Authorizes the commissioner of health to restrict the use of trans fat in foods prepared by institutions under such department's jurisdiction; establishes reporting requirements.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6358
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 2, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing and
directing the commissioner of health to adopt rules and regulations
requiring the restriction or elimination of the use of trans fat in
institutions under its jurisdiction
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 206 of the public health law is
2 amended by adding a new paragraph (t) to read as follows:
3 (t) establish rules and regulations to require any institution under
4 the department's jurisdiction, that also prepares on site, or subcon-
5 tracts for, meals to its clients, patients or patrons, to restrict or
6 eliminate the use of trans fat from such prepared foods. For purposes of
7 this paragraph, "trans fat" means a specific type of fat formed when
8 liquid fats are made into solid fats by the addition of hydrogen atoms,
9 in a process known as hydrogenation.
10 § 2. The commissioner of health shall adopt such rules and regulations
11 not later than one year after the effective date of this act. The
12 department of health's annual report to the governor, the temporary
13 president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall include a
14 report assessing the successful implementation of such rules and regu-
15 lations in reducing and eliminating the use of trans fat in food prepa-
16 ration, and any recommendations relating thereto.
17 § 3. 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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