Requires a plain and conspicuous printed list of all ingredients listed in order of predominance on diapers sold in the state; imposes a civil penalty of one percent of the manufacturer's total annual in-state sales not to exceed one thousand dollars per package or box on the manufacturer.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2279--C
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 19, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to labeling of
ingredients of diapers
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-aaaaaa to read as follows:
3 § 399-aaaaaa. Diaper labeling. 1. For purposes of this section:
4 (a) "ingredient" shall mean an intentionally added substance present
5 in a diaper;
6 (b) "diaper" shall mean a type of garment or product inserted into a
7 garment for the purpose of absorbing waste products to prevent soiling
8 of outer clothing or the external environment without the use of a
9 toilet. These products may be either disposable or reusable.
10 2. No later than twelve months after the effective date of this
11 section, each package or box containing diapers sold in this state shall
12 contain a plain and conspicuous printed list of all ingredients which
13 shall be listed in order of predominance. Such list shall either be
14 printed on the package or affixed thereto.
15 3. The requirements of this section shall apply in addition to any
16 other labeling requirements established pursuant to any other provision
17 of law.
18 4. Whenever a violation of this section has occurred, a civil penalty
19 of one percent of the manufacturer's total annual in-state sales not to
20 exceed one thousand dollars per package or box shall be imposed on the
21 manufacturer.
22 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01282-09-3
