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Senate Bill S7618A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements

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2025-S7618 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-p, Ag & Mkts L

2025-S7618 - Summary

Requires certain labeling to be used to indicate the safety dates and quality dates of food products; requires the department of agriculture and markets to educate consumers about such provisions.

2025-S7618 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7618 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7618
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- 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  food
   safety and quality date labelling requirements
 
   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.  FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY DATE LABELLING REQUIREMENTS. 1. (A)
 BEGINNING ON AND AFTER JULY FIRST, TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN,  A  FOOD
 MANUFACTURER,  PROCESSOR,  OR  RETAILER ENGAGING IN THE LABELING OF FOOD
 ITEMS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT CHOOSES, OR IS  OTHERWISE  REQUIRED  BY
 LAW,  TO DISPLAY A DATE LABEL TO COMMUNICATE A QUALITY OR SAFETY DATE ON
 A FOOD ITEM SHALL USE THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM TERMS ON SUCH DATE LABEL:
   (I) "USE BY" OR "USE BY OR FREEZE BY" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY  DATE  OF
 THE FOOD ITEM;
   (II)  "BEST IF USED BY" OR "BEST IF USED OR FROZEN BY" TO INDICATE THE
 QUALITY DATE OF THE FOOD ITEM;
   (III) "UB" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY DATE OF THE FOOD ITEM IF  SUCH  FOOD
 ITEM  IS  TOO  SMALL TO INCLUDE A UNIFORM TERM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH; OR
   (IV) "BB" TO INDICATE THE QUALITY DATE OF THE FOOD ITEM IF  SUCH  FOOD
 ITEM IS TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE THE UNIFORM TERM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B)  NO  PERSON  OR  OTHER  ENTITY SHALL SELL OR OFFER FOR SALE IN THE
 STATE ANY FOOD ITEM FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER  JULY
 FIRST,  TWO  THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, THAT DISPLAYS A FOOD DATE LABEL THAT
 IS NOT LABELED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (C) NO PERSON OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  IN  THE
 STATE  A  FOOD  ITEM FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JULY
 FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-SEVEN, THAT IS LABELED WITH THE PHRASE  "SELL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11136-01-5

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2025-S7618A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-p, Ag & Mkts L

2025-S7618A - Summary

Requires certain labeling to be used to indicate the safety dates and quality dates of food products; requires the department of agriculture and markets to educate consumers about such provisions.

2025-S7618A - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7618A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7618--A
     Cal. No. 215
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. HINCHEY, FAHY, HARCKHAM, MAY, MURRAY, RHOADS, SERRA-
   NO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed
   to  the  Committee  on  Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on
   Agriculture in accordance with Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the agriculture and markets law, in relation to food
   safety and quality date labelling requirements
 
   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. FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY DATE LABELLING REQUIREMENTS.  1.  (A)
 BEGINNING  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD
 MANUFACTURER, PROCESSOR, OR RETAILER ENGAGING IN THE  LABELING  OF  FOOD
 ITEMS  FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION THAT CHOOSES, OR IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY
 LAW, TO DISPLAY A DATE LABEL TO COMMUNICATE A QUALITY OR SAFETY DATE  ON
 A FOOD ITEM SHALL USE THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM TERMS ON SUCH DATE LABEL:
   (I)  "USE  BY" OR "USE BY OR FREEZE BY" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY DATE OF
 THE FOOD ITEM;
   (II) "BEST IF USED BY" OR "BEST IF USED OR FROZEN BY" TO INDICATE  THE
 QUALITY DATE OF THE FOOD ITEM;
   (III)  "UB"  TO INDICATE THE SAFETY DATE OF THE FOOD ITEM IF SUCH FOOD
 ITEM IS TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE A UNIFORM TERM UNDER  SUBPARAGRAPH  (I)  OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH; OR
   (IV)  "BB"  TO INDICATE THE QUALITY DATE OF THE FOOD ITEM IF SUCH FOOD
 ITEM IS TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE THE UNIFORM TERM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (II) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH.
   (B) NO PERSON OR OTHER ENTITY SHALL SELL OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  IN  THE
 STATE  ANY FOOD ITEM FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION MANUFACTURED ON OR AFTER JULY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2025-S7618B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §214-p, Ag & Mkts L

2025-S7618B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain labeling to be used to indicate the safety dates and quality dates of food products; requires the department of agriculture and markets to educate consumers about such provisions.

2025-S7618B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7618B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7618--B
     Cal. No. 215
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  HINCHEY,  ADDABBO, BROUK, BYNOE, FAHY, FERNANDEZ,
   GONZALEZ, HARCKHAM, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MAY, MURRAY, RHOADS, SERRANO --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the  Committee on Agriculture -- recommitted to the Committee on Agri-
   culture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably
   from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to  a
   third  reading,  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in
   the order of third reading -- passed by Senate and  delivered  to  the
   Assembly,  recalled,  vote  reconsidered,  restored  to third reading,
   amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
   third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the agriculture and markets law, in relation to food
   safety and quality date labelling requirements
 
   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. FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY DATE LABELING  REQUIREMENTS.  1.  (A)
 BEGINNING  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  THE  EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD
 MANUFACTURER, PROCESSOR, OR RETAILER ENGAGING IN THE  LABELING  OF  FOOD
 PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT CHOOSES, OR IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY
 LAW,  TO DISPLAY A DATE LABEL TO COMMUNICATE A QUALITY OR SAFETY DATE ON
 A FOOD PRODUCT SHALL USE THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM TERMS ON SUCH DATE LABEL:
   (I) "USE BY" OR "USE BY OR FREEZE BY" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY  DATE  OF
 THE FOOD PRODUCT;
   (II)  "BEST IF USED BY" OR "BEST IF USED OR FROZEN BY" TO INDICATE THE
 QUALITY DATE OF THE FOOD PRODUCT;
   (III) "UB" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY DATE OF THE  FOOD  PRODUCT  IF  SUCH
 FOOD  PRODUCT  IS TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE A UNIFORM TERM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH
 (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11136-06-6

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