California AB 1276 requires OC food facilities to provide single-use utensils, napkins, stirrers, and condiment packets only when customers request them or affirmatively select them at self-serve kiosks.
Assembly Bill 1276 (2021) extended the straws-on-request principle to all single-use foodware accessories: utensils, stirrers, splash sticks, cocktail picks, napkins, and condiment packets. Effective June 1, 2022, OC restaurants, food trucks, ghost kitchens, and third-party delivery apps may not bundle these items automatically. The customer must check a box, ask, or self-serve from a dispenser. The rule covers dine-in, takeout, and delivery. Food facilities with fewer than 20 employees got an extra year to comply. Violations are first warned, then cited under local code enforcement, with fines escalating from $25 to $300 per day.
First and second violations in a year are warnings. Third violation triggers a $25 fine per day, second offense $50, third $100, capped at $300 in any calendar year.
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