Assembly Bill A6558

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires allergen labeling for prepackaged foods

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2025-A6558 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5381
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L; add §199-g, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7494, S6820, S8558

2025-A6558 - Summary

Requires every food establishment to label all prepackaged food with a written notification on the package or on a label attached to the package identifying any ingredient with which a product is made that constitutes a major food allergen.

2025-A6558 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6558
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the agriculture and markets
   law, in relation to requiring allergen labeling for prepackaged foods
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1357 to read as follows:
   § 1357. ALLERGEN LABELING FOR PREPACKAGED FOODS.  1. AS USED  IN  THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "PREPACKAGED  FOOD"  MEANS  FOOD  THAT IS PREPARED, PREPACKED AND
 OFFERED OR SOLD TO CUSTOMERS ON THE SAME  PREMISES.    PREPACKAGED  FOOD
 DOES  NOT  INCLUDE  FOOD THAT IS NOT IN PACKAGING OR IS PACKAGED AFTER A
 CUSTOMER HAS ORDERED.
   (B) "FOOD ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS ANY PLACE FOOD IS PREPARED AND INTENDED
 FOR OFF-PREMISES CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING ALL  DELIS,  BAKERIES,  SANDWICH
 SHOPS,  ICE  CREAM  PARLORS, CAFETERIAS AND FOOD TRUCKS OPERATING WITHIN
 THE STATE.
   (C) (I) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" MEANS:
   (A) MILK, EGGS, FISH, CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH, TREE NUTS, WHEAT, PEANUTS,
 SESAME, AND SOYBEANS; AND
   (B) A FOOD INGREDIENT THAT CONTAINS PROTEIN DERIVED FROM A FOOD  NAMED
 IN CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   (II) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" DOES NOT INCLUDE:
   (A) ANY HIGHLY REFINED OIL DERIVED FROM A FOOD SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE (A)
 OF  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS PARAGRAPH OR ANY INGREDIENT DERIVED FROM
 SUCH HIGHLY REFINED OIL; OR
   (B) ANY INGREDIENT THAT IS EXEMPT UNDER THE PETITION  OR  NOTIFICATION
 PROCESS  SPECIFIED IN THE FOOD ALLERGEN LABELING AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
 ACT OF 2004, AS AMENDED.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04386-02-5
 A. 6558                             2

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2025-A6558A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5381
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1357, Pub Health L; add §199-g, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A7494, S6820, S8558

2025-A6558A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires every food establishment to label all prepackaged food with a written notification on the package or on a label attached to the package identifying any ingredient with which a product is made that constitutes a major food allergen.

2025-A6558A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6558--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD, SIMON, MAGNARELLI, STECK, P. CARROLL --
   read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the  agriculture  and  markets
   law, in relation to requiring allergen labeling for prepackaged foods
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1357 to read as follows:
   §  1357.  ALLERGEN LABELING FOR PREPACKAGED FOODS.  1. AS USED IN THIS
 SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A) "PREPACKAGED FOOD" MEANS FOOD  THAT  IS  PREPARED,  PREPACKED  AND
 OFFERED  OR  SOLD  TO  CUSTOMERS ON THE SAME PREMISES.  PREPACKAGED FOOD
 DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD THAT IS NOT IN PACKAGING OR IS  PACKAGED  AFTER  A
 CUSTOMER HAS ORDERED.
   (B) "FOOD ESTABLISHMENT" MEANS ANY PLACE FOOD IS PREPARED AND INTENDED
 FOR  OFF-PREMISES  CONSUMPTION,  INCLUDING ALL DELIS, BAKERIES, SANDWICH
 SHOPS, ICE CREAM PARLORS, CAFETERIAS AND FOOD  TRUCKS  OPERATING  WITHIN
 THE STATE.
   (C) (I) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" MEANS:
   (A) MILK, EGGS, FISH, CRUSTACEAN SHELLFISH, TREE NUTS, WHEAT, PEANUTS,
 SESAME, AND SOYBEANS; AND
   (B)  A FOOD INGREDIENT THAT CONTAINS PROTEIN DERIVED FROM A FOOD NAMED
 IN CLAUSE (A) OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH.
   (II) "MAJOR FOOD ALLERGEN" DOES NOT INCLUDE:
   (A) ANY HIGHLY REFINED OIL DERIVED FROM A FOOD SPECIFIED IN CLAUSE (A)
 OF SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH OR  ANY  INGREDIENT  DERIVED  FROM
 SUCH HIGHLY REFINED OIL; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04386-04-5
 A. 6558--A                          2

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