New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S3394: Food svc businesses-prov written notice of major food allergens, each menu item
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Requires food service businesses to provide written notice of major food allergens in each menu item.
What the bill says
An Act concerning food service businesses and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
From the amended text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning food service businesses and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. As used in this act: Food service business means a business that sells or provides food for consumption on or off the premises and includes, but is not limited to, any restaurant, café, delicatessen, coffee shop, convenience store, grocery store, 1 [ADDED: supermarket,] 1 vending truck or cart, food truck, movie theater, or business or institutional cafeteria, including those operated by or on behalf of any governmental entity. 1 [ADDED: The term shall not include any licensed health care facility regulated pursuant to P.L.1971, c.136 (C.26:2H-1 et seq.).] 1 Major food allergen means the same as that term is defined by subsection (qq) of 21 U.S.C. s.321. Menu means a printed list of the names or images of a food or beverage item or items and the primary writing or similar signage from which a customer makes an order selection. Menus shall include breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus; dessert menus; beverage menus; childrens menus; other specialty menus; electronic menus; and menus on the Internet, and may be in various forms, including booklets, pamphlets, single sheets of paper, or electronic screens. Menus shall also include menu boards inside a food service …
Sponsors
- Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D, 18) · primary sponsor
- Angela V. McKnight (D, 31) · primary sponsor
- Troy Singleton (D, 7)
- Latham Tiver (R, 8)
- Raj Mukherji (D, 32)
- Renee C. Burgess (D, 28)
- Vincent J. Polistina (R, 2)
- Shirley K. Turner (D, 15)
- M. Teresa Ruiz (D, 29)
- Vin Gopal (D, 11)
- Owen Henry (R, 12)
- Joseph F. Vitale (D, 19)
Latest actions
- : REF SBA
- : REP/SCA 2RS
- : INT 1RS REF SHH
Votes
- Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee: Reported with committee amendments (Sca) (October 5, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: FOOD
Common questions
- What is S3394?
- S3394 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Food svc businesses-prov written notice of major food allergens, each menu item.
- What does S3394 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning food service businesses and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.
- What is the status of S3394?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: REF SBA (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3394?
- Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. (D, 18), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S3394?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S3394
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