Senate Bill S7405

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically engineered material or that are produced with a genetically engineered material

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee


  • 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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2013-S7405 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §391-t, Gen Bus L; amd §§198 & 201, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3802
2017-2018: S4687
2019-2020: S2473

2013-S7405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the labeling of food or food products that contain a genetically engineered material or that are produced with a genetically engineered material; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding; sets forth exemptions.

2013-S7405 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S7405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  7405

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 and the agriculture and markets
  law, in relation to the labeling of genetically engineered foods

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

  Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
New  York  state consumers have the right to know whether the foods they
purchase have been entirely genetically engineered or partially produced
with genetic engineering so they can make informed purchasing decisions.
Labeling is necessary to ensure that New York consumers  are  fully  and
reliably  informed about the products they purchase and consume. Further
the legislature finds that:
  (a) Currently, there is no federal law that requires food producers to
identify whether foods were produced with genetic  engineering.  At  the
same time, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not
require safety studies of such foods. Unless these foods contain a known
allergen,  the  FDA does not require the developers of genetically engi-
neered foods to consult with the agency. Consultations with the FDA  are
entirely voluntary;
  (b)  Mandatory identification of foods produced with genetic engineer-
ing can provide a critical method for tracking any potential  short-term
and  long-term  health  effects of consuming foods produced with genetic
engineering;
  (c) Polls consistently show that the vast majority of the public wants
to know if their food has been produced with genetic engineering;
  (d) More than sixty countries, including Japan,  South  Korea,  China,
Australia,  New  Zealand,  Thailand,  Russia,  the European Union member
states, and other key United States trading partners, have laws  mandat-
ing disclosure of genetically engineered foods;
  (e)  A variety of genetically engineered crops are commercially culti-
vated and sold in the United States, including  corn,  canola,  soybean,
cotton,  sugar  beets,  alfalfa,  and papaya. It has been estimated that
60-70% of packaged grocery products contain some materials produced with

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

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