By Brandon Downs
CBS Sacramento
SACRAMENTO – A seventh grader from Los Angeles was in Sacramento this week as he shared his bill that would improve food allergy safety with lawmakers.
Zach Muñoz, a 12-year-old boy who has multiple food allergies, had a life-threatening allergic reaction in the first grade. Now, he and his family have become advocates for how important epinephrine access and safety are.
His visit to Sacramento this week is to have his third bill, Zachry’s Food Allergy Safety Treatments (FAST) Act, heard by lawmakers.
Assemblymember Greg Wallis, a Republican, and Senator Bob Archuleta, a Democrat, co-authored the bill.
It would ensure schools provide the latest FDA-approved epinephrine delivery methods to students with allergic reactions.
It’s estimated there are 500,000 kids in California that have food allergies, and six million nationwide.