK, EGGS, FISH (SUCH
 AS BASS, FLOUNDER, OR COD);  CRUSTACEANS  (SUCH  AS  CRAB,  LOBSTER,  OR
 SHRIMP);  TREE  NUTS  (SUCH  AS ALMONDS, CASHEWS, PECANS, PISTACHIOS, OR
 WALNUTS), WHEAT, PEANUTS, SESAME, AND SOYBEANS; AND (II) A FOOD INGREDI-
 ENT THAT CONTAINS PROTEIN DERIVED FROM A FOOD NAMED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)
 OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH.   THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) ANY HIGHLY REFINED OIL
 DERIVED FROM A FOOD SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS  PARAGRAPH  OR
 ANY INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM SUCH HIGHLY REFINED OIL; OR (2) ANY INGREDI-
 ENT  THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE PETITION OR NOTIFICATION PROCESS SPECIFIED
 IN THE FEDERAL FOOD ALLERGEN LABELING AND  CONSUMER  PROTECTION  ACT  OF
 2004.
   (B) "MENU" SHALL MEAN A PRINTED OR PICTORIAL DISPLAY OF A FOOD ITEM OR
 ITEMS  AND THEIR PRICE OR PRICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE FROM A FOOD
 ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES MENUS DISTRIBUTED OR PROVIDED  OUTSIDE  THE
 ESTABLISHMENT  AND  PROMOTIONAL ITEMS THAT INCLUDE MENU INFORMATION FROM
 WHICH A CUSTOMER CAN PLACE AN ORDER.
   (C) "MENU BOARD" SHALL MEAN ANY LIST OR PICTORIAL DISPLAY  OF  A  FOOD
 ITEM  OR ITEMS AND THEIR PRICE OR PRICES POSTED WITHIN OR OUTSIDE A FOOD
 ESTABLISHMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2021-A548A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8112
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8485
2015-2016: A749
2017-2018: A329
2019-2020: A1027, S5681
2023-2024: S6778

2021-A548A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to allergy awareness and training in restaurants; requires allergen awareness training; requires certification within thirty days after hire date.

2021-A548A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  548--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, STECK, STERN, MAGNARELLI, BARRON,
   REYES, LAVINE, TAYLOR, SAYEGH, GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI,  SIMON,  BRABENEC,
   DeSTEFANO  --  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. EPSTEIN -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on  Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to allergy  awareness
   and training in restaurants
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1352-f to read as follows:
   §  1352-F.  ALLERGY  AWARENESS  AND TRAINING IN RESTAURANTS. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS. (A) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" SHALL MEAN (I) MILK, EGGS, FISH (SUCH
 AS BASS, FLOUNDER, OR COD);  CRUSTACEANS  (SUCH  AS  CRAB,  LOBSTER,  OR
 SHRIMP);  TREE  NUTS  (SUCH  AS ALMONDS, CASHEWS, PECANS, PISTACHIOS, OR
 WALNUTS), WHEAT, PEANUTS, SESAME, AND SOYBEANS; AND (II) A FOOD INGREDI-
 ENT THAT CONTAINS PROTEIN DERIVED FROM A FOOD NAMED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)
 OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH.   THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE: (1) ANY HIGHLY REFINED OIL
 DERIVED FROM A FOOD SPECIFIED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS  PARAGRAPH  OR
 ANY INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM SUCH HIGHLY REFINED OIL; OR (2) ANY INGREDI-
 ENT  THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE PETITION OR NOTIFICATION PROCESS SPECIFIED
 IN THE FEDERAL FOOD ALLERGEN LABELING AND  CONSUMER  PROTECTION  ACT  OF
 2004.
   (B) "MENU" SHALL MEAN A PRINTED OR PICTORIAL DISPLAY OF A FOOD ITEM OR
 ITEMS  AND THEIR PRICE OR PRICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE FROM A FOOD
 ESTABLISHMENT. THIS INCLUDES MENUS DISTRIBUTED OR PROVIDED  OUTSIDE  THE
 ESTABLISHMENT  AND  PROMOTIONAL ITEMS THAT INCLUDE MENU INFORMATION FROM
 WHICH A CUSTOMER CAN PLACE AN ORDER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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