Int 0947-2012

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-198 to read as follows: § 17-198 Report on food-borne illness. a. Beginning January 15, 2013, and on or before every January 15 thereafter, the department shall submit to the council a written report that shall provide information about the incidence of food-borne illness in New York city for the preceding calendar year. Such report shall include a list of the five most common food-borne illnesses in New York city. Such report shall also include, but not be limited to, the following information, disaggregated by each of the five such illnesses: 1. the number of individuals that suffered from food-borne illness in New York city, disaggregated by borough; 2. the number of individuals that presented to emergency departments with food-borne illness or symptoms of food-borne illness, disaggregated by borough; 3. the number of hospitalizations attributed to food-borne illness, disaggregated by borough; 4. the number of deaths attributed to food-borne illness, disaggregated by borough; 5. the origin of the food which caused the food-borne illness; 6. the type of food which caused the food-borne illness; 7. the location where such food was sold, consumed or prepared, including but not limited to, a private residence, food service establishment, mobile food vendor, catering hall, or any other location where food is served; 8. the number of investigations conducted by the department pertaining to food-borne illness, disaggregated by borough; 9. a summary of such investigations conducted by the department; and 10. information on the prevention of food-borne illness. b. Each annual report prepared pursuant to subdivision a of this section shall be made available to the public on the department’s website. § 2. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment. LS# 3948 LCC/JM 9/24/12