Assembly Bill A2422

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale and labeling of certain milk products

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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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2011-A2422 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 16-A ยงยง266 - 268, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A2281

2011-A2422 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale of milk products from cows injected with recombinant bovine somatotropin; defines terms; further provides that such product must be clearly labeled before being sold or supplied for human consumption in the state.

2011-A2422 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2422

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 18, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. McENENY, GOTTFRIED, MAYERSOHN -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  BRENNAN, CANESTRARI, CLARK, COOK,  CYMBROWITZ,  DINOW-
  ITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GALEF,  GLICK,  HOOPER,  JACOBS, LENTOL, V. LOPEZ,
  MARKEY, ORTIZ, SCARBOROUGH, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to  the  sale  and
  labeling  of  milk  and  milk  products produced by cows injected with
  recombinant bovine somatotropin

  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
16-A to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 16-A
               SALE AND LABELING OF CERTAIN MILK PRODUCTS
SECTION 266. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATIONS.
        267. DEFINITIONS.
        268. SELLING  AND  LABELING  OF  MILK PRODUCTS FROM COWS TREATED
               WITH RECOMBINANT BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN.
  S 266. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATIONS. 1. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY  FINDS  AND
DECLARES  THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC DEBATE CONCERNING THE
POSSIBLE HEALTH AND SAFETY EFFECTS OF MILK AND  MILK  PRODUCTS  PRODUCED
FROM  COWS  INJECTED  WITH  RECOMBINANT BOVINE SOMATOTROPIN OR "RBST" IN
ORDER TO STIMULATE AND INCREASE MILK PRODUCTION. THERE IS ALSO  SUBSTAN-
TIAL  EVIDENCE  THAT  WHEN  FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTS, SUCH AS MILK OR OTHER
NATURALLY PRODUCED HUMAN CONSUMABLES, ARE ENHANCED BY THE  INFLUENCE  OF
FOREIGN  SUBSTANCES  SUCH  AS CHEMICALS, PESTICIDES OR OTHER SUBSTANCES,
THERE CAN BE A HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT UPON THE PERSONS CONSUMING  SUCH
ITEMS.  THE LEGISLATURE ALSO FINDS AND DECLARES THAT ALTHOUGH AT PRESENT
THE EXACT IMPACT, IF ANY, OF THE DIRECT LINK BETWEEN RECOMBINANT  BOVINE
SOMATOTROPIN  OR  "RBST"  AND  DISEASE OR AFFLICTION IS UNDETERMINED, AT
THEIR INCEPTION THE ENHANCEMENT OF FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS, SUCH AS  MILK

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01821-01-1
              

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