Senate Bill S6922

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat

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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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2009-S6922 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10665
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A927
2013-2014: A2974

2009-S6922 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat.

2009-S6922 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S6922 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6922

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. DUANE -- (at request of the Governor) -- 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  prohibiting
  certain   restaurants  and  food  establishments  from  serving  foods
  containing artificial trans fat;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

  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-d to read as follows:
  S  1352-D.  ARTIFICIAL  TRANS FAT; PROHIBITION.  1. NO FOOD CONTAINING
ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT, AS DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE  STORED,
DISTRIBUTED,  HELD  FOR  SERVICE,  USED IN PREPARATION OF ANY MENU ITEM,
SERVED OR SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS,  MOBILE
FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT COMMIS-
SARIES, RETAIL FOOD STORES AS DEFINED IN SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  OF  THE
AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE  OF  THIS  TITLE,
EXCEPT  FOOD THAT IS SERVED OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO PATRONS IN A MANUFACTUR-
ER'S ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE THAT BEARS A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL CONSIST-
ENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN
ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT IF THE FOOD IS LABELED AS, LISTS AS AN  INGREDIENT,
OR  CONTAINS  VEGETABLE  SHORTENING,  MARGARINE OR ANY KIND OF PARTIALLY
HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL. HOWEVER, A FOOD WHOSE NUTRITION FACTS  LABEL
OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THE TRANS FAT CONTENT
OF  THE  FOOD AS LESS THAN 0.5  GRAMS PER SERVING SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO
CONTAIN ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT.   THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  APPLY  TO  FOODS
CONTAINING ONLY NATURALLY OCCURRING TRANS FAT.
  3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR RECORDKEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION BY  RESTAURANTS  AND
FOOD  ESTABLISHMENTS  SUBJECT  TO  THIS SECTION NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CONSULT WITH

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

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