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Jan 07, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S454
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S454 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Consumer Protection
- Law Section:
- Agriculture and Markets Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง204-e, Ag & Mkts L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S2608
2009-S454 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that no person shall manufacture, pack, sell, offer for sale and/or expose for sale any food commodity in package form unless it is labelled with certain information relating to the approximate amount of sodium or sodium compound, in milligrams, contained in such food commodity; sets forth other specifics that shall be included on such label; exempts fresh fruits, vegetables and unprocessed meat, poultry and fish, milk and eggs, food sold for consumption on premises, identical items within a multi-item package that is properly labeled with the sodium contents.
2009-S454 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S454 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the labeling of foods containing sodium and sodium compounds PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Adds section 204-e to the Agriculture and Markets Law to require that packaged foods contain the following information: * Size of serving * Total amount of servings in the package * The milligrams of sodium in each serving * The words "high in sodium" or "high salted" if a serving is greater than 400 milligrams * The words "In some people, a high salt (sodium) diet may contribute to high blood pressure" along with the words "high in sodium" or "highly salted" if a serving is greater than 800 milligrams This legislation would exempt from the aforementioned requirements the following:
2009-S454 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 454 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the labeling of foods containing sodium and sodium compounds THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 204-e to read as follows: S 204-E. FOODS CONTAINING SODIUM AND SODIUM COMPOUNDS. 1. NOTWITH- STANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION OF LAW, NO PERSON SHALL MANUFACTURE, PACK, SELL, OFFER FOR SALE AND/OR EXPOSE FOR SALE ANY FOOD COMMODITY IN PACKAGE FORM UNLESS IT IS LABELED WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN A FORM TO BE PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER: A. THE SIZE OF A SERVING OF THE FOOD COMMODITY, B. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF SUCH SERVINGS IN THE PACKAGE, C. THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT OF SODIUM, IN MILLIGRAMS, CONTAINED IN A SERVING OF THE FOOD COMMODITY WHICH APPROXIMATE AMOUNT SHALL REPRESENT A GOOD FAITH EFFORT MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER, PACKER OR SELLER TO LABEL SUCH PACKAGE WITH A VALUE THAT IS AS NEAR AS PRACTICABLE TO THE AMOUNT OF SODIUM IN A SERVING OF THE FOOD COMMODITY, COMPUTED TO THE NEAREST MULTIPLE OF FIVE MILLIGRAMS, AS CAN BE OBTAINED BY A REASONABLE ANALYSIS OF SUCH FOOD COMMODITY, EXCEPT THAT, IF NOT MORE THAN TEN MILLIGRAMS ARE CONTAINED IN A SPECIFIED SERVING OF THE FOOD, THE LABEL SHALL BEAR A STATEMENT TO THAT EFFECT. 2. A. IF THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT, IN MILLIGRAMS, CONTAINED IN A SERVING IS GREATER THAN FOUR HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS, THEN EITHER THE WORDS "HIGH IN SODIUM" OR "HIGHLY SALTED" MUST ALSO BE INCLUDED ON THE LABEL OF THE PACKAGE. B. IF THE APPROXIMATE AMOUNT, IN MILLIGRAMS, CONTAINED IN A SERVING IS GREATER THAN EIGHT HUNDRED MILLIGRAMS, THEN EITHER THE WORDS "HIGH IN SODIUM" OR "HIGHLY SALTED" MUST ALSO BE INCLUDED ON THE LABEL OF THE PACKAGE ALONG WITH THE SENTENCE: "IN SOME PEOPLE A HIGH SALT (SODIUM) DIET MAY CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE".
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