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Assembly committee backs SB 68 to require written menu allergen information at many restaurants
Summary
SB 68, authored by Senator Menjivar, would require restaurants with six or more locations (and chain restaurants) to provide written notice of the top nine allergens on menus or via QR codes; the committee passed the bill to appropriations after amendments that allow flexibility for smaller and independent establishments.
The Assembly Health Committee voted July 8 to send SB 68 to the Appropriations Committee after accepting amendments that seek to balance consumer safety and small-business flexibility. The bill would require specified restaurants to provide written information about the nine recognized major food allergens on menus (or via a QR code when a QR-based menu is offered) and would allow smaller or single-location restaurants a flexible way to communicate allergen information.
Senator Menjivar described the bill as a straightforward public-health transparency measure: "If you're going to a restaurant... when you get a menu, it has the 9 recognized…
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