Assembly Bill A535A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the creation and posting of a food allergy poster in all food service establishments

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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-A535 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S580
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11399
2011-2012: A5968, S5621
2013-2014: A732, S214
2017-2018: A262, S2030, S7027
2019-2020: A162, S1644
2021-2022: A212
2023-2024: A77

2015-A535 - Summary

Requires the creation of a food allergy poster by the department of health; requires the posting of such in all food service establishments; authorizes the department to charge a fee to cover printing, postage and handling expenses of the posters.

2015-A535 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   535

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  creation  and
  posting of food allergy posters in retail establishments

  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.  FOOD  ALLERGIES  POSTERS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
"FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" SHALL HAVE THE  MEANING  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS
DEFINED IN THE STATE SANITARY CODE, EXCEPT THAT IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
PUSHCARTS.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A POSTER CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD
ALLERGIES  FOR  USE  IN  FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND
SPANISH.
  3. EVERY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL POST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT, IN AN AREA  VISIBLE  TO  ANYONE
PREPARING OR SERVING FOOD, POSTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD ALLER-
GIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  4.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE SUCH POSTERS AVAILABLE AND MAY CHARGE A
FEE TO COVER PRINTING, POSTAGE AND HANDLING EXPENSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of  this act on its effective date is authorized and directed to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01231-01-5

co-Sponsors

2015-A535A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S580
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11399
2011-2012: A5968, S5621
2013-2014: A732, S214
2017-2018: A262, S2030, S7027
2019-2020: A162, S1644
2021-2022: A212
2023-2024: A77

2015-A535A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the creation of a food allergy poster by the department of health; requires the posting of such in all food service establishments; authorizes the department to charge a fee to cover printing, postage and handling expenses of the posters.

2015-A535A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 535--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- recommitted to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection in accordance with Assem-
  bly Rule 3, sec. 2 --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation and
  posting of food allergy posters in retail establishments

  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-f to read as follows:
  S 1352-F. FOOD ALLERGIES POSTERS. 1. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
"FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT"  SHALL  HAVE  THE MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED IN THE STATE SANITARY CODE, EXCEPT THAT IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
PUSHCARTS.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A POSTER CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD
ALLERGIES FOR USE IN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS  IN  BOTH  ENGLISH  AND
SPANISH.
  3. EVERY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL POST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF THE DEPARTMENT, IN AN AREA VISIBLE TO ANYONE
PREPARING OR SERVING FOOD, POSTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD ALLER-
GIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE SUCH POSTERS AVAILABLE AND MAY  CHARGE  A
FEE TO COVER PRINTING, POSTAGE AND HANDLING EXPENSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date is authorized and  directed  to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01231-03-6

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