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11.26.2015
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Public and private schools of the Federal District will be required to provide a healthier diet for their students. Decree 36,900 / 15 published in 23:11 which regulates Law 5,146 / 13 prohibits the marketing of these products in the school environment:
1 - Candies, lollipops, chewing gum, sandwich cookies, chocolate, cotton candy and confectionery in general
2 - soft drinks, artificial drinks and chocolaty drinks
3 - industrialized Snacks and savory appetizer type biscuits;
4 - Fried foods in general
5 - Popcorn industrialized and popcorn with artificial coloring;
6 - Alcoholic beverages, beer without alcohol and drinks containing taurine and inositol;
7 - processed foods whose percentage of calories from saturated fat exceeds 10% (ten percent) of total calories.
Decree requires healthy food sale in canteens of public and private schools of the Federal District
Photo: Daniela Milk
What is allowed?
In the school environment can be marketed fruits and vegetables, natural juice or fruit pulp (100% fruit)
milk beverages, yoghurt and vitamins natural fruit, drinks or food-based extracts or fermented (soy, milk, and other similar) with fruits, natural sandwiches (without mayonnaise), whole grain breads, cakes prepared with fruits, tubers, cereals or vegetables, pies and savory baked goods, and products rich in fiber: whole grain crackers, cereal bars without chocolate, and other similar products.
Fruit juices, dairy beverages and other preparations, the addition of sugar is optional, must be offered to the consumer as the consumer's preference for the addition or otherwise of this ingredient.
Commercial canteens located inside schools must provide for consumption, daily, at least one variety of fruit season fresh, whole or in pieces.
Source: Consumidor.gov
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