NY S06922

Prohibits restaurants, food service establishments, retail food stores, and other food establishments from storing, distributing, using, serving, or selling foods containing artificial trans fat, except for foods in sealed manufacturer packages with nutrition labels.

Defines foods as containing artificial trans fat if labeled with or containing vegetable shortening, margarine, or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the nutrition facts label shows less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.

Exempts naturally occurring trans fats from the prohibition and directs the Commissioner of Health to promulgate rules for recordkeeping and develop compliance guidelines in consultation with restaurant representatives and local health departments.

Limits penalties for violations to those set forth in Section 12 of the Public Health Law and allows pre-existing local trans fat restrictions to remain in effect while preempting future more stringent local laws.

Takes effect 180 days after enactment for oils, shortenings, and margarines used for frying; takes effect December 31, 2011 for all other artificial trans fat foods; allows the local preemption provision to expire December 31, 2022.