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What is NYC AC § 17-1902?

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This section prohibits retail food establishments and food service establishments from storing, selling, or offering for sale any force-fed product. It establishes a rebuttable presumption regarding items labeled as 'foie gras.' Affected parties must provide evidence to prove compliance with this regulation.

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§ 17-1902 Prohibited conduct.

AC § 17-1902

No retail food establishment or food service establishment, or agent thereof, shall store, keep, maintain, offer for sale, or sell any force-fed product or food containing a force-fed product. For purposes of this chapter, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that an item in a retail food establishment or food service establishment having the label "foie gras" or listed on a menu as "foie gras" is a force-fed product. A party seeking to rebut such presumption shall provide documentary evidence proving that the product they are storing, keeping, maintaining, offering for sale, or selling is not a force-fed product as defined in this chapter. (L.L. 2019/202, 11/25/2019, eff. 11/25/2022)

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