Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SB1288

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1288

Introduced 1/28/2025, by Sen. Sally J. Turner

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 625/3.09 new

Amends the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. Provides that each food handler covered by the Act, whether or not employed by a restaurant as defined in the Act, shall complete a training program on celiac disease and the safe handling of gluten-free foods. Provides that the training program shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics: (1) the nature and symptoms of celiac disease; (2) the importance of gluten-free food handling for individuals with celiac disease; (3) methods to prevent cross-contamination with gluten-containing foods; (4) the proper cleaning and sanitizing procedures to remove gluten residues from food preparation surfaces and equipment; and (5) the labeling and identification of gluten-free products.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act is amended by adding Section 3.09 as follows:

(410 ILCS 625/3.09 new)

Sec. 3.09. Safe food-handling of gluten-free foods and celiac disease; training.

(a) Each food handler covered by this Act, whether or not employed by a restaurant as defined in Section 3.06 of this Act, shall complete a training program on celiac disease and the safe handling of gluten-free foods.

(b) The training program shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following topics:

(1) the nature and symptoms of celiac disease;

(2) the importance of gluten-free food handling for individuals with celiac disease;

(3) methods to prevent cross-contamination with gluten-containing foods;

(4) the proper cleaning and sanitizing procedures to remove gluten residues from food preparation surfaces and equipment; and

(5) the labeling and identification of gluten-free products.