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Would require food facilities to display allergen awareness posters for staff and provide menu notices requesting customers inform staff of allergies.

Food Allergy Awareness Act

Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to require retail food facilities to prominently display employee food-allergy-awareness posters and to include customer allergen notices on menus or other written information, and updates the state Food Code to the 2022 FDA edition.

Updates for Epinephrine Delivery Systems

Updates Pennsylvania statute to replace epinephrine auto-injector with epinephrine delivery system to ensure all FDA-approved formulations can be utilized in schools.

Requires school entities to develop policies allowing students to possess and self-administer asthma inhalers and epinephrine auto-injectors.

Elijah's Law

Pennsylvania's Elijah's Law (HB 928) to ensure childcare employees have access to and training on epinephrine devices, passed the House in June 2025 and is now pending in the Senate.

Elijah's Law

Proposed legislation to mandate food allergy training and anaphylaxis emergency plans in all Pennsylvania childcare facilities.

Emergency Medication Modernization Act

Proposed legislation to permit students diagnosed with asthma or at risk of anaphylaxis to carry and self-administer rescue inhalers and epinephrine, and expands the definition of epinephrine to include newer delivery methods like intranasal sprays.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require local school food service personnel to receive annual training and certification on food allergies as part of the National School Lunch Program.

Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act

A federal bill that would require the USDA to include food allergy awareness and management training for local school food service personnel participating in the National School Lunch Program.

Pending Childcare Epinephrine Training Bill

Pending legislation that would explicitly make day-care centers responsible for training employees in the administration of an epinephrine delivery device.

School Nurse Notification Act

Requires a school to notify parents if a nurse is not assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

WI SB156

A pending bill that would require first responders in Wisconsin to be trained to administer epinephrine delivery systems, addressing gaps where police and EMTs may not currently carry or be authorized to use epinephrine.

Vermont has introduced entity stock epinephrine legislation that is currently pending in the state legislature.

This bill increases access to epinephrine auto-injectors in public venues by allowing authorized entities to stock and administer them.

Large Venue Epinephrine Mandate

This pending bill would require large public venues (capacity > 5,000) to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors and ensure that at least two staff members trained in administration are present at every event.

New Jersey Airport Epinephrine Access Bill

This bill requires NJ airports to maintain a supply of epinephrine auto-injectors and ensures at least one trained employee is available to administer them during all hours of operation.

Port Authority Food Allergy Policy Act

Requires the Port Authority of NY & NJ to develop and implement a comprehensive policy for food allergies, including emergency response and staff awareness at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Transportation Hub Epinephrine Bill

Mandates that major NJ transportation hubs, specifically including airports and rail stations, store stock epinephrine and ensure employees are trained to handle anaphylactic emergencies.