New York legislation · 2025-2026 General Assembly
New York A7291: Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements
Status: In committee, May 29, 2026
Requires certain labeling to be used to indicate the safety dates and quality dates of food products; requires the department of agriculture and markets to educate consumers about such provisions.
What the bill says
An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to food safety and quality date labelling requirements.
From the amended text, April 23, 2026:
AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to food safety and quality date labelling requirements THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new section 214-p to read as follows: § 214-P. FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY DATE LABELING REQUIREMENTS. 1. (A) BEGINNING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, A FOOD MANUFACTURER, PROCESSOR, OR RETAILER ENGAGING IN THE LABELING OF FOOD PRODUCTS FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION THAT CHOOSES, OR IS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW, TO DISPLAY A DATE LABEL TO COMMUNICATE A QUALITY OR SAFETY DATE ON A FOOD PRODUCT SHALL USE THE FOLLOWING UNIFORM TERMS ON SUCH DATE LABEL: (I) "USE BY" OR "USE BY OR FREEZE BY" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY DATE OF THE FOOD PRODUCT; (II) "BEST IF USED BY" OR "BEST IF USED OR FROZEN BY" TO INDICATE THE QUALITY DATE OF THE FOOD PRODUCT; (III) "UB" TO INDICATE THE SAFETY DATE OF THE FOOD PRODUCT IF SUCH FOOD PRODUCT IS TOO SMALL TO INCLUDE A UNIFORM TERM UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH; OR EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11136-04-6 A. 7291--B 2 (IV) "BB" TO INDICATE …
Sponsors
- Karines Reyes (D, 87) · primary sponsor
- William Colton (D, 47)
- Dana Levenberg (D, 95)
- Linda Rosenthal (D, 67)
- Anna Kelles (D, 125)
- Thomas Schiavoni (D, 1)
- Catalina Cruz (D, 39)
- Emily Gallagher (D, 50)
- George Alvarez (D, 78)
- Yudelka Tapia (D, 86)
- Amy Paulin (D, 88)
- Rebecca Kassay (D, 4)
Latest actions
- : SUBSTITUTED BY S7618B
- : ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.264
- : RULES REPORT CAL.264
- : REPORTED
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO RULES
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS
- : REPORTED REFERRED TO CODES
- : PRINT NUMBER 7291B
- : AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO AGRICULTURE
- : PRINT NUMBER 7291A
Votes
- Assembly Rules Committee: Favorable (May 29, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Ways And Means Committee: Favorable refer to committee Rules (May 19, 2026): 29 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Assembly Codes Committee: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means (May 5, 2026): 18 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly Agriculture Committee: Favorable refer to committee Codes (April 27, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Agriculture and Markets Law
Common questions
- What is A7291?
- A7291 is a bill in the New York Legislature (2025-2026 General Assembly): Relates to food safety and quality date labeling requirements.
- What does A7291 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation to food safety and quality date labelling requirements.
- What is the status of A7291?
- In committee as of May 29, 2026. Latest action: SUBSTITUTED BY S7618B (May 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored A7291?
- Karines Reyes (D, 87), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A7291?
- On the New York Legislature website: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7291
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