Bill Text: NY A04279 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes; provides that such label shall include a warning that the straw's packaging included with the juice box is a choking hazard for children and should be disposed of immediately; defines "juice container" as being in either box or pouch form.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A04279 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A04279-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4279
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 1, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. TITUS, RIVERA, CLARK, JAFFEE, ROBINSON, COOK,
         MILLMAN, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COLTON,  DINOW-
         ITZ,  FARRELL,  SCARBOROUGH,  WEISENBERG,  ZEBROWSKI  -- read once and
         referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  labeling  of
         juice containers
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
    2  399-ff to read as follows:
    3    S 399-FF. WARNING  LABELS  ON  JUICE  CONTAINERS.  1.  ON  EACH  JUICE
    4  CONTAINER,  COMMONLY  KNOWN  AS  A  "JUICE  BOX", SOLD OR DELIVERED BY A
    5  MANUFACTURER OR DISTRIBUTOR WITHIN THIS STATE, THERE  SHALL  BE  PRINTED
    6  THEREON  OR  ATTACHED  THERETO A WARNING LABEL. SUCH LABEL SHALL CONTAIN
    7  THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT: WARNING: "THE STRAW'S PACKAGING  INCLUDED  WITH
    8  THIS  PRODUCT IS A CHOKING HAZARD FOR CHILDREN AND SHOULD BE DISPOSED OF
    9  IMMEDIATELY."
   10    2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION  "JUICE  CONTAINER"  SHALL  MEAN  AND
   11  INCLUDE  JUICE  CONTAINERS  IN  EITHER BOX OR POUCH FORM WHICH INCLUDE A
   12  STRAW ENCASEMENT.
   13    3. ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION  OR  ASSOCIATION  WHO  VIOLATES  THIS
   14  SECTION  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOU-
   15  SAND DOLLARS FOR EACH SUCH VIOLATION.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   17  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01737-01-3