Assembly Bill A9619

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools

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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-A9619 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5702
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §915-a, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6786
2013-2014: S2994, S6271
2015-2016: S1768
2017-2018: S3429
2019-2020: S4544
2021-2022: S4753

2023-A9619 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of food and food products containing boneless lean beef trimmings, commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools.

2023-A9619 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9619
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  the  sale
   of  food  and  food  products containing boneless lean beef trimmings,
   commonly referred to as "pink slime", in schools
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-a
 to read as follows:
   § 915-A. PROHIBITING THE SALE OF FOOD  AND  FOOD  PRODUCTS  CONTAINING
 BONELESS  LEAN  BEEF  TRIMMINGS.  1.  NO FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCT CONTAINING
 BONELESS LEAN BEEF TRIMMINGS SHALL BE SOLD IN ANY PUBLIC  SCHOOL  WITHIN
 THE STATE.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS SECTION THE TERM "BONELESS LEAN BEEF TRIM-
 MINGS" SHALL MEAN AND REFER TO THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT COMMONLY  REFERRED
 TO  AS  "PINK SLIME" WHICH IS CREATED BY PASSING BONES THROUGH A CENTRI-
 FUGE AFTER THE LIMITS OF  MECHANICALLY  TRIMMING  SUCH  BONES  HAS  BEEN
 REACHED IN ORDER TO SALVAGE ANY MEATY MATERIALS REMAINING ON SUCH BONES,
 AND  THEN EXPOSING SUCH MEATY MATERIALS TO AMMONIA GAS AS A DISINFECTANT
 TREATMENT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07425-01-3

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