Bill Text: CA AB841 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 841 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Pupil nutrition: food and beverages: advertising: corporate incentive programs.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2017-10-15 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 843, Statutes of 2017. [AB841 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 841

Introduced by Assembly Member Weber

February 16, 2017

An act to amend Section 49431.7 of the Education Code, relating to pupil nutrition.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 841, as introduced, Weber. Pupil nutrition: artificial trans fat.

Existing law prohibits a school or school district from selling to pupils enrolled in kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, food containing artificial trans fat, as provided.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to this law.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 49431.7 of the Education Code is amended to read:

49431.7.

(a) From the midnight before to 30 minutes after the end of the official schoolday, a school or school district shall not sell to pupils enrolled in kindergarten, or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive, food containing artificial trans fat, as ~~defined~~ described in subdivision (b).

(b) For purposes of this section, a food contains artificial trans fat if a food contains vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the manufacturer’s documentation or the label required on the food, pursuant to applicable federal and state law, lists the trans fat content as less than 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving.