Assembly Bill A5551

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes

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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-A5551 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ff, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4344
2013-2014: A4279
2015-2016: A3198
2017-2018: A5315
2019-2020: A6180

2009-A5551 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes; provides that such label shall include a warning that the straw's packaging included with the juice box is a choking hazard for children and should be disposed of immediately; defines "juice container" as being in either box or pouch form.

2009-A5551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5551

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, J. RIVERA, JAFFEE, COOK, JEFFRIES, ESPAIL-
  LAT,  CLARK,  ROBINSON,  MILLMAN, N. RIVERA, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN, COLTON, DIAZ, DINOWITZ, FARRELL, MAYER-
  SOHN,  McENENY,  NOLAN,  SCARBOROUGH,  SEMINERIO,  TOWNS,  WEISENBERG,
  ZEBROWSKI  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Consumer
  Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  labeling  of
  juice containers

  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 section
399-ff to read as follows:
  S 399-FF. WARNING  LABELS  ON  JUICE  CONTAINERS.  1.  ON  EACH  JUICE
CONTAINER,  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  A  "JUICE  BOX", SOLD OR DELIVERED BY A
MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR WITHIN THIS STATE, THERE  SHALL  BE  PRINTED
THEREON  OR  ATTACHED  THERETO A WARNING LABEL. SUCH LABEL SHALL CONTAIN
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: WARNING: "THE STRAW'S PACKAGING  INCLUDED  WITH
THIS  PRODUCT IS A CHOKING HAZARD FOR CHILDREN AND SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF
IMMEDIATELY."
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION  "JUICE  CONTAINER"  SHALL  MEAN  AND
INCLUDE  JUICE  CONTAINERS  IN  EITHER BOX OR POUCH FORM WHICH INCLUDE A
STRAW ENCASEMENT.
  3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  WHO  VIOLATES  THIS
SECTION  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOU-
SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07560-01-9

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