Assembly Bill A5242

2023-2024 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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2023-A5242 (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:
2019-2020: A8577
2021-2022: A4528
2025-2026: A7047

2023-A5242 (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.

2023-A5242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5242
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, JEAN-PIERRE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
   A. COLTON -- 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.
                                                            LBD08267-01-3

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