Assembly Actions -
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Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to consumer affairs and protection |
Assembly Bill A2422
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MCENENY
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
Richard Gottfried
Nettie Mayersohn
Linda Rosenthal
multi-Sponsors
James F. Brennan
Ronald Canestrari
Barbara Clark
Vivian Cook
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) - 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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