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HB 1600 - Limits Artificial Trans Fats - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Failed (Senate) (13-40) - May 26, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Limits Artificial Trans Fats
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits food facilities from preparing or serving food that contains artificial trans fats, beginning January 1, 2013.
- Defines "food containing artificial trans fat" as food that includes vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (Sec. 5).
- Defines a "food facility" as an entity that prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption at the retail level (Sec. 5).
- Exempts from the ban the following (Secs. 5 & 15):
- Naturally occurring trans fats;
- Food sold or served in the manufacturer's original sealed packaging;
- Entities operated by local or state government;
- Entities operated by a private school or public school district; and
- Small businesses.
- Prohibits private and public school vending machines from selling any foods containing artificial trans fats beginning January 1, 2013 (Sec. 20).
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (73-43) - April 13, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Limits Artificial Trans Fats
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits food facilities from preparing or serving food that contains artificial trans fats, beginning January 1, 2013.
- Defines "food containing artificial trans fat" as food that includes vegetable shortening, margarine, or any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (Sec. 5).
- Defines a "food facility" as an entity that prepares, packages, serves, vends, or otherwise provides food for human consumption at the retail level (Sec. 5).
- Exempts from the ban the following (Secs. 5 & 15):
- Naturally occurring trans fats;
- Food sold or served in the manufacturer's original sealed packaging;
- Entities operated by local or state government; and
- Entities operated by a private school or public school district.
- Prohibits private and public school vending machines from selling any foods containing artificial trans fats beginning January 1, 2013 (Sec. 20).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 15, 2011
Title: Limits Artificial Trans Fats
