Bill Text: NY A06936 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the drug information label required pursuant to federal food and drug administration rules and regulations shall have usage and warning labels which shall be marked, stamped, tagged or branded in legible and conspicuous English words in at least eleven point print.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A06936 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A06936-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         6936
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 17, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of A. JAFFEE, COOK, BARRON, EDDINGTON -- Multi-Spon-
         sored by -- M. of A.  GREENE, SKARTADOS, WEISENBERG -- read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
       AN  ACT  to amend the general business law, in relation to the usage and
         warning labels of over-the-counter drugs
         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-i to read as follows:
    3    S 399-I. USAGE AND WARNING LABELS OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS.  THE DRUG
    4  INFORMATION  LABEL  REQUIRED  PURSUANT TO FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
    5  TRATION RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL HAVE USAGE AND WARNING LABELS  WHICH
    6  SHALL  BE  MARKED, STAMPED, TAGGED OR BRANDED IN LEGIBLE AND CONSPICUOUS
    7  ENGLISH WORDS IN AT LEAST ELEVEN POINT PRINT.
    8    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    9  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03627-01-9