Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06882 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6882
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3648
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2424 AN ACT ALLOWING RESTAURANTS TO BE DESIGNATED AS ALLERGY FRIENDLY.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) The Commissioner of Public Health shall establish a program to allow restaurants to be designated as "Food Allergy Friendly". Participation by restaurants in the program shall be voluntary. The commissioner, in consultation with the Connecticut Restaurant Association and the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, shall develop program guidelines for restaurants to receive the "Food Allergy Friendly" designation. Such guidelines shall include, but shall not be limited to, a requirement that each restaurant receiving said designation maintain on its premises and make available to members of the public a list of all of the ingredients used in the preparation of each food item available for consumption. The Department of Public Health shall maintain a list of restaurants that receive said designation and post such information on its Internet web site.
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4646 To establish a program to allow restaurants that meet certain guidelines to be designated as "food allergy friendly".
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4848 [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]