Bill > S04890

This bill requires chain restaurants in New York to place an icon on their menus next to food items that have a high content of sodium, defined as exceeding the daily value recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The bill also requires chain menu developers to report the sodium content of their standard menu items to the state Department of Health every 90 days. Additionally, the Department is directed to publish guidance on the requirements and develop the sodium warning icon, as well as issue a report on the impacts of the law after six years. Restaurants that violate the provisions face civil penalties of up to $250 per day per non-compliant location, with some exemptions for items already labeled with a similar sodium icon.