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Apr 27, 2016 | referred to consumer affairs and protection |
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A9922 (ACTIVE) - Details
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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9922 I N A S S E M B L Y April 27, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to tampon package labeling 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 section 399-aaaa to read as follows: S 399-AAAA. TAMPON PACKAGE LABELING. 1. EACH PACKAGE OR BOX CONTAIN- ING TAMPONS SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL CONTAIN A PLAIN AND CONSPICUOUS PRINTED LIST OF ALL INGREDIENTS WITH PERCENTAGES OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE TAMPON AND THE APPLICATOR. SUCH LIST SHALL EITHER BE PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE OR AFFIXED THERETO. 2. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER LABELING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW. 3. WHENEVER A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, A CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PACKAGE OR BOX SHALL BE IMPOSED. S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14859-03-6