New York S05381 requires food establishments to label prepackaged foods with major allergens.

New York S05381 amends the public health law and the agriculture and markets law to mandate that every food establishment label all prepackaged food with a written notification identifying any ingredient that constitutes a major food allergen. Major food allergens include milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, sesame, and soybeans, as well as any food ingredient containing protein derived from these items. The label need not identify ingredients that do not constitute a major food allergen under federal or state law. The act takes effect one year after becoming law.

New York S05381 requires food establishments to label prepackaged foods with major allergens.

New York S05381 amends the public health law and the agriculture and markets law to mandate that every food establishment label all prepackaged food with a written notification identifying any ingredient that constitutes a major food allergen. Major food allergens include milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, wheat, peanuts, sesame, and soybeans, as well as any food ingredient containing protein derived from these items. The label need not identify ingredients that do not constitute a major food allergen under federal or state law. The act takes effect one year after becoming law.