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Miner49ertoday at 4:14 PM4 repliesview on HN

Restaurants don't even have to track and disclose what allergens their food contains.


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rhinoceraptortoday at 4:47 PM

It's crazy how nothing has been done in the US about this. I got an egg allergy in my late 20s, I had never thought about it before and now eating at restaurants is such a hassle. Even the delivery apps seem to have zero affordances for food allergies, at least with a restaurant you can get some assurance by asking the staff.

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ecshafertoday at 4:50 PM

Good. Restaurants are hectic to work in. Menus can change quickly, and many dishes are being cooked and prepped at once. Cross contamination chances are high, so if a restaurant MUST say an allergen is not in X,Y,Z they basically can't have it in their restaurant at all.

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paulddrapertoday at 5:53 PM

But you understand that if it were required, everyplace that doesn’t specify today, would slap allergens on the whole menu.