Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025

Bill: 119-s-1469
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2025-04-10
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1469 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2025 Mr. Durbin (for himself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to include food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Children with Food Allergies Act of 2025 . 2. Including food allergy information in existing training modules for local food service personnel (a) Food allergy training module Section 7(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(2)(B)(iii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as subclauses (III) and (IV), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subclause (I) the following: (II) food allergies, including information on the best practices to prevent, recognize, and respond to food-related allergic reactions; . (b) Certification Section 7(g)(2)(B)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1776(g)(B)(ii)(II) ) is amended by striking clause (i) and inserting clauses (i) and (iii) .