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Assembly Bill A5315

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes

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2017-A5315 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ii, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A5551
2011-2012: A4344
2013-2014: A4279
2015-2016: A3198
2019-2020: A6180

2017-A5315 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes; provides that such label shall include a warning that the straw's packaging included with the juice box is a choking hazard for children and should be disposed of immediately; defines "juice container" as being in either box or pouch form.

2017-A5315 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5315
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TITUS,  RIVERA,  JAFFEE, COOK, CYMBROWITZ --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, FARRELL, ZEBROWSKI --
   read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer  Affairs  and
   Protection
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to labeling of
   juice containers

   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-ii to read as follows:
   §  399-II.  WARNING  LABELS  ON  JUICE  CONTAINERS.  1.  ON EACH JUICE
 CONTAINER, COMMONLY KNOWN AS A "JUICE  BOX",  SOLD  OR  DELIVERED  BY  A
 MANUFACTURER  OR  DISTRIBUTOR  WITHIN THIS STATE, THERE SHALL BE PRINTED
 THEREON OR ATTACHED THERETO A WARNING LABEL. SUCH  LABEL  SHALL  CONTAIN
 THE  FOLLOWING  STATEMENT: WARNING: "THE STRAW'S PACKAGING INCLUDED WITH
 THIS PRODUCT IS A CHOKING HAZARD FOR CHILDREN AND SHOULD BE DISPOSED  OF
 IMMEDIATELY."
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION  "JUICE CONTAINER" SHALL MEAN AND
 INCLUDE JUICE CONTAINERS IN EITHER BOX OR POUCH  FORM  WHICH  INCLUDE  A
 STRAW ENCASEMENT.
   3.  ANY  PERSON,  FIRM,  CORPORATION  OR ASSOCIATION WHO VIOLATES THIS
 SECTION SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN  ONE  THOU-
 SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02633-01-7

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