Bill Text: NJ A4707 | 2018-2019 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-09 - Approved P.L.2019, c.93. [A4707 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2018-A4707-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 4707

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

218th LEGISLATURE

 

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 29, 2018

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  CLEOPATRA G. TUCKER

District 28 (Essex)

Assemblywoman  JOANN DOWNEY

District 11 (Monmouth)

Assemblyman  CLINTON CALABRESE

District 36 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Vainieri Huttle, Assemblyman Mukherji, Assemblywoman Murphy, Assemblymen Verrelli, Conaway, Space, Wirths, Coughlin, Assemblywomen Carter and Mosquera

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Directs Dept. of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee on January 31, 2019, with amendments.

 

An Act concerning public awareness of food waste and supplementing Title 13 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1. The Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, shall:

     a.  establish a public awareness campaign to educate the general public about food waste prevention by raising awareness regarding: 

     (1) strategies to reduce wasteful shopping which may include the benefits of creating a shopping list;

     (2) the benefits of freezing meat close to the expiration date; and

     (3) the meaning of date ¹[labels] label¹ definitions such as "use by," "sell by," and "best buy";

     b.  take appropriate measures to encourage the reduction of food waste through donating or composting leftover food; and

     c.  develop and distribute appropriate informational materials regarding food waste, which may include, but need not be limited to, the use of social media, television, radio, or print media.

 

     2.    This act shall take effect immediately.