Food Safety Laws

"Carryout Food Allergen Identification Law"

Requires restaurants altering food for consumer-identified food allergies to affix an identifying marker on delivery and carryout food packaging.

Requires allergy training for school food workers and establishes safety protocols for children with food allergies in school meal programs.

Revises pharmacy provisions and clarifies the authority for schools to acquire and maintain a stock of epinephrine auto-injectors.

Mandates allergen disclosure and real-time menu updates for food prepared, prepacked, and sold on the same premises in delis and bakeries.

Requires allergen labeling for prepackaged foods to improve safety for individuals with life-threatening food allergies.

Prohibits the manufacture, distribution, and sale of food products containing specific additives including brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and red dye number 3.

"FASTER Act of 2021"

Establishes sesame as the ninth major food allergen and directs research into food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases.

"FASTER Act of 2021"

Adds sesame to the list of major food allergens required to be labeled on packaged foods and expands federal research into food allergies.

"Michigan Food Code Adoption"

Incorporates by reference Chapters 1 through 8 of the FDA Food Code into Michigan law, with specified modifications. The director may adopt changes or updates to the Food Code by rule. The annexes are persuasive authority for interpretation. This section is the foundational incorporation that brings federal food safety standards—including allergen handling, labeling, and preparation requirements—into Michigan's Food Law.

The Strengthening Protections for Children with Food Allergies Act (H.R. 10228) would amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to require food allergy identification and response training for staff in federal child nutrition programs, including the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and summer meal programs. Introduced by Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10) on September 2, 2026, and referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

The Virginia Department of Health's 2026 Food Regulations Update takes effect September 10, 2026, introducing updated food allergen disclosure requirements for food establishments and a new produce safety regulatory program.

Requires food establishments to label all prepackaged food with written notification of major food allergens.

"Alpha-Gal Allergen Inclusion Act"

Adds alpha-gal to the federal list of major food allergens, requiring clear and specific labeling on all U.S. packaged food products to help Americans with AGS identify products that could trigger a life-threatening allergic reaction.