S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
December 13, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
AN ACT to amend the public health law and the agriculture and markets
law, in relation to food intolerances
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 1356 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
ter 75 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
§ 1356. Food allergies AND INTOLERANCES notice in food service estab-
lishments and online food ordering services. 1. Definitions. For the
purposes of this section:
(a) "Food service establishment" shall mean a restaurant or catering
hall where food is prepared and served either on or off site.
(b) "Menu" shall mean a list or pictorial display of a prepared food
item or items available for sale from a food establishment for the
purpose of permitting a customer to order such food item or items,
including such list or pictorial display posted online for a customer to
place food orders for delivery or take out.
2. The commissioner shall make available on the department's website,
in English and in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by
limited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on the data
in the most recent American Community Survey published by the United
States Census Bureau, a notice containing information for staff of food
service establishments regarding food allergies AND INTOLERANCES. Such
notice shall include:
(a) the procedures to be followed if a customer informs staff of such
food service establishment that such customer has a food allergy OR
INTOLERANCE;
(b) any procedures to be followed to prevent cross contact; and
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD13601-01-3
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(c) the procedure to be followed if a customer has an allergic
reaction, including a recommendation regarding the circumstances in
which to call 911.
3. Every food service establishment shall post the notice containing
information on food allergies AND INTOLERANCES established pursuant to
subdivision two of this section in a conspicuous location accessible to
all employees involved in the preparation or service of food, in at
least one of the languages spoken by each employee to the extent such
languages are among those in which the department makes the notice
available pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
4. The commissioner shall make available on the department's website,
in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-Engl-
ish proficient individuals in the state, based on the data in the most
recent American Community Survey published by the United States Census
Bureau, (a) a translation of the following: "If you have a food allergy
OR INTOLERANCE, please notify us."; and (b) a food allergy OR INTOLER-
ANCE message that food service establishments may use to inform custom-
ers about allergy AND INTOLERANCE information for prepared food items.
5. Every food service establishment operating in New York state that
makes available a menu shall include in a conspicuous manner on each
menu or the assembly upon which the menu or menus are included, either,
(a) the following notice: "If you have a food allergy OR INTOLERANCE,
please notify us."; or (b) a food allergy OR INTOLERANCE message that
informs the customer about the allergy OR INTOLERANCE information for
each prepared food item or items on such menu. If such menu is avail-
able in a language other than English for which the department makes a
translation available pursuant to subdivision four of this section, such
food service establishment shall also include such translation in a
conspicuous manner. Every food service establishment that makes avail-
able a menu online for a customer to place food orders for delivery or
take out, including under a third-party food delivery agreement pursuant
to section three hundred ninety-one-v of the general business law, shall
also include on such menu a food allergy OR INTOLERANCE notification to
customers and either, (1) provide a method by which a customer may indi-
cate any food allergy OR INTOLERANCE such customer has; or (2) provide a
food allergy message that informs the customer about the allergy AND
INTOLERANCE information for each prepared food item or items on such
menu.
6. Any food service establishment that violates the provisions of this
section or any of the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder shall
be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred twenty-five
dollars for each violation.
§ 2. Section 199-f of the agriculture and markets law, as added by
chapter 75 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
§ 199-f. Food allergies AND INTOLERANCES notice in food service estab-
lishments. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Menu" shall mean a list or pictorial display of a prepared food
item or items available for sale for the purpose of permitting a custom-
er to order such food item or items, including such list or pictorial
display posted online for a customer to place food orders for delivery
or take out.
(b) "Food service establishment" shall mean any place where food is
prepared and intended for individual portion service, and includes the
site at which individual portions are provided, whether consumption
occurs on or off the premises, or whether or not there is a charge for
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the food, including retail food stores, as defined in section five
hundred of this chapter.
2. The commissioner shall make available on the department's website,
in English and in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by
limited-English proficient individuals in the state, based on the data
in the most recent American Community Survey published by the United
States Census Bureau, a notice containing information for staff of food
service establishments regarding food allergies AND INTOLERANCES. Such
notice shall include:
(a) the procedures to be followed if a customer informs staff of such
food service establishment that such customer has a food allergy OR
INTOLERANCE;
(b) any procedures to be followed to prevent cross contact; and
(c) the procedure to be followed if a customer has an allergic
reaction, including a recommendation regarding the circumstances in
which to call 911.
3. Every food service establishment shall post the notice containing
information on food allergies AND INTOLERANCES established pursuant to
subdivision two of this section in a conspicuous location accessible to
all employees involved in the preparation or service of food, in at
least one of the languages spoken by each employee to the extent such
languages are among those in which the department makes the notice
available pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
4. The commissioner shall make available on the department's website,
in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-Engl-
ish proficient individuals in the state, based on the data in the most
recent American Community Survey published by the United States Census
Bureau, (a) a translation of the following: "If you have a food allergy
OR INTOLERANCE, please notify us."; and (b) a food allergy OR INTOLER-
ANCE message that food service establishments may use to inform custom-
ers about allergy OR INTOLERANCE information for prepared food items.
5. Every food service establishment that makes available a menu shall
include in a conspicuous manner on each menu or the assembly upon which
the menu or menus are included, either, (a) the following notice: "If
you have a food allergy OR INTOLERANCE, please notify us."; or (b) a
food allergy OR INTOLERANCE message that informs the customer about the
allergy OR INTOLERANCE information for each prepared food item or items
on such menu. If such menu is available in a language other than English
for which the department makes a translation available pursuant to
subdivision four of this section, such food service establishment shall
also include such translation in a conspicuous manner. Every food
service establishment that makes available a menu online for a customer
to place orders for delivery or take out, including under a third-party
food delivery agreement pursuant to section three hundred ninety-one-v
of the general business law, shall also include on such menu a food
allergy notification to customers and either, (1) provide a method by
which a customer may indicate any food allergy OR INTOLERANCE such
customer has; or (2) provide a food allergy OR INTOLERANCE message that
informs the customer about the allergy AND INTOLERANCE information for
each prepared food item or items on such menu.
6. Any food service establishment that violates the provisions of this
section or any of the rules or regulations promulgated hereunder shall
be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred twenty-five
dollars for each violation.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.