STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6180 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 28, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, RIVERA, JAFFEE, COOK, CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ, 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-ii to read as follows: 3 § 399-ii. 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 § 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. LBD07722-01-9