Senate Bill S7566

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   7566
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 22, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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
 1357 to read as follows:
   §  1357.  ALLERGY  AWARENESS  AND  TRAINING IN RESTAURANTS. 1.   DEFI-
 NITIONS. (A) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" SHALL  MEAN  (I)  MILK,  EGGS,  FISH,
 CRUSTACEAN  SHELLFISH,  TREE NUTS, WHEAT, PEANUTS, SESAME, AND SOYBEANS;
 AND (II) A FOOD INGREDIENT 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 INGREDIENT THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE PETITION OR  NOTIFI-
 CATION  PROCESS  SPECIFIED  IN  THE  FEDERAL  FOOD ALLERGEN LABELING AND
 CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT OF 2004.
   (B) "MENU" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS IN SECTION THIRTEEN  HUNDRED
 FIFTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE.
   (C)  "APPROVED  TRAINING PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN A TRAINING PROVIDER THAT
 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE  COMMISSIONER  TO  PROVIDE  ALLERGEN  AWARENESS
 TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
   (D)  "FOOD SAFETY MANAGER" SHALL MEAN A MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEE DESIGNATED
 BY THEIR EMPLOYER TO COMPLETE ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING AND TO  OBTAIN
 A  CERTIFICATE  OF  ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PURSUANT TO THE REQUIRE-
 MENTS OF THIS SECTION.
   (E) "FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" SHALL HAVE THE  SAME  MEANING  AS  IN
 SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX OF THIS TITLE.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   2.  GENERAL  REQUIREMENTS.  (A)  ALL FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS SHALL
 DESIGNATE AT LEAST ONE FOOD SAFETY MANAGER PER LOCATION.  AT  LEAST  ONE
 FOOD SAFETY MANAGER SHALL BE ON SITE DURING ALL HOURS OF OPERATION.
   (B) A DESIGNATED FOOD SAFETY MANAGER SHALL COMPLETE ALLERGEN AWARENESS
 TRAINING  FROM  AN APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDER TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF
 ALLERGEN AWARENESS TRAINING PRIOR TO OR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS  AFTER  THEIR
 HIRE  DATE  OR BY THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH CERTIFICATION
 SHALL BE VALID FOR FIVE YEARS.
   (C) A DESIGNATED FOOD SAFETY MANAGER SHALL:
   (I) DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE OF MAJOR FOOD ALLERGENS; AND
   (II) OVERSEE THE PREPARATION AND/OR COOKING OF ANY FOOD TO  BE  SERVED
 TO  A  CUSTOMER  WHO  HAS NOTIFIED RESTAURANT STAFF OF A FOOD ALLERGY TO
 ENSURE IT IS PREPARED SAFELY.
   3. CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. (A) CERTIFICATES OF ALLERGEN AWARENESS  TRAIN-
 ING  SHALL  BE RENEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS BY COMPLETING AN ALLERGEN AWARE-
 NESS TRAINING COURSE, AS APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PROMULGATE ANY RULES AND REGULATIONS NECES-
 SARY TO DESIGNATE APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS.
   4. FOOD ALLERGY AWARE DESIGNATION. (A) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  DEVELOP
 A  PROGRAM  FOR RESTAURANTS TO BE DESIGNATED AS "FOOD ALLERGY AWARE" AND
 SHALL MAINTAIN A LISTING OF RESTAURANTS RECEIVING  SUCH  DESIGNATION  ON
 ITS  WEBSITE.  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE PROGRAM SHALL BE VOLUNTARY AND THE
 DEPARTMENT SHALL, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE  NEW  YORK  STATE  RESTAURANT
 ASSOCIATION,  ISSUE  GUIDELINES  AND  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  RESTAURANTS  TO
 RECEIVE SUCH DESIGNATION, PROVIDED THAT SUCH REQUIREMENTS SHALL INCLUDE,
 BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, MAINTAINING ON THE PREMISES, AND MAKING AVAILABLE
 TO THE PUBLIC, A MASTER LIST OF ALL THE INGREDIENTS USED IN THE PREPARA-
 TION OF EACH FOOD ITEM AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION.
   (B) NO EARLIER THAN TWELVE MONTHS AND NO LATER THAN TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS
 AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE  RESTAURANT  ASSOCIATION,  SHALL  SUBMIT  A
 REPORT  TO  THE  GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF THE  IMPACT  OF
 THIS  SECTION.  THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, COMPLI-
 ANCE OF RESTAURANTS WITH THIS SECTION,  AND  PROPOSED  CHANGES  TO  THIS
 SECTION CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.