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NY S03227

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/8/2021

Primary Sponsor

Roxanne Persaud

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Origin

Senate

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Department of Agriculture and Markets must maintain a publicly available database of graded inspection results for retail food stores, including store name, address, inspection date, grade, and violations cited, updated every 90 days.

  • Inspection database must be placed in a conspicuous location on the department's website, including on navigation or drop-down menus.

  • Department must provide prominent website information on where consumers can file complaints about retail food stores, with inspection reports noting when a store was reported by a consumer while protecting consumer identity.

  • Department must develop and implement a public awareness and educational program covering retail food store grading standards, sanitation differences between grades, and complaint procedures using media advertising, billboards, printed materials, social media, and the department's website.

  • Act takes effect immediately upon enactment.

Legislative Description

Requires the department of agriculture and markets to maintain a publicly available database of the results of its graded inspections on its website; requires the department to provide information as to where a customer may file a consumer report; requires the department to facilitate and coordinate the planning and implementation of an awareness and educational program to inform the general public on the standards retail food stores shall meet and how consumers may report retail food stores with poor sanitary conditions.

Last Action

referred to agriculture

3/28/2022

Committee Referrals

Agriculture3/28/2022
Agriculture1/5/2022
Agriculture6/8/2021
Rules6/7/2021
Agriculture1/28/2021

Full Bill Text

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