Processed foods

Intent:

To help occupants avoid highly-processed ingredients and foods.

Post Date: 01 May, 2019 Status: Approved Retail projects may achieve Feature 39, Part 1 by using strategic placement, education and advertising to direct customers toward healthier choices in place of refined ingredient restrictions on available products. Photographic verification of product placement and/or display as well as signage (educational or advertising) is required during performance review. In addition to original documentation requirements, projects must submit a professional narrative describing how the project uses strategic placement and educational signage and/or advertising throughout the space to promote whole grains and limit sugars and trans fats.
Post Date: 20 Oct, 2017 Status: Approved For projects that have an existing food and beverage contract in place and are not able to comply with the requirements of Part 1 or Part 2, the following requirements are met: 1) Occupants are educated about the impact of highly processed ingredients and foods through permanent signage displayed on-site or at point-of-decision 2) Foods that have more than 30 g of sugar per serving and beverages that have more than 30 g of sugar per container have prominent labels at point-of-decision to indicate sugar content. Project teams that seek to use this strategy must submit evidence of an existing contractual agreement and are subject to an on-site visual inspection by the WELL Performance Testing Agent.