Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 6 the following section:-

            Section 6B.  All restaurants located in the commonwealth, including take-out facilities and catering businesses serving food in the commonwealth must:

a.  train food servers, chefs and all other employees coming into contact with food about serious consequences of food allergies;

b.  conspicuously list on the menu or in a conspicuous location, a current list of those food items served by the business containing in any ingredient tree nuts, nut oils, peanuts, peanut oil, soy beans, milk, wheat, fish, shellfish, eggs,  or any other allergens.  For purposes of complying with this section, it shall not be sufficient to suggest that all or substantially all of the food products served may contain allergens;

c.  have an on-site person in possession of all relevant food ingredient information and available to answer consumer inquiries about food ingredients.

d.  inquire of, and obtain detailed written ingredients information from vendors or distributors of food to be consumed in the restaurant or to be served by the caterer that is not initially prepared on the premises or by the restaurant or caterer.

The department of public health shall promulgate rules and regulations to accomplish the intent and purpose of this section.

A violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of $500 for a first offense and a fine of $1,000 and suspension of required licenses for a second and subsequent offense.