Text of New York State Bill S04765

                                                                               
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K                   
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                                         4765                                  
                                                                               
                              1999-2000 Regular Sessions                       
                                                                               
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                                    April 19, 1999                             
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Health                    
                                                                               
       AN ACT to amend the public health law, in  relation  to  requiring  food
         service  establishments  to  post  notice relating to the use of latex
         gloves                                                                
                                                                               
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:                                               
                                                                               
    1    Section  1. Section 1352 of the public health law is amended by adding
    2  a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:                                 
    3    4. ANY FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, AS DEFINED IN  THE  STATE  SANITARY
    4  CODE,  WHERE NATURAL RUBBER LATEX GLOVES ARE USED FOR THE PREPARATION OR
    5  CONVEYANCE OF FOODS FOR CONSUMERS, SHALL POST A SIGN  IN  A  CONSPICUOUS
    6  PLACE  TO READ AS FOLLOWS: "LATEX GLOVES ARE USED BY STAFF IN THE PREPA-
    7  RATION AND CONVEYANCE OF FOOD IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT. IF YOU ARE ALLERGIC
    8  TO LATEX PRODUCTS, PLEASE TAKE  APPROPRIATE  PRECAUTIONS."    SUCH  SIGN
    9  SHALL BE AT LEAST FIVE INCHES BY SEVEN INCHES IN SIZE AND SHALL BE WRIT-
   10  TEN IN AT LEAST A TWENTY-FOUR-POINT FONT.                               
   11    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   12  have become a law.