Vermont S. 26: An act relating to miscellaneous law enforcement amendments

Bill Text

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S.26 1
Introduced by Senators Lyons, Clarkson, Collamore, Gulick, Harrison, 2
Hashim, Perchlik, Watson, Westman and White 3
Referred to Committee on 4
Date: 5
Subject: Education; health; nutrition; food programs; competitive food; 6
artificial dyes 7
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to prohibit the 8
use of certain artificial dyes in competitive food and food and beverages served 9
as part of a school district or an approved independent school’s food programs. 10
An act relating to prohibiting certain artificial dyes in foods and beverages 11
served or sold at school 12
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 13
Sec. 1. 16 V.S.A. § 1264b is added to read: 14
§ 1264b. ARTIFICIAL DYES 15
(a) In operating its school lunch and breakfast program, pursuant to the 16
National School Lunch Act, as amended, and the Child Nutrition Act, as 17
amended, respectively, or selling competitive food, a school district and an 18
approved independent school shall not serve a food or beverage during the 19
school day containing one or more of the following substances: 20

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(1) Blue 1 (CAS 3844-45-9); 1
(2) Blue 2 (CAS 860-22-0); 2
(3) Green 3 (CAS 2353-45-9); 3
(4) Red 40 (CAS 25956-17-6); 4
(5) Yellow 5 (CAS 1934-21-0); and 5
(6) Yellow 6 (CAS 2783-94-0). 6
(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to those foods or 7
beverages sold or served away from a school campus or at least one half-hour 8
after the school day until 12:00 midnight. 9
(c) As used in this section: 10
(1) “Competitive food” has the same meaning as in 7 C.F.R. § 210.11. 11
(2) “School day,” as pertains to public schools, shall be defined by the 12
school district pursuant to subsection 1071(b) of this title, and as pertains to 13
approved independent schools, means the hours fixed by a school for 14
instruction each day. 15
Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 16
This act shall take effect on July 1, 2027. 17