Milk wins.
School kids in California won't be able to grab a soda between
classes or for lunch any more. Following the lead of some of the
state's largest school districts, the Legislature passed and the
governor signed SB 677 in late August. In attempts to battle the rising
obesity obesity, condition resulting from excessive storage of fat in the body. Obesity has been defined as a weight more than 20% above what is considered normal according to standard age, height, and weight tables, or by a complex formula known as the body mass index. epidemic in school-age children, the law bans vending machine vending machine, coin-operated, automatic device for selling goods. Many vending machines are capable of making change, and some of the more sophisticated ones accept paper money or credit cards. sales of carbonated beverages carbonated beverage, an effervescent drink that releases carbon dioxide under conditions of normal atmospheric pressure. Carbonation may occur naturally in spring water that has absorbed carbon dioxide at high pressures underground. to elementary, middle and junior high
school students. Instead, machines will carry milk, water or juice. The
bill, sponsored by Senator Debra Ortiz, goes into effect July 1, 2004.
Arkansas enacted similar legislation this year banning elementary school elementary school: see school. student access to vending machines offering food and soda.
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