Bill Text: NY A04574 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the sale or the use of high-fructose corn syrup in any food products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-03 - enacting clause stricken [A04574 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A04574-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4574 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the use or sale of food products made with high-fructose corn syrup THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 1352-e to read as follows: 3 S 1352-E. HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP; PROHIBITION. NO FOOD ITEM OR PROD- 4 UCT CONTAINING HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP SHALL BE SOLD, STORED, DISTRIB- 5 UTED, HELD FOR SERVICE, OR USED IN PREPARATION OF ANY FOOD PRODUCT TO BE 6 SERVED OR SOLD IN ANY RESTAURANTS, FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, RETAIL 7 FOOD STORES AS DEFINED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED OF THE AGRICULTURE AND 8 MARKETS LAW, AND OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHOR- 9 IZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO 10 IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION. 11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08597-01-5