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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4698 Introduced , by Rep. Jonathan Carroll SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish a food allergy awareness program that requires each food service establishment in the State to either: (1) display, in a prominent location accessible by the food service establishment's consumers, a poster that concerns food allergy awareness and is approved by the Department, or (2) make available, upon request, a comprehensive list of the foods that the food service establishment serves and a list of the allergens contained within the foods that includes information on the risk of cross-contamination for the foods. Provides that a food service establishment that makes available a comprehensive list shall update it as is necessary. Provides that the Department shall maintain a website that lists the food service establishments that have violated these provisions and the number of violations for each food service establishment. Provides that the Department shall adopt any rules necessary to enforce these provisions.
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| | HB4698 | | LRB100 15705 MJP 30810 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is |
| 5 | | amended by adding Section 3.08 as follows:
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| 6 | | (410 ILCS 625/3.08 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3.08. Food allergy information required. |
| 8 | | (a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a food |
| 9 | | allergy awareness program that requires a food service |
| 10 | | establishment in the State to either: |
| 11 | | (1) display, in a prominent location accessible by the |
| 12 | | food service establishment's consumers, a poster that |
| 13 | | concerns food allergy awareness and is approved by the |
| 14 | | Department of Public Health; or |
| 15 | | (2) make available, upon request, a comprehensive list |
| 16 | | of the foods that the food service establishment serves and |
| 17 | | a list of the allergens contained within the foods that |
| 18 | | includes information on the risk of cross-contamination |
| 19 | | for the foods. |
| 20 | | A food service establishment that makes available a |
| 21 | | comprehensive list under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall |
| 22 | | update the comprehensive list as is necessary. |
| 23 | | (b) The Department of Public Health shall maintain a |