{"id":78144,"date":"2025-12-22T17:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/78144\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:38:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:38:09","slug":"warning-labels-now-required-for-kratom-products-in-new-york-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/78144\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning Labels Now Required for Kratom Products in New York | Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) — New legislation seeks to protect New Yorkers from the potential dangers of kratom, an herbal product linked to health risks.<\/p>\n

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The first, S4552A\/A2340A, prohibits the sale of kratom to those under 21.<\/p>\n

Sellers violating this law could face fines up to $500 per offense.<\/p>\n

The second, S8285\/A5852A, mandates warning labels on kratom products, detailing ingredients and potential risks.<\/p>\n

Kratom, originating from Southeast Asia, is often used for its stimulant and pain-relieving effects.<\/p>\n

While not an opioid, it can mimic opioid effects in large doses, leading to dependence and withdrawal.<\/p>\n

“In some rare cases, deaths have been associated with\u00a0kratom\u00a0use, though in these cases\u00a0kratom\u00a0was usually used in combination with other substances, including\u00a0fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, alcohol, anti-convulsants\u00a0and other medications,” according to the governor’s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The New York State Department of Health began monitoring 7-hydroxymitragynine, a potent component of kratom, in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Research on its potential for dependence or overdose continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WKTV\/Canva UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) — New legislation seeks to protect New Yorkers from the potential dangers of kratom,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[5649,7317,2953,38915,1984,34536,2710,9,11,10],"class_list":{"0":"post-78144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-drugs","10":"tag-health","11":"tag-herb","12":"tag-hochul","13":"tag-kratom","14":"tag-law","15":"tag-new-york","16":"tag-new-york-headlines","17":"tag-new-york-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}