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California food chains must post menu allergen warnings starting July 1

California restaurant chains are facing a permanent overhaul to their menus beginning July 1, as a first-in-the-nation law requiring major food allergen disclosures takes effect.Under California's Senate Bill 68, food facilities subject to the federal menu-labeling law — generally chain restaurants with 20 or more locations operating under the same name — must provide written notification of major food allergens that they know, or reasonably should know, are contained in each menu item, according to guidance from the California Department of Public Health.The requirement applies to the nation'...