Assembly Bill A9298

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires labels on certain foods and beverages containing harmful ingredients

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A9298 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9527
Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-p, Ag & Mkts L

2023-A9298 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires harmful ingredient labels on certain foods and beverages containing harmful ingredients; requires the creation of rules and regulations regarding the content and placement of harmful ingredient labels.

2023-A9298 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9298
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 23, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  requir-
   ing  labels on certain foods and beverages containing harmful ingredi-
   ents
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 section 214-p to read as follows:
   § 214-P. LABELING OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES CONTAINING  HARMFUL  INGREDI-
 ENTS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE TERM "HARMFUL INGREDIENT"
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) BROMINATED VEGETABLE OIL;
   (B) POTASSIUM BROMATE;
   (C) PROPYLPARABEN;
   (D) RED DYE 3;
   (E) TITANIUM DIOXIDE; AND
   (F) ANY OTHER INGREDIENT DEEMED HARMFUL BY THE COMMISSIONER IN CONSUL-
 TATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.
   2. NO PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION OR ANY OTHER
 BUSINESS  ASSOCIATION SHALL SELL AT RETAIL OR DISPLAY FOR SALE AT RETAIL
 ANY FOOD OR BEVERAGE FOR HUMAN  CONSUMPTION  WHICH  CONTAINS  A  HARMFUL
 INGREDIENT  UNLESS  THE  CONTAINER  OF  SUCH FOOD OR BEVERAGE IS CLEARLY
 MARKED WITH A HARMFUL INGREDIENT LABEL.
   3. THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  HEALTH,
 SHALL  PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS REGARDING THE CONTENT AND PLACE-
 MENT OF HARMFUL INGREDIENT LABELS ON REQUIRED  FOOD  OR  BEVERAGE  WHICH
 SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE  USE OF PLAIN AND CLEAR
 LANGUAGE.
   § 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 to be made and
 completed on or before such date.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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