New York A 7047: Relates to expiration date on meat, dairy products and perishable food items

Status: REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: A 7047

Sponsors: Vivian Cook

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A07047 Summary:

BILL NOA07047 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCook (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRColton

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Add §§50, 96-k & 214-p, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires any person, firm or corporation offering any dairy product, meat, meat by-product, meat food product or perishable food item for sale in the state to label such product with an expiration date clearly visible in a conspicuous location; provides that such date shall be the time after which such item is unfit for human consumption as determined by industry standards; provides that no such products shall be allowed to remain on display or offered for sale after such date.

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BILL NOA07047 

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03/20/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7047

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 20, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COLTON --
 read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and
 Protection

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to expira-
 tion dates on meat, milk, cheese and perishable food items

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding three
 2 new sections 50, 96-k and 214-p to read as follows:
 3 § 50. Expiration date. Any person, firm or corporation offering any
 4 dairy product for sale in this state shall label such product with an
 5 expiration date clearly visible in a conspicuous location. Such date
 6 shall be the time after which such item is unfit for human consumption
 7 as determined by industry standards. No dairy product shall be allowed
 8 to remain on display or be offered for sale after such date.
 9 § 96-k. Expiration date. Any person, firm or corporation offering any
 10 meat, meat by-product or meat food product for sale in this state shall
 11 label such product with an expiration date clearly visible in a conspic-
 12 uous location. Such date shall be the time after which such item is
 13 unfit for human consumption as determined by industry standards. No
 14 meat products shall be allowed to remain on display or be offered for
 15 sale after such date.
 16 § 214-p. Expiration date. Any person, firm or corporation offering any
 17 perishable food item, as defined in section seventy-one-y of this chap-
 18 ter, for sale in this state shall label such item with an expiration
 19 date clearly visible in a conspicuous location. Such date shall be the
 20 time after which such item is unfit for human consumption as determined
 21 by industry standards. No perishable food item shall be allowed to
 22 remain on display or be offered for sale after such date.
 23 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 24 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09305-01-5

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