Bill > S05740

This bill amends the New York State agriculture and markets law to address the misbranding of food products that do not contain meat. Specifically, the legislation establishes that a food product will be considered misbranded if it is labeled or marketed in a way that falsely, deceptively, or misleadingly represents the product as meat, a meat food product, or poultry. The bill references existing legal definitions of meat, meat food products, and poultry from other sections of the agriculture and markets law. The purpose appears to be preventing potential consumer confusion by prohibiting misleading labeling practices for non-meat food products. The bill will go into effect 120 days after becoming law, and state authorities are authorized to prepare necessary rules and regulations in advance of the effective date.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5740