Your next trip to a restaurant in California could look a little different - even before you place your order.

Beginning July 1, hundreds of chain restaurant locations across the state will be required to change their menus under a first-in-the-nation law aimed at helping guests with food allergies.

The new rules mean customers at well-known chains, like Outback Steakhouse and Olive Garden, will begin seeing allergen information alongside iconic menu items.

California's Senate Bill 68, known as the Allergen Disclosure for Dining Experiences (ADDE) Act, is meant for restaurant chains with 20 or more locations nationwide with at least one restaurant in the Golden State.

Now, those chains will be required to say if a menu item has any of the FDA's nine major food allergens: milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame.

California is the first state in the nation to require allergen disclosures directly to customers before they order, potentially setting a precedent that other states could choose to follow.

This law does not apply to smaller restaurants or food trucks.

The allergy information will appear every way customers order food, whether that's with a printed menu, digital menu, online or at a kiosk.

California's new bill about allergen disclosure impacts Outback Steakhouse, Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn Steakhouse and other large chains

California is the only state being impacted by this new bill, although some hope other states will pass similar legislation

Caroline Menjivar, the California democrat who authored the legislation, said the bill was partially inspired by her experience living with food allergies - and aims to make dining out safer for others in the state.

'California will once again lead the nation by becoming the first state to mandate allergens be listed on menus for food facilities with 20 locations and above,' Menjivar said in a statement.

According to Menjivar's office, almost four million California residents have potentially life-threatening food allergies, while the CDC estimates food allergies impact nearly 8 percent of US children as of 2024.

Restaurants may also share allergen details via QR codes or digital menus, but only if they also make a written version for customers who can't access the information electronically.

A glaring flaw for some, however, is that this law does not require restaurants to warn about potential cross-contact from shared cooking equipment or preparation areas, focusing instead on allergens intentionally included as ingredients.

Some shared their relief at the upcoming requirements, saying more states should follow California's example.

'As someone with 5 IgE-mediated food allergies who has gone into anaphylactic shock due to eating chicken I didn't know was cooked in sesame oil, I wish all restaurants would list out the ingredients,' author Chrissy Bernal told the Daily Mail.

'Every vacation I have taken in Europe restaurants there have an allergen key on every menu and every item states what allergens are in the dish,' one Reddit user said. 'I don’t see why that would be a problem here.'

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Many of the restaurant chains covered by California's new law already share allergen information with customers in some form.

At Outback Steakhouse, customers can currently access an online allergen guide that names menu items with allergen risks, while the company advises guests with food allergies to notify their server before ordering.

Olive Garden has a similar practice, with allergen information listed on its website.

'Each of our managers has completed a food safety course, which includes basic information about food allergies, in addition to safe food handling practices,' the Italian chain's website states.

'Even with processes and procedures in place, we are mindful that we are not an allergen-free facility. As such, we cannot guarantee that any item is free of any allergen,' the statement continues.

Many restaurants also ask guests with severe allergies to speak with a manager or server so kitchen staff can take added precautions while prepping their meal.

Mexico fans upset Team Ecuador with sleep deprivation tactics before World Cup showdown

Mexico fans upset Ecuador with sleep deprivation tactics before World Cup showdown

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Mexico fans upset Team Ecuador with sleep deprivation tactics before World Cup showdown

By Grace McCarron Published June 30, 2026, 4:56 p.m. ET

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Soccer fans are going to great lengths to try and get their teams World Cup wins.

Mexico’s fans got a head start on showing their support ahead of their match with Ecuador in their capital city Tuesday night.

On Monday night, Mexico fans stationed themselves outside the hotel where Ecuador’s national team was staying to loudly make noise in an attempt to disrupt the squad’s pre-match sleep.

Mexico national football team players training for the FIFA World Cup 2026. — Players of Mexico attend a training session ahead of the round of 32 match between Mexico and Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup 2026 at the Mexico City Stadium, Mexico, June 29, 2026. Xinhua/Shutterstock

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Mexico fans showed up from midnight to early morning, per the Associated Press, to chant loudly and honk their car horns outside the hotel.

