Assembly Bill A8577

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to expiration date on meat, dairy products and perishable food items

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  • 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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2019-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§50, 96-k & 214-p, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4528
2023-2024: A5242

2019-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires any person, firm or corporation offering any dairy product, meat, meat by-product, meat food product or perishable food item for sale in the state to label such product with an expiration date clearly visible in a conspicuous location; provides that such date shall be the time after which such item is unfit for human consumption as determined by industry standards; provides that no such products shall be allowed to remain on display or offered for sale after such date.

2019-A8577 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8577
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. COOK, ORTIZ, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A.  COLTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  GOTTFRIED  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to  expira-
   tion dates on meat, milk, cheese and perishable food items

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding  three
 new sections 50, 96-k and 214-p to read as follows:
   §  50.  EXPIRATION  DATE. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING ANY
 DAIRY PRODUCT FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL LABEL SUCH  PRODUCT  WITH  AN
 EXPIRATION  DATE  CLEARLY  VISIBLE  IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION. SUCH DATE
 SHALL BE THE TIME AFTER WHICH SUCH ITEM IS UNFIT FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION
 AS  DETERMINED  BY INDUSTRY STANDARDS. NO DAIRY PRODUCT SHALL BE ALLOWED
 TO REMAIN ON DISPLAY OR BE OFFERED FOR SALE AFTER SUCH DATE.
   § 96-K. EXPIRATION DATE. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING  ANY
 MEAT,  MEAT BY-PRODUCT OR MEAT FOOD PRODUCT FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL
 LABEL SUCH PRODUCT WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE CLEARLY VISIBLE IN A CONSPIC-
 UOUS LOCATION. SUCH DATE SHALL BE THE TIME  AFTER  WHICH  SUCH  ITEM  IS
 UNFIT  FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION  AS DETERMINED BY INDUSTRY STANDARDS.  NO
 MEAT PRODUCTS SHALL BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN ON DISPLAY OR  BE  OFFERED  FOR
 SALE AFTER SUCH DATE.
   § 214-P. EXPIRATION DATE. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION OFFERING ANY
 PERISHABLE  FOOD ITEM, AS DEFINED IN SECTION SEVENTY-ONE-Y OF THIS CHAP-
 TER, FOR SALE IN THIS STATE SHALL LABEL SUCH  ITEM  WITH  AN  EXPIRATION
 DATE  CLEARLY  VISIBLE IN A CONSPICUOUS LOCATION. SUCH DATE SHALL BE THE
 TIME AFTER WHICH SUCH ITEM IS UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AS  DETERMINED
 BY  INDUSTRY  STANDARDS.  NO  PERISHABLE  FOOD  ITEM SHALL BE ALLOWED TO
 REMAIN ON DISPLAY OR BE OFFERED FOR SALE AFTER SUCH DATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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