(SB1350)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6, of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto Senate Bill 1350, which requires multi-lingual notices of information regarding food allergies.

This bill places an undue burden on Virginia restaurant owners and staff. It requires these businesses to take on the cost of creating and installing signage that displays the response procedures to food allergies in 7 languages. This bill overlaps with current Virginia regulation that requires each food establishment to have a certified food protection manager who is responsible for food safety, which includes food allergy awareness. Virginia restaurants already commit to their knowledge of food allergies in the workplace and this bill will have a widespread cost to Virginians with little benefit.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.