Senate Bill S7781

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the labeling of food products containing sesame

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture 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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2019-S7781 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9544
Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §201, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S454, A4486
2023-2024: S5409

2019-S7781 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the labeling of food products containing sesame.

2019-S7781 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S7781 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7781
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 19, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   labeling of food products containing sesame
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 201 of the agriculture and markets law  is  amended
 by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. IF IT CONTAINS SESAME, IS OFFERED FOR SALE IN PACKAGE FORM BUT NOT
 FOR IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION, AND THE LABEL DOES NOT INCLUDE SESAME.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD13596-02-9



              

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