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NJ A3860
NJ A3860Requires restaurants to provide healthy beverages with meals designated for children.
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Introduced
05/07/2018
05/07/2018
In Committee
05/07/2018
05/07/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/08/2020
01/08/2020
Introduced Session
2018-2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill requires restaurants to provide a healthy beverage with any meals designated for children. Under the bill, a restaurant's default beverage for a children's meal could be: (1) water, sparkling water, or flavored water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners; (2) nonfat or one percent milk or non-dairy milk alternative containing no more than 130 calories per container or serving as offered for sale; or (3) one hundred percent fruit juice or fruit juice combined with water or carbonated water, with no added sweeteners, in a serving size of no more than eight ounces. The bill does not prohibit or preclude a restaurant from selling or offering another beverage as a replacement to the default beverage included with the children's meal.
AI Summary
This bill requires restaurants to provide a healthy default beverage with any meals designated for children. The acceptable default beverages are water, sparkling water, flavored water with no added sweeteners, nonfat or low-fat milk or non-dairy milk alternatives with no more than 130 calories per serving, or 100% fruit juice or fruit juice combined with water or carbonated water with no added sweeteners and a serving size of no more than 8 ounces. The bill does not prohibit restaurants from offering other beverage options as alternatives to the default healthy beverage. The Commissioner of Health is tasked with adopting regulations to enforce the provisions of the bill, which will take effect six months after enactment.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced, Referred to Assembly Women and Children Committee (on 05/07/2018)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| BillText | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3860_I1.HTM |
| Bill | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2018/Bills/A4000/3860_I1.PDF |
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