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Assembly Bill A4595

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to expiration date on meat, dairy products and perishable food items

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2009-A4595 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2069
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง50, 96-k & 214-o, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5084
2013-2014: A7377
2015-2016: A9144

2009-A4595 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any person, firm or corporation offering any dairy product, meat, meat by-product, meat food product or perishable food item for sale in the state to label such product with an expiration date clearly visible in a conspicuous location; provides that such date shall be the time after which such item is unfit for human consumption as determined by industry standards; provides that no such products shall be allowed to remain on display or offered for sale after such date.

2009-A4595 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4595

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 5, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, GALEF, SCHROEDER -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  COLTON, CYMBROWITZ, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER,  JACOBS,  TOWNS
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
  Protection

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  expira-
  tion dates on meat, milk, cheese and perishable food items

  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  three
new sections 50, 96-k and 214-o to read as follows:
  S  50.  EXPIRATION  DATE. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING ANY
DAIRY PRODUCT FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL LABEL SUCH  PRODUCT  WITH  AN
EXPIRATION  DATE  CLEARLY  VISIBLE  IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION. SUCH DATE
SHALL BE THE TIME AFTER WHICH SUCH ITEM IS UNFIT FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION
AS  DETERMINED  BY INDUSTRY STANDARDS. NO DAIRY PRODUCT SHALL BE ALLOWED
TO REMAIN ON DISPLAY OR BE OFFERED FOR SALE AFTER SUCH DATE.
  S 96-K. EXPIRATION DATE. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING  ANY
MEAT,  MEAT BY-PRODUCT OR MEAT FOOD PRODUCT FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL
LABEL SUCH PRODUCT WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE CLEARLY VISIBLE IN A CONSPIC-
UOUS LOCATION. SUCH DATE SHALL BE THE TIME  AFTER  WHICH  SUCH  ITEM  IS
UNFIT  FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION  AS DETERMINED BY INDUSTRY STANDARDS.  NO
MEAT PRODUCTS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON DISPLAY OR  BE  OFFERED  FOR
SALE AFTER SUCH DATE.
  S 214-O. EXPIRATION DATE. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING ANY
PERISHABLE  FOOD ITEM, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-ONE-Y OF THIS CHAP-
TER, FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL LABEL SUCH  ITEM  WITH  AN  EXPIRATION
DATE  CLEARLY  VISIBLE IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION. SUCH DATE SHALL BE THE
TIME AFTER WHICH SUCH ITEM IS UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AS  DETERMINED
BY  INDUSTRY  STANDARDS.  NO  PERISHABLE  FOOD  ITEM SHALL BE ALLOWED TO
REMAIN ON DISPLAY OR BE OFFERED FOR SALE AFTER SUCH DATE.
  S 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.

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