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Old September 16th 05, 09:37 PM
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"California bans school junk food", BBC News, September 16, 2005,
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4251928.stm

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed legislation to ban some junk
foods from California high schools, in an effort to stem child obesity.

"We are going to terminate obesity in California once and for all," the
former bodybuilder and actor said.

The new laws extend to high schools a ban on soft drinks already in
place at primary schools.

New limits on fat and sugar content have also been set for
vending-machine snacks and food sold in school stores.

Federal nutrition standards currently cover the lunches served by most
state-funded schools.

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Mr Schwarzenegger signed the bills after walking 1km (0.62m) with
bicycle racing champion Lance Armstrong and hundreds of schoolchildren.

"California is facing an obesity epidemic," Mr Schwarzenegger said.
"Today we are taking some first steps in creating a healthy future for
California."

Under the new rules, pizza, burritos, pasta and sandwiches must contain
no more than four grams of fat for every 100 calories, with a total of
no more than 400 calories.

From 2007, students will only be allowed to buy water, milk and some

fruit and sports drinks that contain a controlled amount of sweeteners.

It is thought that the move could cost school districts hundreds of
thousands of dollar in lost income, as they receive money from
companies in return for allowing them to sell their products in
schools.

Susan Neely, president of the American Beverage Association, called the
soda ban "unnecessary", and said that students would have been better
served by a voluntary programme.

School nutritionists have welcomed the changes.

"We won't be selling 10oz (283g) burritos at 700 calories and shouldn't
be," Marty Marshall, legislation chairwoman of the California School
Nutrition Association, told the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

 




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