Bill Text: NY A01041 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to child proofing liquid detergent packets.

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to consumer affairs and protection [A01041 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A01041-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1041
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 14, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. SIMOTAS, SIMON, MAGNARELLI, McDONOUGH, MOSLEY,
          GOTTFRIED, DINOWITZ, GALEF, COLTON, D. ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by
          -- M. of A.   DE LA ROSA, LUPARDO -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
        AN  ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to child proofing
          liquid detergent packets
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  399-ggg to read as follows:
     3    §  399-ggg. Packaging of liquid detergent packets.  1. For purposes of
     4  this section:
     5    (a) "liquid detergent packets" shall  mean  a  consumer  product  that
     6  consists  of a liquid or gel detergent enclosed in a water soluble outer
     7  layer and is designed to be placed in a washing machine;
     8    (b) "child-resistant wrapper" shall mean an  opaque  covering  of  the
     9  liquid  detergent packet that is not easily permeated by a child's bite,
    10  which has a uniform color that is not attractive to children; and
    11    (c) "package" shall mean overall child-resistant  stock  keeping  item
    12  that contains liquid detergent packages.
    13    2.  No  person,  firm,  partnership,  association or corporation shall
    14  distribute, sell at retail or offer for retail sale in  this  state  any
    15  liquid  detergent  packets,  unless  the  liquid  detergent  packets are
    16  contained in a child-resistant wrapper  which  is  designed  to  prevent
    17  accidental exposure of children to liquid detergent.
    18    3.  No  person,  firm,  partnership,  association or corporation shall
    19  distribute, sell at retail or offer for retail sale in  this  state  any
    20  liquid  detergent  packets  unless  such  liquid  detergent  packets are
    21  designed in an opaque, uniform color that is not attractive to  children
    22  and is not easily permeated by a child's bite.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01485-01-9
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     1    4. Each liquid detergent packet shall be enclosed in a separate, indi-
     2  vidual,  non-permeable,  child-resistant  wrapper  containing  a warning
     3  stating "WARNING: HARMFUL IF PUT IN MOUTH OR  SWALLOWED.  EYE  IRRITANT.
     4  KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN".
     5    5.  Every  package  of  liquid  detergent packets distributed, sold at
     6  retail, or offered for retail sale in this state shall contain a warning
     7  concerning the dangers of the exposure of liquid  detergent  packets  to
     8  children. Such warning shall be readable and conspicuously placed on the
     9  package  and  shall  state:  "LIQUID DETERGENT PACKETS ARE NOT FOR HUMAN
    10  CONSUMPTION. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR EXPOSED TO THE EYES OR SKIN.   KEEP
    11  OUT OF REACH AND SIGHT OF CHILDREN. IN CASE OF EXPOSURE CONTACT A PHYSI-
    12  CIAN OR POISON CONTROL CENTER IMMEDIATELY".
    13    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    14  it shall have become a law.