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.