Videos of the spectacle quickly spread on the Internet. If they’re any indication, the cheering could have been loud enough to interrupt what Ecuador needed to be a good night of sleep before their first knockout stage match.

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Ecuador, clearly unhappy with the behavior of Mexico’s fans, said they complained to FIFA about the tactic, calling it “conduct [that] falls far short of the principles of fair play, equity, and unity that a football World Cup should represent.” The statement went on to ask “relevant authorities” to exercise control over the incidents amid concerns over player, staff and fan safety relating to the incidents.

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It remains to be seen whether Ecuador’s game will be affected by the disruption. Ecuador and Mexico face off in the Round of 32 at 9 p.m. ET in Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.

As it will be a home game for Mexico, their fans will surely bring their A-game to the match, much like they did outside Ecuador’s hotel Monday night.

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The Issue: Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander winning the Democratic primaries.

I am disgusted with the current state of our formerly great city (“Plot to end America,” Melanie Phillips, June 26).

Never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d have a rabid antisemitic mayor and a slate of similar bigots running for office — Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Brad Lander.

Antisemitism runs rampant in the city with hardly a peep from our so-called leader.

My only solace is that I don’t live there anymore; I am happily retired in Florida.

Bob Schwartzman

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Low voter turnout and indoctrinated Gen Z slackers have left us with three communists on the ballot in November.

As New Yorkers, we need to stop with identity politics and get common-sense candidates to run against these horrible choices.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand are so fearful of losing power.

Please remember in November: Trump is only here for a short time.

The comrades and their horrible policies will be there for long haul.

Mary Harkins

Manhattan

I find myself wondering how Chevalier — who, based on her policy positions and social media posts, loathes this country — will be able to take the required oath of office at her swearing in.

The oath states, in part, that a member of Congress must “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic” and “take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.”

This is a question The Post should ask her and her fellow DSA members.

Bob Wilson

Massapequa

After the results of the primaries, the only hope left for NYC and perhaps the entire state population is to elect Bruce Blakeman governor.

Hopefully, he will be able to rein in the evil that looms among the Democrats and their far-left leaning members.

A win for Gov. Hochul may fuel a bad future for the entire country, with California leaning in the same direction.

David Porrini

Port Orange, Fla.

To Lander: No matter how often he calls you a “friend,” no matter how often he compliments you or flashes his smirk at you, Mamdani hates your guts.

He is a rabid Jew-hater, and you are a Jew.

You have no pride in your heritage and are ashamed of being Jewish.

You have sold your soul and that makes you evil.

Barry Koppel

Kew Gardens Hills

I think it’s wrong for Chevalier to be a congresswoman when she has terrible disrespect toward the American flag.

She said she’d use our flag to wipe herself.

Men and women fought and died for that flag.

I served proudly in the US Navy, and I won’t condone an ignoramus like Chevalier continuing her attacks on our nation.

Thomas Patrick Folan

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The victory of communist ideology in New York’s primary should sound a very loud klaxon all over the world, but all we hear from the party’s leaders is a peep.

Always anxious Jeffries and ponderous Schumer are unfit for the trials their party now faces.

Who will marshal common sense, gather normal Dems and cast the crazies out?

Time’s wasting, and so is our patience.

Paul Bloustein

Cincinnati, Ohio

Mamdani’s forces came out in large numbers and left their mark.

You can be sure this group of pampered progressives attended some of the top-notch universities, and it was there where their indoctrination took hold.

To prove the point, Chevalier was one of those defiant participants during the Columbia University demonstrations.

The root of the problem are lefty faculties inculcating ideologies in the minds of young adults.

Ronald Frank

West Orange, NJ

Just think how much of a coward you have to be to be Lander.

This Jew cozies up to people that not only hate Israelis, who are fighting for their lives against Middle Eastern terror groups, but hate all Jews.

There really is a special place in hell for him.

Jake McNicholas

Whitestone

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