Ohio requires restaurants and food service operations to list major allergens on menus

Original title: Require food service operation note certain allergens on the menu

Last action · June 18, 2025: Referred to AgricultureSponsors: Munira Abdullahi and 14 others

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What This Bill Would Do

s in Ohio are required to explicitly denote items containing any of the eight major food allergens on their menus or menu boards. Catering operations must similarly inform patrons of these allergens in a reasonable manner.

Why it matters

Dinners with food sensitivities or allergies will have direct written notification of milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, and soybeans in menu offerings.

Who It Would Affect

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food service operations

Food service operations must update their menus and menu boards to denote items containing the eight major allergens.

Directly affected

catering food service operations

Catering operations must inform patrons in a reasonable manner of food items containing specified allergens.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which allergens must be listed on menus?

Menus must denote items containing milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, or soybeans.

How do catering operations comply with the requirement?

Catering s must inform their patrons in a reasonable manner of the food items that include the specified allergens.

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Procedural history

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Jun 18, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to Agriculture
Jun 17, 2025HouseIntroduced
Introduced

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