Chain restaurants: children’s meals.
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- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill requires chain restaurants in California to offer at least one children’s meal that meets specific nutrition standards. These standards limit calories, sodium, saturated fat, and added sugar, and require the inclusion of servings of fruits, vegetables, dairy, and protein. Restaurants must also clearly identify these healthy options on their menus and provide employee training on how to comply with the new requirements.
Key provisions
- Chain restaurants must offer at least one children’s meal meeting specific nutrition standards.
- Children’s meals cannot exceed 550 calories, 700mg of sodium, 10% of calories from saturated fat, and 15g of added sugar.
- Meals must include at least two servings of fruit, vegetables, dairy, or protein.
- Restaurants must display an icon or symbol to identify healthy children’s meals.
- Restaurants must provide employee training on complying with the new standards.
- The standards are informed by the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell 2.0 standards.
- The bill defines ‘chain restaurant’ and ‘children’s meal’ for the purpose of the law.
Who is affected
- Chain restaurants
- Parents and children
- State and local governments
- Retail food establishments
- Food industry
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