Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

Filed: 2/24/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3231

2     AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3231 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4     "Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is
5 amended by adding Section 3.24 as follows:
 
6     (410 ILCS 620/3.24 new)
7     Sec. 3.24. Soft drink labeling.
8     (a) For the purposes of this Section:
9         "Added sugars" mean any monosaccharides or
10     disaccharides, including, but not limited to, glucose,
11     fructose, lactose, and sucrose, that are not naturally
12     occurring or that are added during processing,
13     preparation, or packaging.
14         "Soft drink" means any complete, finished,
15     ready-to-use, nonalcoholic drink, whether carbonated or
16     not, that is contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can,

 

 

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1     carton, or container, regardless of size.
2     (b) No person, retailer, corporation, or other entity shall
3 sell or offer for sale in this State any soft drink (i) that
4 contains added sugars or an ingredient containing added sugars
5 and (ii) that has a total aggregate sugar content of more than
6 1 gram per ounce unless the soft drink bears the following
7 statement: "Likely to Cause Obesity in Children.". The
8 statement shall be legible, conspicuous, and located in a
9 prominent and easily visible place on the individual item such
10 that consumers are likely to see the statement when it is
11 examined under retail conditions.".