New York A 91: Relates to requiring high-sugar beverages to be labeled with a safety warning

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A00091 Summary:

BILL NOA00091 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02087

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SPONSORDinowitz (MS)

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COSPNSRSimon, Colton, Steck, Seawright, Rosenthal, Glick, Jackson, Raga, Reyes, Kelles, Septimo

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MLTSPNSRCook

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Add §204-e, Ag & Mkts L

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Requires high-sugar beverages to be labeled with a safety warning stating that the beverage contains 100% or more of the FDA recommended daily intake of added sugar.

Go to top A00091 Actions:

BILL NOA00091 

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01/08/2025referred to consumer affairs and protection

01/07/2026referred to consumer affairs and protection

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 91

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, SIMON, COLTON, STECK, SEAWRIGHT, ROSEN-
 THAL, GLICK, JACKSON, RAGA, REYES, KELLES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
 of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer
 Affairs and Protection

 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to the
 labeling of high-sugar beverages with warnings

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "high-sugar beverages safety warning act".
 3 § 2. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 4 section 204-e to read as follows:
 5 § 204-e. Labeling of high-sugar beverages. 1. For the purposes of this
 6 section:
 7 (a) "Beverage container" means any sealed or unsealed container
 8 regardless of size or shape including, but not limited to, those made of
 9 glass, metal, paper, plastic, or any other material or combination of
 10 materials that is used or intended to be used to hold a high-sugar
 11 beverage for individual sale to a consumer.
 12 (b) "Beverage dispensing machine" means any device that mixes concen-
 13 trate with any one or more other ingredients, and dispenses the result-
 14 ing mixture into an unsealed container as a ready-to-drink beverage.
 15 (c) "Caloric sweetener" means any substance containing calories, suit-
 16 able for human consumption, and shall include, but not be limited to,
 17 sucrose, fructose, glucose, and other sugars and fruit juice concen-
 18 trates. "Caloric" means a substance that adds calories to the diet of
 19 the individual who consumes such substance.
 20 (d) "Concentrate" means a syrup or powder that is used or intended to
 21 be used for mixing, compounding or making a high-sugar beverage.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00892-01-5

 A. 91 2

 1 (e) "Consumer" means an individual who purchases a high-sugar beverage
 2 for a purpose other than resale.
 3 (f) "Distribute" means to sell or otherwise provide a product to any
 4 person for resale.
 5 (g) "Menu or menu board" means the primary writing of a public food
 6 service establishment, as defined in subdivision three of section thir-
 7 teen hundred ninety-nine-n of the public health law, from which a
 8 consumer makes an order selection, which can be in different forms such
 9 as booklets, pamphlets, or single sheets of paper, or published on an
 10 online site, and can be located inside, outside, or on the website of
 11 such public food service establishment or on a related software applica-
 12 tion designed for food delivery.
 13 (h) "Natural fruit juice" means the original liquid resulting from the
 14 pressing of fruit, the liquid resulting from the reconstitution of
 15 natural fruit juice concentrate or the liquid resulting from the resto-
 16 ration of water to dehydrated natural fruit juice.
 17 (i) "Natural vegetable juice" means the original liquid resulting from
 18 the pressing of vegetables, the liquid resulting from the reconstitution
 19 of natural vegetable juice concentrate or the liquid resulting from the
 20 restoration of water to dehydrated natural vegetable juice.
 21 (j) "Powder" means a solid mixture with added caloric sweetener used
 22 in making, mixing or compounding a high-sugar beverage by mixing su