S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6561
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 11, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL -- 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
ingredients of diapers
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:
§ 399-AAAA. DIAPER LABELING. 1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) "INGREDIENT" SHALL MEAN A SUBSTANCE PRESENT IN ANY QUANTITY IN A
DIAPER;
(B) "DIAPER" SHALL MEAN A TYPE OF UNDERWEAR THAT ALLOWS THE WEARER TO
DEFECATE OR URINATE WITHOUT THE USE OF A TOILET, BY ABSORBING OR
CONTAINING WASTE PRODUCTS TO PREVENT SOILING OF OUTER CLOTHING OR THE
EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT. THESE PRODUCTS MAY BE EITHER DISPOSABLE OR REUS-
ABLE.
2. EACH PACKAGE OR BOX CONTAINING DIAPERS SOLD IN THIS STATE SHALL
CONTAIN A PLAIN AND CONSPICUOUS PRINTED LIST OF ALL INGREDIENTS WITH
PERCENTAGES OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE DIAPER. SUCH LIST SHALL EITHER BE
PRINTED ON THE PACKAGE OR AFFIXED THERETO.
3. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY IN ADDITION TO ANY
OTHER LABELING REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER PROVISION
OF LAW.
4. WHENEVER A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION HAS OCCURRED, A CIVIL PENALTY
OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PACKAGE OR BOX SHALL BE IMPOSED ON THE
MANUFACTURER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.