Requires restaurants to notify consumers of major food allergens for their menu items

HB 3446 requires restaurants in this state to provide clear written notifications about major food allergens (like milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, wheat, sesame, fish, and shellfish) for every menu item. It directly affects restaurants operating permanent food service facilities with cooking equipment, mandating they list allergens either directly on menus (with specific formatting) or via digital options like QR codes linked to allergen information, plus accessible alternatives like printed allergen charts for customers who can't use digital methods. Restaurants must use common names or standardized pictograms to describe allergens, and the Department of Health enforces this while exempting prepackaged foods already covered by federal labeling rules. The bill does not change existing restaurant safety duties under other laws.