NY State Senate Bill 2011-S2288

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 18, 2011	referred to consumer protection

2011-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:: General Business Law
Laws Affected:: Add Art 30-B §645, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:: S200

2011-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds a new article 30-B to the general business law entitled fast food restaurants; requires fast food restaurants, upon request, to disclose ingredients and nutritional information in foods sold; provides that a sign must be posted to notify customers of their right to this information; creates a civil penalty of not less than $50 or not more than $250 for each violation of this article.

2011-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S2288

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the general business law, in relation to disclosure of the
ingredients and nutritional information of foods offered for sale
in fast food restaurants

SUMMARY:
This bill would amend the General Business
Law by adding a new Article 30-B
entitled "Fast Food Restaurants" and a new section 635
which would require fast food restaurants, upon request, to disclose
the ingredients and nutritional information of all food offered for
sale in the restaurant. Additionally, fast food restaurants would be
required to post a sign informing consumers of their right.

JUSTIFICATION:
With the advent and growth of
nationally franchised
fast food restaurant chains, the manner in which restaurant food is
prepared and the amount of which is consumed by the public has
drastically changed. Today, with consumers spending approximately $40
billion a year in fast food restaurants, fast foods play a significant
role in the daily diets of millions of people. The traditional diet
and daily eating habits of the public have been altered with the

increased frequency with which people eat at fast food restaurants.
Due to a variety of health hazards associated with many of the
ingredients abundantly found in fast foods, there is a crucial need
to readily provide fast food ingredients and nutritional information.
Many consumers are allergic to ingredients such as FD and C Yellow Dye
No. 5 or corn-based sweeteners while others must avoid certain
ingredients, such as animal fats or sodium, to reduce the risk of
heart disease and other diet related diseases. Readily available
ingredient disclosure is the only practical device to enable these
consumers to safely eat fast foods.
Furthermore, consumers need this information prior to any actual
purchase to make an informed choice. To protect the public health
from potential hazards and to enable consumers to make an informed
decision as to which food they wish to consume, current federal laws
and regulations require food ingredients to be listed by name when
used in packaged food products.
Similarly, due to the types and amounts of certain ingredients found
in fast foods, the need to provide full and readily available
information is imperative. Furthermore, many fast food restaurants
presently make such information available in booklets if a consumer
writes to the regional headquarters and requests such information.
Thus, the bill would impose minimal additional burdens on these
restaurants while providing invaluable health information to the
public.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:


This act shall take effect on the first of January
next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

2011-S2288 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2288

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  disclosure  of
  the  ingredients and nutritional information of foods offered for sale
  in fast food restaurants

  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
30-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 30-B
                          FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
SECTION  645. DISCLOSURE OF FOOD INGREDIENTS AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
               BY FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS.
  S 645. DISCLOSURE OF FOOD INGREDIENTS AND NUTRITIONAL  INFORMATION  BY
FAST  FOOD  RESTAURANTS.  1. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, "FAST FOOD RESTAU-
RANT" MEANS ANY FRANCHISED OUTLET OF A  RESTAURANT  CHAIN  THAT  DERIVES
THIRTY  PERCENT OR MORE OF ITS BUSINESS FROM THE SALE OF PREPARED, READY
TO EAT FOOD, WHICH IS SERVED IN A CONTAINER OR WRAPPER AND  IS  CONSUMED
ON THE PREMISES.
  2.  UPON  REQUEST,  A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE AT THE
RESTAURANT THE DISCLOSURE OF THE INGREDIENTS  AND  NUTRITIONAL  INFORMA-
TION,  INCLUDING  ITEMS  USED  IN PREPARATION, OF EACH AND EVERY ITEM OF
FOOD OFFERED FOR SALE AT THE RESTAURANT TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
  (A) THE COMMON OR USUAL NAME OF THE FOOD OR BEVERAGE;
  (B) THE NAMES OF THE SPECIFIC INGREDIENTS;
  (C) EACH INDIVIDUAL FAT AND/OR OIL INGREDIENT OF A FOOD BY ITS SPECIF-
IC COMMON OR USUAL NAME;
  (D) ALL NUTRIENT QUANTITIES (INCLUDING VITAMINS,  MINERALS,  CALORIES,
PROTEIN,  CARBOHYDRATE,  FAT, SODIUM AND POTASSIUM) SHALL BE DECLARED IN
RELATION TO THE AVERAGE OR USUAL SERVING; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07392-01-1

S. 2288                             2

  (E) THE NAMES OF THE SPECIFIC SPICES, ARTIFICIAL  FLAVORINGS,  ARTIFI-
CIAL COLORINGS AND CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES.
  3.  ALL  FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS SHALL PERMANENTLY POST IN A CONSPICUOUS
PLACE, A SIGN UPON WHICH THERE  SHALL  BE  IMPRINTED  IN  NO  LESS  THAN
FIFTY-POINT BOLD TYPE THE FOLLOWING NOTICE:
  "UPON REQUEST YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN A LIST OF THE
  INGREDIENTS OF FOOD OFFERED FOR SALE AT THIS RESTAURANT"
  4.  A  VIOLATION  OF SUBDIVISION TWO OR THREE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE
PUNISHABLE BY A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS OR NOT MORE
THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS FOR EACH VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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