Assembly Bill A4574

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale or the use of high-fructose corn syrup in any food products

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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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2015-A4574 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1352-e, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10574
2011-2012: A2562
2013-2014: A2865

2015-A4574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or the use of high-fructose corn syrup in any food products.

2015-A4574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4574

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation  to  prohibiting  the
  use or sale of food products made with high-fructose corn syrup

  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-e to read as follows:
  S 1352-E. HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP; PROHIBITION. NO FOOD ITEM OR PROD-
UCT  CONTAINING HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP SHALL BE SOLD, STORED, DISTRIB-
UTED, HELD FOR SERVICE, OR USED IN PREPARATION OF ANY FOOD PRODUCT TO BE
SERVED OR SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS,  RETAIL
FOOD  STORES  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED OF THE AGRICULTURE AND
MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. THE COMMISSIONER IS  AUTHOR-
IZED  AND  DIRECTED  TO  PROMULGATE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO
IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08597-01-5

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