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Senate Bill S5621

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the creation and posting of a food allergy poster in all food service establishments

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2011-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5968
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง1352-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11399
2013-2014: S214, A732
2015-2016: S580, A535
2017-2018: S2030, S7027, A262
2019-2020: S1644, A162
2021-2022: A212
2023-2024: A77

2011-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the creation of a food allergy poster by the department of health; requires the posting of a food allergy poster in all food service establishments; authorizes the department to charge a fee to cover printing, postage and handling expenses of the posters.

2011-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5621 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5621

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 7, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the  creation  and
  posting of food allergy posters in retail establishments

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

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
1352-d to read as follows:
  S  1352-D.  FOOD  ALLERGIES  POSTERS. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,
"FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT" SHALL HAVE THE  MEANING  AS  SUCH  TERM  IS
DEFINED IN THE STATE SANITARY CODE, EXCEPT THAT IT SHALL NOT INCLUDE ANY
PUSHCARTS.
  2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CREATE A POSTER CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD
ALLERGIES  FOR  USE  IN  FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS IN BOTH ENGLISH AND
SPANISH.
  3. EVERY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT SHALL POST, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT, IN AN AREA  VISIBLE  TO  ANYONE
PREPARING OR SERVING FOOD, POSTERS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON FOOD ALLER-
GIES PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
  4.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL MAKE SUCH POSTERS AVAILABLE AND MAY CHARGE A
FEE TO COVER PRINTING, POSTAGE AND HANDLING EXPENSES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition,  amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation  of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to
be made and completed on or before such effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09947-01-1

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