Assembly Bill A11399

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the creation and posting of a food allergy poster in all food service establishments

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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-A11399 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5968
2013-2014: A732
2015-2016: A535
2017-2018: A262
2019-2020: A162
2021-2022: A212
2023-2024: A77

2009-A11399 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the creation of a food allergy poster by the department of health; requires the posting of a food allergy poster in all food service establishments; authorizes the department to charge a fee to cover printing, postage and handling expenses of the posters.

2009-A11399 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11399

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Rosenthal)
  -- read once and referred to the Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
  Protection

AN  ACT  to amend the public health law, in relation to the creation and
  posting of food allergy posters in retail establishments

  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. FOOD ALLERGIES POSTERS. 1. FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION,
"FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT"  SHALL  HAVE  THE MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS
DEFINED IN THE STATE SANITARY CODE, EXCEPT THAT IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
PUSHCARTS.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A POSTER CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD
ALLERGIES FOR USE IN FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS  IN  BOTH  ENGLISH  AND
SPANISH.
  3. EVERY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL POST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF THE DEPARTMENT, IN AN AREA VISIBLE TO ANYONE
PREPARING OR SERVING FOOD, POSTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD ALLER-
GIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  4. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE SUCH POSTERS AVAILABLE AND MAY  CHARGE  A
FEE TO COVER PRINTING, POSTAGE AND HANDLING EXPENSES.
  S 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 and directed  to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17485-01-0

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