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Tanya beat me to the punch today by sending this link to an article about food allergy safety in restaurants from page 1 of today’s Boston Globe.
http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2010/02/11/state_urges_food_allergy_safety_in_restaurants/
The article highlights some of the details, released yesterday, of a law passed in Massachusetts last year. I am proud to see Massachusetts taking the lead in legislating [...]

Following in the footsteps of the Massachusetts landmark food allergy law and the recent ordinance in St. Paul, MN, the state of Hawaii is now evaluating a restaurant food allergy law as well. While still in the early stages, the House Committee on Health is considering Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu’s bill that would “establish [...]