There are several bills pending in New York that you may want to support:
A08006: would require the commissioner of health to distribute food allergy information to public eating places.
A2166: would permit chidren to carry their own Epipens in school.
A3198/S3928: would require retaurants to have present at least one person trained in the safe and proper handling of foods. The training would include a segment on food allergies.
A06834: would require food manufacturers to label their products with a toll-free number.
The New York Assembly site is: [url="http://assembly.state.ny.us/"]http://assembly.state.ny.us/[/url]
The New York Senate site is: [url="http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/home?openform"]http://www.senate.state.ny.us/senatehomepage.nsf/home?openform[/url]
Please send your letters/emails in support of these bills.
