Maine Food Allergy Awareness in Restaurants
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Summary
Requires food service establishments to display food allergy awareness posters and provide training materials to staff.
Who This Bill Serves & Who's Backing It
Core Patient Populations
People with food allergies — including children, students, and their families.
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Legislative Timeline
Votes & Legislative History
An Act to Authorize Schools to Maintain a Supply of Epinephrine
Allows public schools to stock epinephrine auto-injectors and provides immunity for trained personnel who administer them in an emergency.
Food allergy awareness
Requires restaurants to display a notice informing consumers to communicate food allergies to employees and mandates staff communication of such information to management.
Elijah's Law
Elijah's Law
Requires child care facilities to implement emergency preparedness protocols, mandatory staff training, and individualized allergy action plans for children with food allergies.
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