Bill Text: NY A02562 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits the sale or the use of high-fructose corn syrup in any food products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to health [A02562 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-A02562-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2562
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 19, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CLARK, MAYERSOHN, CASTRO, JEFFRIES -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. JACOBS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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-d to read as follows:
3 S 1352-D. 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.
LBD06635-01-1
