Bill Text: NY S00485 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Provides for the labeling of raw agricultural commodities, processed foods, seed, and seed stock produced with genetic engineering; defines terms; imposes penalties for false labels and misbranding; sets forth exemptions.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-05 - COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES [S00485 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S00485-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         485--B
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 7, 2015
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by Sens. LAVALLE, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BOYLE, BRESLIN, CARLUCCI,
          COMRIE, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, HAMILTON, HASSELL-THOMPSON, HOYLMAN,  KRUEG-
          ER,  LANZA,  LATIMER,  MARTINS, MONTGOMERY, MURPHY, PANEPINTO, PARKER,
          PERALTA, PERKINS, RIVERA, ROBACH, SAVINO, SERRANO,  STAVISKY  --  read
          twice  and  ordered  printed,  and when printed to be committed to the
          Committee  on  Consumer  Protection  --  committee  discharged,   bill
          amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
          tee -- recommitted to the Committee on Consumer Protection in  accord-
          ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
          ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
        AN ACT to amend the general business law and the agriculture and markets
          law, in relation to the labeling of genetically modified foods
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that
     2  New York state consumers have the right to know whether the  foods  they
     3  purchase  have  been  produced with genetic engineering so they can make
     4  informed purchasing decisions.
     5    Further the legislature finds that:
     6    (a) Currently, there is no federal law that requires food producers to
     7  identify whether foods were produced with genetic  engineering.  At  the
     8  same time, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not
     9  require safety studies of such foods;
    10    (b)  Identification  of  foods  produced  with genetic engineering can
    11  provide a critical  method  for  tracking  effects  of  consuming  foods
    12  produced with genetic engineering;
    13    (c)  More  than  sixty  countries, including key United States trading
    14  partners, have  laws  mandating  disclosure  of  genetically  engineered
    15  foods.  Identifying  foods  produced  with genetic engineering will help
    16  protect our state's export market;
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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