According to The Boston Globe, the Massachusetts State Legislature is considering whether to step in to make restaurants safer for people with food allergies.

Legislation pending at the State House calls for allergy training for restaurant workers, the addition of a tag line on menus asking customers with allergies to alert their servers prior to ordering, and the prominent display in restaurant kitchens of a poster showing the most common food allergens, as well as information on how to avoid cross-contamination.

‘You shouldn't feel fearful when you go to a restaurant,’ says Ming Tsai, chef and owner of the Blue Ginger restaurant in Wellesley who has been working closely with Senator Cynthia Creem of Newton to push for the legislation.

‘The issue in this that is so amazing to me is that this is life and death. This isn't a preference. It's not like wool over cotton. This is: If someone eats something, they could die, and I can't think of anything more serious than death,’ says Tsai.

Until every state requires allergy training for restaurant workers, you can take matters into your own hands by always carrying Food Allergy Restaurant Cards.