Senate Bill S1644

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Health Committee

  • 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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2019-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A162
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-f, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11399
2011-2012: S5621, A5968
2013-2014: S214, A732
2015-2016: S580, A535
2017-2018: S2030, S7027, A262
2021-2022: A212
2023-2024: A77

2019-S1644 (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.

2019-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1644 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1644
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROOKS -- 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 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:
   §  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.
   § 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 are 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.
                                                            LBD00513-01-9

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