Public Act 101-0495
 
HB3018 EnrolledLRB101 09766 CPF 54867 b


  
    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is 
amended  by adding Section 3.08 as follows:
 
    (410 ILCS 625/3.08 new)
    Sec. 3.08. Food allergy awareness.
    (a) A restaurant shall display a notice indicating to 
consumers that any information regarding food allergies must be 
communicated to an employee of the restaurant.
    (b) An employee of a restaurant who receives allergy 
information from a consumer shall communicate the consumer's 
information to the restaurant's person in charge or the 
certified food protection manager on duty. 
    (c) A restaurant meets the requirements of this Section if 
the restaurant displays a notice regarding food allergies or 
provides a statement regarding food allergies on its menu that 
was approved in another state before the effective date of this 
amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.
    (d) A multi-state business or a franchisee, as that term is 
defined in the Franchise Disclosure Act of 1987, meets the 
requirements of this Section if the multi-state business or 
franchisee has an internal policy that requires a notice 
regarding allergies to be displayed or a statement regarding 
food allergies to be provided on the menu.
    (e) On or before January 1, 2020, the Department of Public 
Health shall create and make available on its website for 
download the notice required to be displayed under subsection 
(a) of this Section.
    (f) From the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 
101st General Assembly through July 1, 2020, enforcement of 
this Section shall be limited to education and notification of 
the requirements of this Section to encourage compliance. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.


Effective Date:  8/23/2019