Proyectos de ley › 90.ª Asamblea General
Prohibiting the use of margarine and hydrogenated vegetable oil in school meals
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado20 de febrero de 2023
- Hecho: Subcomité21 de febrero de 2023
- Se detuvo: Comité de la CámaraMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: Comité del Senado
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2024 terminó el 19 de abril de 2024, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA Schools would no longer be allowed to serve margarine or hydrogenated vegetable oil during breakfast or lunch. Instead, these programs must use butter or healthy alternatives like olive, avocado, or coconut oil to meet nutritional guidelines. This change ensures that students' dietary needs are still met while removing specific types of fats from school meals. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
This bill prohibits the serving of margarine and hydrogenated vegetable oil at schools. Currently, school breakfast and lunch programs may only serve foods that are deemed a nutritionally adequate meal by department of education (DE) guidelines. The bill prohibits DE guidelines from determining that any food containing margarine or hydrogenated vegetable oil is a nutritionally adequate meal. The bill requires the guidelines to instead provide for the use of butter, provided that coconut oil, avocado oil, or olive oil may be substituted for butter when necessary to accommodate a student’s dietary restrictions. The bill states findings by the general assembly relating to children’s consumption of margarine and hydrogenated vegetable oil.
House subcommittee
Named February 21, 2023. On February 23, 2023 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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