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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 3095 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6529 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2019 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 3095 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | REP. COMEY, 102nd Dist. |
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| 18 | 18 | | AN ACT REQUIRING FOOD ALLERGY AWARENESS TRAINING IN |
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| 19 | 19 | | RESTAURANTS. |
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| 20 | 20 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 21 | 21 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 23 | 23 | | That the general statutes be amended to require (1) food protection 1 |
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| 24 | 24 | | managers to (A) complete allergen awareness training, (B) include 2 |
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| 25 | 25 | | allergen awareness as part of their staff training, (C) establish 3 |
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| 26 | 26 | | guidelines for staff interaction with customers who have food allergies, 4 |
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| 27 | 27 | | and (D) incorporate the guidelines into the food establishment's 5 |
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| 28 | 28 | | standard operating procedures, (2) food inspectors at local health 6 |
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| 29 | 29 | | departments to complete allergen awareness training, and (3) class 2, 3 7 |
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| 30 | 30 | | and 4 food establishments to (A) retain records documenting certified 8 |
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| 31 | 31 | | food protection managers' completion of the required training and 9 |
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| 32 | 32 | | make the records available for inspection by the Department of Public 10 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Health or local health departments, (B) develop procedures for 11 |
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| 34 | 34 | | informing customers, upon request, of the all ingredients of standard 12 |
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| 35 | 35 | | menu items and the presence of major food allergens in its menu items, 13 |
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| 36 | 36 | | and (C) post in a clear and conspicuous manner on its menus and 14 |
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| 37 | 37 | | menu boards, a request that customers notify their server of any food 15 |
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| 38 | 38 | | allergies they have before placing an order. 16 Proposed Bill No. 6529 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LCO No. 3095 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 44 | 44 | | To require food allergy training in restaurants. |
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