Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Feb 03, 2011 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A4344
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TITUS
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Jose Rivera
Barbara Clark
Naomi Rivera
Ellen C. Jaffee
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Jeffrey Dinowitz
Herman D. Farrell
Nettie Mayersohn
2011-A4344 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A4344 (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.
2011-A4344 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4344 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, J. RIVERA, CLARK, N. RIVERA, JAFFEE, ROBINSON, COOK, MILLMAN, JEFFRIES, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, FARRELL, MAYERSOHN, McENENY, SCARBOROUGH, TOWNS, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee 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. LBD08105-01-1
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