Assembly Bill A6467

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "food allergen information toll-free number act"

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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-A6467 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง201, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A1023
2013-2014: A2987

2009-A6467 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the food allergen information toll-free number act; requires certain manufacturers, packers or distributors to label their products with a toll-free telephone number to provide information to the consumer regarding the product's ingredients; requires other manufacturers, packers, or distributors to label their products with an e-mail or mailing address.

2009-A6467 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6467

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, MILLMAN, GREENE, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored  by  --  M.  of A.   BENJAMIN, CLARK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JACOBS,
  MARKEY, McENENY, J. RIVERA, P. RIVERA, TOWNS -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Agriculture

AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to enacting
  the "food allergen information toll-free number act"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "food allergen information toll-free number act".
  S 2. Section 201 of the agriculture and  markets  law  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  IF,  IN  THE  CASE OF A MANUFACTURER, PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR WHOSE
ANNUAL GROSS SALES IN THIS STATE OR WHOSE SALES  TO  CONSUMERS  IN  THIS
STATE EQUAL OR EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, THE FOOD PACKAGE IS
NOT   LABELED   WITH  SUCH  MANUFACTURER'S,  PACKER'S  OR  DISTRIBUTOR'S
TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER.  SUCH  TOLL-FREE  NUMBER  SHALL  BE  STAFFED
DURING REASONABLE BUSINESS HOURS AND SHALL INCLUDE ONE TELEPHONE LINE TO
ACCOMMODATE  TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS. IN
THE CASE OF SUCH A MANUFACTURER, PACKER OR DISTRIBUTOR WHOSE  SALES  ARE
LESS  THAN  FIVE  HUNDRED  THOUSAND  DOLLARS,  THE FOOD PACKAGE SHALL BE
LABELED WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S, PACKER'S  OR  DISTRIBUTOR'S  E-MAIL  OR
MAILING ADDRESS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have  become  a  law, provided that any rules and regulations
necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its effective  date
are  authorized  and directed to be promulgated on or before such effec-
tive date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09997-01-9

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