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Jan 26, 2015 |
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Senate Bill S2535
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2015-S2535 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S2535 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2535 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring food service establishments to post notice relating to the use of peanut oil PURPOSE: This bill would require food service establishments to give customers notice when peanut oil is used order to provide those with allergies notice of such use. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 1352 of the Public Health Law by adding a new subdivision 5 requiring all food service establishments, as defined by the state sanitary code, to notify consumers of peanut oil use. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: In recent years, many people have developed serious peanut oil sensitivities. This increase in sensitivity combined with pre-existing allergy suffers has led to the rapid increase of dangerous reactions and even life-threatening emergencies. This legislation is designed to
2015-S2535 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2535 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 26, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 requiring food service establishments to post notice relating to the use of peanut oil THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 1352 of the public health law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows: 5. ANY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE STATE SANITARY CODE, WHERE PEANUT OIL IS USED FOR THE PREPARATION OR CONVEYANCE OF FOODS FOR CONSUMERS, SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE TO PATRONS BY MEANS OF SIGNS, PRINTED MATERIALS OR OTHER WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "PEANUT OIL IS USED BY STAFF IN THE PREPARATION AND CONVEYANCE OF FOOD IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT. IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC TO PEANUT OIL, PLEASE TAKE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONS." S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07636-01-5
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