2012 New York Consolidated Laws
AGM - Agriculture & Markets
Article 17-A - (215 - 215-C) ENRICHMENT OF CERTAIN FOODS
215 - Declaration of policy.

 
    § 215. Declaration  of  policy.  Since nineteen hundred forty-five the
  legislature  has  recognized  the  need   for   providing   satisfactory
  nutritional  levels  in  bread and flour. The legislature now finds that
  undernourishment still exists in a substantial  number  of  families  in
  this  state  including,  but  not  limited  to,  families  whose diet is
  restricted by economic, cultural, or social factors.
    In  order  to  insure  that   these   nutritional   guarantees   apply
  notwithstanding  cultural and other differences in dietary patterns, the
  legislature  hereby  extends  the  authority  of  the  commissioner   of
  agriculture  and  markets to require the enrichment of food products, to
  include other staple foods such as rice, macaroni and noodle products.
    The legislature also finds that in the interest of public health,  the
  statutory  enrichment  program  should be made more flexible in order to
  take  advantage  of  present  and  future  developments  in  nutritional
  knowledge and food technology.