Assembly Bill A8410

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to food intolerances

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  • Introduced
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2023-A8410 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7810
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §1356, Pub Health L; amd §199-f, Ag & Mkts L

2023-A8410 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to food intolerances.

2023-A8410 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8410
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. SILLITTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the agriculture and markets
   law, in relation to food intolerances
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 1356 of the public health law, as amended by chap-
 ter 75 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1356. Food allergies AND INTOLERANCES notice in food service  estab-
 lishments  and  online  food  ordering services. 1. Definitions. For the
 purposes of this section:
   (a) "Food service establishment" shall mean a restaurant  or  catering
 hall where food is prepared and served either on or off site.
   (b)  "Menu"  shall mean a list or pictorial display of a prepared food
 item or items available for sale  from  a  food  establishment  for  the
 purpose  of  permitting  a  customer  to  order such food item or items,
 including such list or pictorial display posted online for a customer to
 place food orders for delivery or take out.
   2. The commissioner shall make available on the department's  website,
 in English and in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by
 limited-English  proficient  individuals in the state, based on the data
 in the most recent American Community Survey  published  by  the  United
 States  Census Bureau, a notice containing information for staff of food
 service establishments regarding food allergies AND  INTOLERANCES.  Such
 notice shall include:
   (a)  the procedures to be followed if a customer informs staff of such
 food service establishment that such customer  has  a  food  allergy  OR
 INTOLERANCE;
   (b) any procedures to be followed to prevent cross contact; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13601-01-3
 A. 8410                             2
 
              

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