Anaheim, CA Single-Use Items: Utensils-On-Request (2026)
Key Facts
- Authority
- CA AB 1276 / PRC 42270.5
- Default
- Off in app/online
- Max fine
- $300 per year
- Covers
- Utensils, condiments, napkins
Summary
California AB 1276 requires Anaheim restaurants and food delivery platforms to provide single-use utensils, condiments, stirrers, and napkins only when the customer specifically requests them, ending automatic inclusion in takeout and delivery orders.
42271. (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d), a food facility, for on-premises dining or when using a third-party food delivery platform, shall not provide any single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment packaged for single use to a consumer unless the single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment is requested by the consumer. (b) Single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments packaged for single use provided by food facilities for use by consumers shall not be bundled or packaged in a manner that prohibits a consumer from taking only the type of single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment desired without also having to take a different type of single-use foodware accessory or standard condiment.
Full Breakdown
Under California Public Resources Code 42270.5, all Anaheim food facilities including restaurants, food trucks, ghost kitchens, and third-party delivery platforms like DoorDash and Uber Eats are barred from automatically bundling single-use foodware accessories with takeout or delivery orders. Customers must affirmatively request utensils, straws, stirrers, condiment packets, napkins, or cocktail picks. Online ordering interfaces must default these items off and require an extra click. The law applies to dine-in service of these accessories as well. Anaheim Code Enforcement and OC Health Care Agency can issue compliance notices.
Violations & Fines
Two warnings precede any fine, then violations are infractions of $25 per day with a $300 annual cap per food facility, with the same penalty schedule for delivery platforms operating in Anaheim.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I get utensils if I forget to request them?
Do delivery apps have to comply?
Sources & Official References
Other rules in Anaheim
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