ยง 214-l. Sale of talc coated rice prohibited. 1. As used in this
section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
a. "Talc coated rice" shall mean milled rice which is coated in whole
or in part, with glucose and talc.
b. "Talc" shall mean the color additive which is a finely powdered,
inactive, hydrous magnesium silicate sometimes containing a small
proportion of aluminum silicate.
2. No person shall sell, offer to sell, or expose for sale any rice
which has been coated or treated in any manner with talc.
3. A violation of this section shall be punishable by a civil fine not
to exceed one thousand dollars on the first offense and ten thousand
dollars on any subsequent offense.
4. It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of this section
that the person did not know and could not reasonably have known that
the rice contained talc.
Structure New York Laws
Article 17 - Adulteration, Packing, and Branding of Food and Food Products
199-A - Prohibition as to Adulterated or Misbranded Food.
199-B - Powers and Duties of Commissioner Respecting Food Additives and Color Additives.
199-C - Disposing of Tainted Food.
199-D - Prohibition as to Sulfites.
199-E - Prohibition as to Sale of Irradiated Foods.
199-F - Food Allergies Notice in Food Service Establishments.
201-A - Kosher Food and Food Products; Packaging.
201-B - Retail Sale of Kosher Food or Food Products.
201-C - Persons Certifying as Kosher; Filing With Department.
201-E - Halal Food and Food Products; Packaging.
201-F - Retail Sale of Halal Food or Food Products.
201-G - Persons Certifying as Halal; Filing With Department.
201-I - Misbranding of Certain Fish Species.
202 - Unavoidable Added Poisonous or Deleterious Substances.
202-B - Seizure and Quarantine.
202-C - Proceedings to Review, Violations and Remedies.
203 - Manufacture and Sale of Imitation Maple, Birch, Walnut or Beech Sugar and Syrup Prohibited.
204 - Branding and Labeling of Maple, Birch, Walnut or Beech Sugar and Syrup Mixtures.
204-B - Foods Containing Fats And/or Oils.
204-D - Adulteration of Natural Fruit Juices.
206 - Relative to Selling a Commodity in Imitation or Semblance of Honey.
207 - Definition of Vinegars and Adulterated Vinegars.
208 - Manufacture and Sale of Misbranded Vinegar Prohibited.
209 - Packages Containing Vinegar to Be Branded.
210 - Packaging in the Shape of Firearms.
213 - Repacking Fruit and Farm Produce.
214-D - Legislative Finding and Declaration of Policy.
214-E - Temporary Marketing and Manufacturing Permits.
214-F - Temperature Requirements for Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Certain Foods.
214-G - Labeling of Certain Frozen Foods.
214-J - Small Quantities of Fruits and Vegetables.
214-K - Sale and Labeling of Charcoal.
214-L - Sale of Talc Coated Rice Prohibited.
214-M - Labeling of Certain Food Products.