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  1. Nourishment
  2. Processed foods

Processed foods

Features/Nourishment/Feature 39

Processed foods

Intent: 

To help occupants avoid highly-processed ingredients and foods.

Posted on: 01 Nov, 2018
Amendment:

For Part 6b, remove: "food and snack items offered". Add: "foods"
Posted on: 01 Nov, 2018
Amendment:

For Part 6c, remove: "In any foods that contain a grain flour, whole grain is the primary ingredient by weight". Add: "In at least 50% of food offerings where a grain flour is the primary ingredient by weight, a whole grain must be the primary ingredient"
Posted on: 01 Nov, 2018
Amendment:

For Part 6e, remove: "No individually sold, single-serving, non-beverage food item contains more than 30 g of sugar". Add: "No non-beverage food item contains more than 30 g of sugar per serving"
Posted on: 07 Jun, 2018
Amendment:

For Part 4b, remove: "elementary and up to 360 mL [12 oz] portions for middle school students". Add: "early education and up to 360 mL [12 oz] portions for primary school students"
Posted on: 05 Feb, 2018
Amendment:

In part title, remove: "Elementary and Middle School". Add: "Early Education and Primary School"
Posted on: 05 Feb, 2018
Amendment:

In part description, remove: "elementary and middle school students". Add: "early education and primary school students"
Posted on: 05 Feb, 2018
Amendment:

In part title, remove: "High School". Add: "Secondary School"
Posted on: 05 Feb, 2018
Amendment:

In part description, remove: "high school students". Add: "secondary school students"
Posted on: 27 Apr, 2017
Amendment:

Remove: "All foods, beverages, snacks and meals sold or distributed on a daily basis on the premises by (or under contract with) the project owner meet the following conditions". Add: "All foods, beverages, snacks and meals sold or provided on a daily basis on the premises by (or under contract with) the project owner, including in vending machines, meet the following conditions"
Posted on: 27 Apr, 2017
Amendment:

Remove: "No beverage with more than 30 grams of sugar per container is sold or distributed through catering services, vending machines, or pantries. Bulk containers of 1.9 L (2 quart) or larger are exempt from this requirement". Add: "Beverages do not contain more than 30 g of sugar per container. Bulk containers of 1.9 L (2 quart) or larger are exempt from this requirement"