Assembly Bill A5239

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires sugar-sweetened beverages to be labeled with a safety warning

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A5239 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S162
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add §204-e, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10172
2015-2016: A2320, S6435
2019-2020: A2473, S473
2021-2022: A1000, S2540
2023-2024: A685

2017-A5239 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires sugar-sweetened beverages to be labeled with a safety warning.

2017-A5239 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5239
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DINOWITZ, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, HIKIND, JAFFEE,
   SIMON, JOYNER,  COLTON,  GALEF,  STECK,  ARROYO,  SIMOTAS,  SEAWRIGHT,
   TITONE  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. COOK, GLICK, PERRY -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets  law,  in  relation  to  the
   labeling of sugar-sweetened beverages with warnings
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "sugar-sweetened beverages safety warning act".
   §  2.  The  agriculture  and  markets  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 204-e to read as follows:
   § 204-E. LABELING OF SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION:
   (A) "BEVERAGE  CONTAINER"  MEANS  ANY  SEALED  OR  UNSEALED  CONTAINER
 REGARDLESS OF SIZE OR SHAPE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE MADE OF
 GLASS,  METAL,  PAPER,  PLASTIC, OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR COMBINATION OF
 MATERIALS THAT IS USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED TO HOLD A  SUGAR-SWEETENED
 BEVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUAL SALE TO A CONSUMER.
   (B)  "BEVERAGE DISPENSING MACHINE" MEANS ANY DEVICE THAT MIXES CONCEN-
 TRATE WITH ANY ONE OR MORE OTHER INGREDIENTS, AND DISPENSES THE  RESULT-
 ING MIXTURE INTO AN UNSEALED CONTAINER AS A READY-TO-DRINK BEVERAGE.
   (C) "CALORIC SWEETENER" MEANS ANY SUBSTANCE CONTAINING CALORIES, SUIT-
 ABLE  FOR  HUMAN  CONSUMPTION,  THAT  HUMANS PERCEIVE AS SWEET AND SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, SUCROSE, FRUCTOSE,  GLUCOSE,  AND  OTHER
 SUGARS  AND  FRUIT  JUICE CONCENTRATES. "CALORIC" MEANS A SUBSTANCE THAT
 ADDS CALORIES TO THE DIET OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO CONSUMES SUCH SUBSTANCE.
   (D) "CONCENTRATE" MEANS A SYRUP OR POWDER THAT IS USED OR INTENDED  TO
 BE USED FOR MIXING, COMPOUNDING OR MAKING A SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE.
   (E)  "CONSUMER"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL WHO PURCHASES A SUGAR-SWEETENED
 BEVERAGE FOR A PURPOSE OTHER THAN RESALE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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