Senate Bill S6408B

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires chain restaurants to label menu items that have a high content of added sugars

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2023-S6408 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6546
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L

2023-S6408 - Summary

Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.

2023-S6408 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6408 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6408
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- 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  requiring  chain
   restaurants  to  label  menu  items  that have a high content of added
   sugars

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  findings. The legislature hereby finds added
 sugars include sugars that are added to foods and beverages during proc-
 essing. They include foods packaged as sweeteners, syrups and honey, and
 sugars from concentrated fruit or vegetable juices. They do not  include
 naturally  occurring  sugars that are found in milk, fruits, and vegeta-
 bles. The daily value for added sugars established by the  federal  Food
 and  Drug  Administration  is  50 grams per day based on a 2,000-calorie
 daily diet, equivalent to approximately  12  teaspoons.  Healthy  eating
 patterns  that  are relatively lower in added sugars, less than 50 grams
 per day, are associated with a reduced risk of  cardiovascular  disease,
 type  2  diabetes, and certain types of cancers. Unfortunately, American
 adults consume an average of 17 teaspoons of added sugars per day, about
 40 percent more than currently recommended by the Dietary Guidelines for
 Americans.
   The leading source of added sugars in the  American  diet,  accounting
 for  24  percent  of our intake, is sugar-sweetened beverages-like soda,
 fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, flavored milk, and sweetened
 coffee. These are followed closely by desserts and sweet  snacks,  which
 account  for  19  percent  of  our  added  sugars  intake. Sugary drinks
 contribute to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, in
 part by leading to weight gain, and are  linked  to  a  higher  risk  of
 dental  cavities. Regularly consuming sugary drinks, seven or more serv-
 ings per week, is associated with a statistically significant 29 percent
 increase in risk of  dying  from  cardiovascular  disease,  compared  to
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10483-02-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S6408A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6546
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L

2023-S6408A - Summary

Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.

2023-S6408A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6408A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6408--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed  to  the  Committee  on  Health  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain
   restaurants to label menu items that have  a  high  content  of  added
   sugars
 
   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
 1357 to read as follows:
   §  1357.  ADDED SUGAR SAFETY WARNINGS FOR CHAIN RESTAURANTS. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "CHAIN MENU DEVELOPER" MEANS A PERSON THAT OWNS  AND  LICENSES  THE
 BRAND  NAME  UNDER WHICH THE COVERED ESTABLISHMENT DOES BUSINESS, OR ANY
 OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE FORMULA OR RECIPE FOR ITEMS
 DISPLAYED ON THE MENU OF A COVERED ESTABLISHMENT.
   B. "COVERED ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS  A  FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT,  AS
 DEFINED IN PART FOURTEEN OF THE NEW YORK SANITARY CODE 10 NYCRR 14-1.20,
 THAT  IS PART OF A CHAIN WITH FIFTEEN OR MORE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE
 DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE SAME NAME, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF  OWNERSHIP
 OF  THE  LOCATIONS,  AND  OFFERING  FOR  SALE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FOOD
 ITEMS.
   C. "FOOD TAG" MEANS A WRITTEN OR PRINTED DESCRIPTION OF FOOD OR BEVER-
 AGES AND THEIR PRICE, PLACED IN THE VICINITY OF A SAMPLE  OR  SELF-SERVE
 ITEM, INCLUDING FREE-STANDING TAGS AND TAGS ATTACHED TO THE SHELF.
   D.  "DISCRETE SERVING" MEANS THE SEPARATED OR EASILY SEPARABLE UNIFORM
 PORTION OR PORTIONS OF A FOOD ITEM COMPRISING A REASONABLE  ESTIMATE  OF
 ONE  PERSON'S  SHARE  OF THE FOOD ITEM.  FOOD ITEMS WITHOUT SEPARATED OR
 EASILY SEPARABLE UNIFORM PORTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN DISCRETE SERVINGS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10483-03-3
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S6408B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6546
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L

2023-S6408B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires chain restaurants to display an added sugars warning next to or directly under the name of each food item with high added sugars content wherever such food item is listed on a menu, menu board, or food tag, and by any self-serve dispensing point at which such food item is dispensed.

2023-S6408B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6408B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6408--B
     Cal. No. 385
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 18, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, BROUK, KAVANAGH, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and
   ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
   Health -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted to the
   Committee on Health in accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --
   reported  favorably  from  said committee, ordered to first and second
   report, ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted,
   retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law, in relation to requiring chain
   restaurants to label menu items that have  a  high  content  of  added
   sugars
 
   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
 1357 to read as follows:
   §  1357.  ADDED SUGAR SAFETY WARNINGS FOR CHAIN RESTAURANTS. 1.  DEFI-
 NITIONS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "CHAIN MENU DEVELOPER" MEANS A PERSON THAT OWNS  AND  LICENSES  THE
 BRAND  NAME  UNDER WHICH THE COVERED ESTABLISHMENT DOES BUSINESS, OR ANY
 OTHER PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE FORMULA OR RECIPE FOR ITEMS
 DISPLAYED ON THE MENU OF A COVERED ESTABLISHMENT.
   B. "COVERED ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS  A  FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT,  AS
 DEFINED IN PART FOURTEEN OF THE NEW YORK SANITARY CODE 10 NYCRR 14-1.20,
 THAT  IS PART OF A CHAIN WITH FIFTEEN OR MORE LOCATIONS WITHIN THE STATE
 DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE SAME NAME, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF  OWNERSHIP
 OF  THE  LOCATIONS,  AND  OFFERING  FOR  SALE SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FOOD
 ITEMS.
   C. "FOOD TAG" MEANS A WRITTEN OR PRINTED DESCRIPTION OF FOOD OR BEVER-
 AGES AND THEIR PRICE, PLACED IN THE VICINITY OF A SAMPLE  OR  SELF-SERVE
 ITEM, INCLUDING FREE-STANDING TAGS AND TAGS ATTACHED TO THE SHELF.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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