New York S 3214: Prohibits the sale of foods containing synthetic color additives in schools

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S03214 Summary:

BILL NOS03214B

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SAME ASSAME AS A08707-A

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SPONSORKAVANAGH

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COSPNSRCLEARE, FERNANDEZ, GONZALEZ, KRUEGER, MAY, OBERACKER, SALAZAR, SEPULVEDA

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §915-b, Ed L

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Prohibits the sale of foods containing synthetic color additives in schools except under certain circumstances off and away from the premises or on premises at least a half hour after the end of the school day.

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BILL NOS03214B

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01/24/2025REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

05/22/2025AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

05/22/2025PRINT NUMBER 3214A

01/07/2026REFERRED TO AGRICULTURE

01/16/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE

01/16/2026PRINT NUMBER 3214B

04/21/2026REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3214--B

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. KAVANAGH, CLEARE, FERNANDEZ, SEPULVEDA -- read twice
 and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
 on Agriculture -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- recommitted
 to the Committee on Agriculture in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
 and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting the sale
 of foods containing synthetic additives in schools

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

 1 Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 915-b
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 915-b. Prohibiting the sale of foods containing synthetic color
 4 additives. 1. A vendor shall not offer to sell to any public schools
 5 within the state foods or beverages, including competitive foods as
 6 defined under 7 CFR 210.11(a)(2) and meals reimbursed under programs
 7 authorized by the federal Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
 8 (Public Law 113-79) and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
 9 U.S.C. Sec. 1771 et seq.), containing any of the following substances:
 10 a. FD&C Red No. 3
 11 b. FD&C Red No. 40
 12 c. FD&C Blue No. 1
 13 d. FD&C Blue No. 2
 14 e. FD&C Green No. 3
 15 f. FD&C Yellow No. 5
 16 g. FD&C Yellow No. 6
 17 2. A school may permit the sale of foods and beverages that do not
 18 comply with subdivision one of this section if the sale of such items
 19 takes place either:
 20 a. off and away from the premises of the school; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06943-04-5

 S. 3214--B 2

 1 b. on school premises at least one-half hour after the end of the
 2 school day.
 3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 4 it shall have become a law.

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