Assembly Bill A5400

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires the disclosure of peanut ingredients by restaurants and catering facilities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A5400 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12-A §210, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3482

2009-A5400 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires restaurants and catering facilities to disclose on their menus whether peanuts or peanut derived ingredients are contained in any food served on the premises of such restaurant or catering facility; imposes civil penalties for violations of such provisions.

2009-A5400 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5400

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SPANO, CLARK, BENEDETTO, ZEBROWSKI -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  ABBATE, BING, EDDINGTON, GREENE, PHEFFER, REILLY
  --  read  once  and  referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
  Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  disclosure  of
  the  peanut  ingredients  of foods offered at restaurants and catering
  facilities

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
12-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 12-A
                   RESTAURANTS AND CATERING FACILITIES
SECTION  210. DISCLOSURE OF PEANUT INGREDIENTS BY RESTAURANTS AND CATER-
               ING FACILITIES.
  S 210. DISCLOSURE OF PEANUT INGREDIENTS BY  RESTAURANTS  AND  CATERING
FACILITIES.  1.  AS  USED  IN  THIS  ARTICLE, "RESTAURANT" AND "CATERING
FACILITY" SHALL MEAN ANY OUTLET OF A RESTAURANT THAT DERIVES  ITS  BUSI-
NESS  FROM  THE  SALE OF PREPARED FOOD TO BE CONSUMED BY PATRONS OF SUCH
ESTABLISHMENT ON ITS RESTAURANT OR BANQUET FACILITY PREMISES.
  2. EVERY RESTAURANT AND CATERING FACILITY SHALL PROVIDE  AND  DISCLOSE
ON ITS MENU TO EACH PATRON, WHETHER PEANUTS OR ANY PEANUT DERIVED INGRE-
DIENTS ARE CONTAINED IN ANY FOOD PREPARED BY SUCH RESTAURANT OR CATERING
FACILITY,  OR  PREPARED BY A COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE
FOOD TO SUCH RESTAURANT OR FACILITY OFF PREMISES WHICH WILL BE  CONSUMED
BY THE PATRON FOR ON PREMISES CONSUMPTION.
  3. SUCH INGREDIENTS LISTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDI-
VISION  TWO  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  INCLUDE THE SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS,
INCLUDING PEANUT AND/OR PEANUT OIL INGREDIENTS, USED IN  PREPARATION  OF
ANY FOOD.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07986-01-9

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