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A06524 Summary:

BILL NOA06524
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORJackson
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §350-f-2, Gen Bus L
 
Requires food service establishments disclose if they are operating out of another food service establishment's kitchen or in a location which is not operated exclusively as a kitchen for such establishment.
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A06524 Actions:

BILL NOA06524
 
03/05/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection
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A06524 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
 
BILL NUMBER: A6524
 
SPONSOR: Jackson
  TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring food service establishments disclose if they are operating out of another food service establishment's kitchen or in a location which is not oper- ated exclusively as a kitchen for such food service establishment   PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To establish more transparency between ghost kitchen establishments and customers.   SUMMARY OF PROVISION: Section 1: Adding a new section 350-f-2 to describe the definitions of "food service establishment", "third-party food delivery service", and "third party delivery platform." This section also explains that food service establishments shall clearly and prominently disclose whether they are operating out of a different food service establishment's kitchen or in a location which is not operated exclusively as a kitchen for such service establishment. Section 2: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.   JUSTIFICATION: Ghost kitchens operate with less stringent health safety standards compared to traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants. Additionally, their health ratings are not displayed on online delivery platforms like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and Postmates. Due to many delivery systems not notifying customers that these businesses are strictly virtual or oper- ating out of another kitchen establishment, ghost kitchens lack the same level of transparency as traditional restaurants. This bill aims to address these issues by requiring food service establishments to disclose their virtual or shared kitchen status, enabling customers to make more informed decisions about their meal purchases.   PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: A9461 of 2023-24: referred to consumer affairs and protection.   FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: TED,   EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become law.
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A06524 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          6524
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                      March 5, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring  food
          service  establishments  disclose if they are operating out of another
          food service establishment's kitchen or in a  location  which  is  not
          operated exclusively as a kitchen for such food service establishment
 
          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  350-f-2 to read as follows:
     3    § 350-f-2. Disclosures required for certain  food  service  establish-
     4  ments. 1. For purposes of this section:
     5    (a)  "Food service establishment" means a place where food is provided
     6  for individual portion service directly to  the  consumer  whether  such
     7  food  is provided free of charge or sold, and whether consumption occurs
     8  on or off the premises or is provided from a pushcart, stand or vehicle.
     9    (b) "Third-party food delivery  service"  means  any  website,  mobile
    10  application  or  other  internet service that offers or arranges for the
    11  sale or delivery of food and beverages prepared  by,  and  the  same-day
    12  delivery  or  same-day  pickup of food and beverage from, a food service
    13  establishment located in the state.
    14    (c) "Third-party food delivery platform" means the  online  or  mobile
    15  platform  of  the  third-party food delivery service on which a consumer
    16  can view products available for sale and  place  an  order  for  a  food
    17  service establishment's products.
    18    2.  Any  food service establishment, in making representations for the
    19  purposes of inducing, or which are likely to induce, directly  or  indi-
    20  rectly,  the purchase of food from such establishment, shall clearly and
    21  prominently disclose, in  any  advertisement,  on  such  establishment's
    22  website, mobile application or other internet service, and on any third-
    23  party  food delivery platform, if such establishment is operating out of
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD05363-01-5

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     1  a different food service establishment's kitchen or in a location  which
     2  is  not  operated  exclusively as a kitchen for such food service estab-
     3  lishment.
     4    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
     5  have become a law.
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