Requires a warning label to be printed on or attached to juice containers commonly known as juice boxes; provides that such label shall include a warning that the straw's packaging included with the juice box is a choking hazard for children and should be disposed of immediately; defines "juice container" as being in either box or pouch form.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3198
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 22, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. TITUS, RIVERA, CLARK, JAFFEE, ROBINSON, COOK,
CYMBROWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON, DINOWITZ,
FARRELL, SCARBOROUGH, 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.
LBD06604-02-5
