Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 11, 2010 |
referred to health |
Senate Bill S6437
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health 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-S6437 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Health
- Law Section:
- Public Health Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §1351, add §1356, Pub Health L; amd §500, Ag & Mkts L
2009-S6437 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6437 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the public health law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or use of artificial trans fats in food service establishments, mobile food service establishments and retail food stores PURPOSE : This bill prohibits the storage, use and sale of artificial trans fats in certain food establishments and retail stores as a public health measure. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill amends Public Health Law (PHL) § 1351 to provide that places engaged in the preparation, sale or service of food for and to the general public must permit inspectors access to their facilities for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of new PHL § 1356 are being observed. Section 2 of the bill adds a new PHL § 1356 to provide that no food containing artificial trans fat shall be stored, distributed, held for
2009-S6437 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6437 I N S E N A T E January 11, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DUANE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law and the agriculture and markets law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or use of artificial trans fats in food service establishments, mobile food service establish- ments and retail food stores THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1351 of the public health law is amended to read as follows: S 1351. Food places; duty to permit inspections. Every owner, opera- tor, lessor, lessee or person in charge of any hotel, restaurant, dining room, dining car, drug store, soda fountain, steamboat or other place engaged in the preparation, sale or service of food for and to the general public, and every officer or other person in charge of any public, penal or charitable institution in this state, shall permit the commissioner or his duly authorized agents or employees to have access to all parts of any and all of such places herein mentioned wherein food is stored, prepared or served for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of sections thirteen hundred fifty to thirteen hundred fifty-two, inclusive, AND SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SIX of this [chapter] TITLE, and the provisions of the sanitary code and provisions of local ordinances or regulations are being observed. S 2. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 1356 to read as follows: S 1356. FOOD CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT. 1. (A) NO FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT OR MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, AS DEFINED BY THE STATE SANITARY CODE, SHALL STORE, DISTRIBUTE, HOLD FOR SERVICE, USE IN PREPARATION OF ANY MENU ITEM, SERVE OR SELL ANY FOOD, AS DEFINED BY THE STATE SANITARY CODE, CONTAINING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT. (B) PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO FOOD THAT IS: (I) SERVED OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO PATRONS OR CUSTOMERS IN A MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE THAT BEARS A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL IN THE FORM REQUIRED BY THE FEDERAL NUTRITION LABELING AND EDUCATION ACT OF 1990 AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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