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Assembly Bill A7776A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat

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2011-A7776 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7229
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6053, S5611
2015-2016: A7109, S1967
2017-2018: A3175
2019-2020: A2873

2011-A7776 - Summary

Relates to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat.

2011-A7776 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7776

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Health

AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  certain   restaurants  and  food  establishments  from  serving  foods
  containing artificial trans fat;  and  providing  for  the  repeal  of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

  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.  ARTIFICIAL  TRANS FAT; PROHIBITION.  1. NO FOOD CONTAINING
ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT, AS DEFINED  IN  THIS  SECTION,  SHALL  BE  STORED,
DISTRIBUTED,  HELD  FOR  SERVICE,  USED IN PREPARATION OF ANY MENU ITEM,
SERVED OR SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS,  MOBILE
FOOD  SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT COMMIS-
SARIES, RETAIL FOOD STORES AS DEFINED IN SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  OF  THE
AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS, SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  FIFTY-ONE  OF  THIS  TITLE,
EXCEPT  FOOD THAT IS SERVED OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO PATRONS IN A MANUFACTUR-
ER'S ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE THAT BEARS A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL CONSIST-
ENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN
ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT IF THE FOOD IS LABELED AS, LISTS AS AN  INGREDIENT,
OR  CONTAINS  VEGETABLE  SHORTENING,  MARGARINE OR ANY KIND OF PARTIALLY
HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL. HOWEVER, A FOOD WHOSE NUTRITION FACTS  LABEL
OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THE TRANS FAT CONTENT
OF  THE  FOOD AS LESS THAN 0.5  GRAMS PER SERVING SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO
CONTAIN ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT.   THIS SECTION SHALL NOT  APPLY  TO  FOODS
CONTAINING ONLY NATURALLY OCCURRING TRANS FAT.
  3.  THE  COMMISSIONER  IS  AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES
AND REGULATIONS FOR RECORDKEEPING AND DOCUMENTATION BY  RESTAURANTS  AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08520-03-1

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2011-A7776A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7229
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1352-d, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6053, S5611
2015-2016: A7109, S1967
2017-2018: A3175
2019-2020: A2873

2011-A7776A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prohibiting certain restaurants and food establishments from serving foods containing artificial trans fat.

2011-A7776A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7776--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, GALEF, ABINANTI, BOYLAND -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. P. RIVERA  --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee  on  Health  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Health in
  accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported  and  referred  to
  the  Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the  public  health  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting
  certain   restaurants  and  food  establishments  from  serving  foods
  containing artificial trans fat

  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. ARTIFICIAL TRANS FAT; PROHIBITION.   1. NO  FOOD  CONTAINING
ARTIFICIAL  TRANS  FAT,  AS  DEFINED  IN  THIS SECTION, SHALL BE STORED,
DISTRIBUTED, HELD FOR SERVICE, USED IN PREPARATION  OF  ANY  MENU  ITEM,
SERVED  OR  SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, MOBILE FOOD SERVICE  ESTABLISHMENT  COMMIS-
SARIES,  RETAIL  FOOD  STORES  AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED OF THE
AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS,  SUBJECT  TO
THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION  THIRTEEN  HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE,
EXCEPT FOOD THAT IS SERVED OR SOLD DIRECTLY TO PATRONS IN A  MANUFACTUR-
ER'S ORIGINAL SEALED PACKAGE THAT BEARS A NUTRITION FACTS LABEL CONSIST-
ENT WITH FEDERAL LAW AND REGULATION.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD SHALL BE DEEMED TO CONTAIN
ARTIFICIAL  TRANS FAT IF THE FOOD IS LABELED AS, LISTS AS AN INGREDIENT,
OR CONTAINS VEGETABLE SHORTENING, MARGARINE OR  ANY  KIND  OF  PARTIALLY
HYDROGENATED  VEGETABLE OIL. HOWEVER, A FOOD WHOSE NUTRITION FACTS LABEL
OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER LISTS THE TRANS FAT CONTENT
OF THE FOOD AS LESS THAN 0.5  GRAMS PER SERVING SHALL NOT BE  DEEMED  TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08520-04-2

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