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This bill requires restaurants in Virginia to improve food allergy awareness and safety by mandating several key actions. The State Health Commissioner must publish a comprehensive notice on the Department of Health's website in English and the top six non-English languages spoken in the state, detailing procedures for restaurant staff to handle food allergies. This notice must include specific instructions on how staff should respond when a customer reports a food allergy, methods to prevent cross-contamination, and steps to take if a customer experiences an allergic reaction, including guidance on when to call emergency medical services. Restaurants will be required to post this multilingual notice in a visible location where food preparation and service staff can see it, and must also include the phrase "If you have a food allergy, please notify us" on their menus and websites, with translations provided as appropriate. The goal of this legislation is to enhance communication about food allergies and improve safety protocols in restaurants across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SB1350