Int. No. 792
By Council Members Morano and Louis
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibited synthetic food dyes in food purchased by city agencies
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 6 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 6-130.2 to read as follows:
§ 6-130.2. Petroleum-based synthetic food dyes in food purchased by city agencies. a. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Agency. The term “agency” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 6-130.
City chief procurement officer. The term “city chief procurement officer” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 6-130.
Covered food product. The term “covered food product” means any food or beverage procured by an agency pursuant to a food purchase contract.
Food purchase contract. The term “food purchase contract” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 6-130.
Food-related services contract. The term “food-related services contract” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision a of section 6-130.
Petroleum-based synthetic food dye. The term “petroleum-based synthetic food dye” means a color additive used in food that is synthetically produced from petroleum or coal tar sources and is subject to certification by the United States food and drug administration.
Prohibited synthetic food dye. The term “prohibited synthetic food dye” means red dye 40, yellow dye 5, yellow dye 6, or any other petroleum-based synthetic food dye as determined by the city chief procurement officer, in consultation with the director of the office of food policy.
b. Prohibition on procurement of covered food products. No agency shall enter into a food purchase contract for the procurement of a covered food product which contains a prohibited synthetic food dye.
c. Solicitation. Within 180 days of the effective date of the local law that added this section, the commissioner of the department of citywide administrative services, with respect to food purchase contracts, and the city chief procurement officer, with respect to food-related services contracts, shall include in such contracts the prohibition of covered food products that include prohibited synthetic food dyes.
d. Disclaimer. Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, impair, or void the terms of any food purchase contract or food-related services contract entered into prior to the effective date of the local law that added this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the city's authority to enter into, cancel or terminate a contract, issue a non-responsibility finding, issue a non-responsiveness finding, deny a person or entity pre-qualification, or otherwise deny a contractor city business.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law.
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LS # 19930
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