Senate Bill S2822

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2822 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-d, Pub Health L

2009-S2822 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat.

2009-S2822 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2822 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2822

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  certain   restaurants  and  food  establishments  from  serving  foods
  containing artificial trans fat

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
1352-d to read as follows:
  S 1352-D. ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT; PROHIBITION. 1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS
AUTHORIZED  AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS PROHIBITING
RESTAURANTS AND FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION
THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE  OF  THIS  TITLE  FROM  OFFERING,  SERVING,
DISTRIBUTING,   STORING, HOLDING OR USING IN THE PREPARATION OF ANY MENU
ITEM, FOODS CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT. SUCH REGULATIONS SHALL  NOT
APPLY TO FOOD:
  A.  SOLD OR SERVED DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS IN THE ORIGINAL SEALED  PACK-
AGE PROVIDED SUCH FOOD WAS PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY THE FOOD  ESTABLISH-
MENT OR RESTAURANT IN THE ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE AND IS LABELED    WITH
FEDERAL NUTRIENT FACTS; OR
  B. CONTAINING LESS THAN 0.5 GRAMS OF ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT PER SERVING;
OR
  C. CONTAINING ONLY NATURAL TRANS FAT.
  2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "TRANS FAT" SHALL HAVE THE SAME
MEANING AS USED BY THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;  ARTIFICIAL
TRANS FAT SHALL NOT INCLUDE NATURALLY OCCURRING TRANS FAT AND FOOD SHALL
BE  DEEMED  TO  CONTAIN  ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT IF THE FOOD IS LABELED AS,
LISTS AS AN INGREDIENT, OR CONTAINS ANY KIND OF  PARTIALLY  HYDROGENATED
VEGETABLE  OIL  INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO, VEGETABLE SHORTENING OR
MARGARINE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04164-01-9

              

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