NY State Senate Bill 2013-S4283

Senate Bill S4283

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires gluten cross contamination safeguards in food establishments owned, operated or leased by any department or agency of the state

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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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Jan 08, 2014	referred to finance
Mar 19, 2013	referred to finance

2013-S4283 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A7648
Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: State Finance Law
Laws Affected:: Add §146-a, St Fin L; amd §206, Pub Health L; add §101-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: S1732, A6841
2017-2018: S3097, A6068
2019-2020: S4027, A6284
2021-2022: S3270
2023-2024: S4685

2013-S4283 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires gluten cross-contamination safeguards in food establishments owned, operated or leased by any department or agency of the state.

2013-S4283 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S4283

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the state finance law, the public
health law and the education law, in relation to requiring gluten
cross contamination safeguards in food establishments owned, operated
or leased by any department or agency of the state or the state
university of New York

PURPOSE:

To provide safety for those with food allergies and/or celiac disease
who are served through food establishments owned, operated or leased
by the state or the state university of New York

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Section 1: All state departments and agencies, and the state
university of New York, shall place a contract provision in all
renewal contracts and new contracts for the operation of a food
service establishment, requiring the use of reasonable precautions to
avoid gluten cross-contamination.

Section 2: The commissioner of health shall promulgate rules, in
consultation with the commissioner of education, specifying reasonable
methods to avoid cross-contamination of gluten-free food by food
containing gluten.

Section 3: The commissioner of education shall promulgate rules, in
consultation with the commissioner of health, specifying. reasonable
methods to avoid cross-contamination of gluten-free food by food
containing gluten.

Section 4: This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it
becomes law.

JUSTIFICATION:

Approximately 15% of the United States population suffers from gluten
intolerance of one form or another, ranging from gluten sensitivity*
to Celiac disease.** Celiac disease is a digestive disease that
damages the small intestine and interferes with absorption of
nutrients from food.  Celiac disease affects people in all parts of
the world. Originally thought to be a rare childhood syndrome, celiac
disease is now known to be a common genetic disorder. It is also


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* See, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten sensitivity, last visited
3/18/2013.

**#See,
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319/DSECTION=causes,
last visited 3/18/2013.


becoming more prevalent***, as gluten is now used in a far wider
variety of foods than in previous years.

More than two million people in the United States have the disease, or
about 1 in 133 people. People who have celiac disease cannot tolerate
gluten, a protein present in wheat, rye, and barley. Gluten is found
mainly in foods, but may also be found in everyday products such as
medicines, vitamins and lip balms.

In order to diminish or eliminate the symptoms of gluten intolerance,
gluten sensitivity and celiac sufferers may adopt a gluten free
diet****.  Although some persons with non-celiac gluten intolerance
are not affected by gluten cross-contamination of their gluten-free
food,***** it is safest to take careful measures to avoid cross
contamination.

This bill will require the contractor or vendor operating a food
service establishment in a state-owned, operated or leased building to
take reasonable precautions to avert the cross-contamination of
gluten-free foods prepared by such establishment by food containing
gluten.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

None.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have
become a law.

2013-S4283 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4283

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, the public  health  law  and  the
  education  law,  in  relation  to requiring gluten cross contamination
  safeguards in food establishments owned, operated  or  leased  by  any
  department or agency of the state or the state university of New York

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The state finance law is amended by adding  a  new  section
146-a to read as follows:
  S  146-A.  CONTRACTS FOR FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.  NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW, ALL NEW  CONTRACTS,  RENEWAL  CONTRACTS  OR
CHANGE  ORDERS  FOR AN EXISTING CONTRACT MADE AND AWARDED BY ANY DEPART-
MENT OR AGENCY OF THE STATE OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, FOR THE
OPERATION OF A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT,  SHALL  CONTAIN  A  PROVISION
REQUIRING  THE  CONTRACTOR  OR  VENDOR OPERATING SUCH ESTABLISHMENT IN A
STATE-OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED BUILDING TO TAKE REASONABLE  PRECAUTIONS
TO  AVERT  THE CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF GLUTEN-FREE FOODS PREPARED BY SUCH
ESTABLISHMENT BY FOOD CONTAINING GLUTEN.
  S 2. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 29 to read as follows:
  29.  THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA-
TION, SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS SPECIFYING REASONABLE METH-
ODS TO AVERT THE  CROSS-CONTAMINATION  OF  GLUTEN-FREE  FOODS  BY  FOODS
CONTAINING  GLUTEN DURING THE PREPARATION OF SUCH FOOD IN CAFETERIAS AND
RESTAURANTS OR ANY OTHER FOOD ESTABLISHMENT  OPERATED  BY  A  VENDOR  OR
CONTRACTOR  ON PROPERTIES OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED BY ANY DEPARTMENT OR
AGENCY OF THE STATE OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
  S 3. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  101-c  to
read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09895-01-3

S. 4283                             2

  S 101-C. RULES AND REGULATIONS; GLUTEN CROSS-CONTAMINATION PREVENTION.
THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL
PROMULGATE  RULES AND REGULATIONS SPECIFYING REASONABLE METHODS TO AVERT
THE CROSS-CONTAMINATION OF GLUTEN-FREE FOODS BY FOODS CONTAINING  GLUTEN
DURING THE PREPARATION OF SUCH FOOD IN CAFETERIAS AND RESTAURANTS OR ANY
OTHER  FOOD  ESTABLISHMENT OPERATED BY A VENDOR OR CONTRACTOR ON PROPER-
TIES OWNED, OPERATED OR LEASED BY THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK.
  S 4. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law, provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation  necessary  for
the  implementation  of this act on its effective date is authorized and
directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.

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