STATE OF NEW YORK
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2562
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
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 § 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 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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