HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1609        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2183

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to improve food allergy awareness.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/18/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/25/2023

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

1/26/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/26/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/29/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/30/2023

Thomas P. Walsh

12th Essex

2/2/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/7/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/7/2023

Priscila S. Sousa

6th Middlesex

2/23/2023

Simon Cataldo

14th Middlesex

3/2/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

3/6/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

3/16/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

3/17/2023

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

4/5/2023

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

4/5/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

4/6/2023

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

4/6/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

4/7/2023

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

4/12/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

4/13/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

5/17/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

5/17/2023

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

5/18/2023

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

5/19/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

5/20/2023

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

6/13/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

6/14/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

7/5/2023

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

7/17/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

8/31/2023

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

9/13/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

9/13/2023

Ryan M. Hamilton

15th Essex

10/27/2023

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

12/4/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

12/5/2023

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

12/20/2023

Kristin E. Kassner

2nd Essex

1/3/2024

Nick Collins

First Suffolk

1/19/2024

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

1/25/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1609        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2183

By Representative Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2183) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile and others for legislation to improve food allergy awareness.  Public Health.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act to improve food allergy awareness.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 6B of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“(c) A person in charge and certified food protection manager, as those terms are used in the state sanitary code for food establishments, in order to obtain certification, shall view, as part of an otherwise approved food protection manager course, a video concerning food allergies. The department shall approve the video in consultation with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Food Allergy Research & Education, and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New England Chapter, and the video shall: (1) be approved or accredited by one of the following entities: (i) the American National Standards Institute; (ii) ASTM International; or (iii) the ANSI National Accreditation Board; (2) be interactive; (3) include a knowledge check or other means of verifying that the viewer has carefully reviewed and understood the video; and (4) feature the most up-to-date information on food allergies, including information related to additions to the list of allergens labeled under the Food Allergy Label Consumer Protection Act. The department shall review its approval of the video at least every 5 years and approve a new video if necessary to satisfy the requirements of this subsection. A person designated as an alternate person-in charge, as that term is used in the state sanitary code for food establishments, in addition to existing requirements, shall be knowledgeable with regard to the relevant issues concerning food allergies as they relate to food preparation, plating, and service. At all times when open and serving food, a person licensed as an innholder or common victualler shall have at least one employee present who has viewed the approved video concerning food allergies as part of an otherwise approved food protection manager course.”

SECTION 2. Said section 6B of said chapter 170 is hereby further amended by striking out, each time they appear, the words “Massachusetts Restaurant Association and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network” and inserting in place thereof, in each instance, the following:-

“Massachusetts Restaurant Association, Food Allergy Research & Education, and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America,  New England Chapter”