Assembly Bill A6596

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to safety and quality labels on certain foods and beverages

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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-A6596 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-p, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A6573
2021-2022: A2072

2023-A6596 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires perishable and packaged food to be clearly marked with safety and quality dates.

2023-A6596 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6596
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. REYES, BRAUNSTEIN, ZEBROWSKI, D. ROSENTHAL, BENE-
   DETTO,  EPSTEIN,  GUNTHER, COOK, SIMON, MORINELLO, WILLIAMS, DiPIETRO,
   CRUZ, FAHY, STECK, GLICK, DARLING, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  safety
   and quality labels on certain foods and beverages
 
   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 a  new
 section 214-p to read as follows:
   § 214-P. SAFETY AND QUALITY LABELING. 1. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PERISHABLE FOOD" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE (I) EGGS, GRADE AA, GRADE
 A, AND GRADE B SHELL EGGS;
   (II)  ALL  PRE-PACKAGED, FULLY OR PARTIALLY PREPARED BAKED GOODS WHICH
 HAVE A MOISTURE CONTENT EXCEEDING  EIGHTEEN  PERCENT,  WITH  OR  WITHOUT
 ADDITIVES, KNOWN AS:
   (1) BREADS, ROLLS AND BUNS AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO TITLE 21, CHAPTER 1,
 PART  136.110  OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, EXCEPT THOSE KNOWN AS
 FRUITCAKES;
   (2) CAKES, PASTRIES, AND COOKIES, EXCEPT THOSE THAT  ARE  OFFERED  FOR
 SALE IN INDIVIDUAL, PORTION PACK, SNACK-TYPE PACKAGES;
   (3)  ENGLISH  MUFFINS,  CORN  MUFFINS, BRAN MUFFINS, AND OTHER SIMILAR
 PRODUCTS;
   (III) THE FOLLOWING PREPACKAGED DAIRY AND DAIRY-TYPE PRODUCTS:
   (1) THOSE PRODUCTS WITH OR WITHOUT ADDITIVES OR FLAVORINGS,  KNOWN  AS
 CHEESE, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO TITLE 21, CHAPTER 1, PART 133 OF THE CODE
 OF  FEDERAL  REGULATIONS, THAT CONTAIN FIFTY PERCENT OR MORE MOISTURE IN
 THE FINISHED PRODUCT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05654-01-3
 A. 6596                             2
 
              

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