Food Revolution: An Editing Guide

Claire Lawton

The Inspiration

Food in the Media• Pennsylvania makes inroads into reducing child obesity (Penn

State)• BPA Poses New Risk To Food Safety -- Legislative Impasse (NPR) • Sodium Content in Food needs Government Regulation says IOM

Report (DNR)

• Mayor Bloomberg’s War on Salt (WSJ)

Food/Health IssuesHealth v. Monetary Cost = Healthcare

Arizona Food Legislation AZ Pending Bill Summary Sponsor

AZ HB 2408 - School, Mandatory Recess

Beginning in the 2010-2011 school year, each district and charter school shall provide at least thirty total minutes of recess each day for pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one through five, in increments of ten, fifteen, or thirty minutes each day. Phys Ed classes may be used in lieu of this requirement.

Representative Frank Antenori (R-AZ)

AZ HB 2727 - Transaction Privilege Tax: Soft Drinks

This bill would add soft drinks, and syrups and powders from which soft drinks are made, to the list of foods subject to a tax.

Representative Ben Miranda (D-AZ)

AZ HB 2759 - Temporary Soft Drink Tax

Beginning July 1, 2010 and ending June 30, 2013, in addition to all other taxes, there is levied and shall be collected by the department of revenue the following tax on all soft drinks, soft drink syrup, simple syrup and powders or other base products used to produce a liquid soft drink: amount to be determined.

Representative David Bradley (D-AZ)

AZ SB 1252 - Sales Tax; Candy and Soft Drinks Not Included

The department shall adopt rules which that, other than for those items specifically included or excluded, define food to be those items which that are intended for human consumption and which that are intended for home consumption. In adopting its rules defining food, the department shall not include as food: confectionary candy, soft drinks, soft drink syrup, simple syrup, or other base products used to produce a liquid soft drink.

Senator Paula Aboud (D-AZ)

Federal Food LegislationBill Summary Sponsor

FD HB 4310 - Deny Tax Deductions for Food Advertising and Marketing Directed at Children

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect children's health by denying any deduction for advertising and marketing directed at children to promote the consumption of food at fast food restaurants or of food of poor nutritional quality.

Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH)

FD HR 975 - National Fresh Food Financing Initiative

Recognizing the potential for a national fresh food financing initiative to provide an effective and economically sustainable solution to the problem of limited access to healthy foods in underserved urban, suburban, and rural low-income communities,

Congresswoman Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-PA)

FD HR 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Health Care Reform/Menu Labeling)

Nutrition Labeling of Standard Menu Items at Chain Restaurants - of the health care reform bill requires that calories be listed on chain restaurant menus, menu boards, and drive-through displays, as well as on vending machines, nationwide. President Obama is expected to sign the bill within the next two days.

Congressman Charles B. Rangel

FD HB 4607 - Healthful Commodities in School Meal Programs

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve the purchase and processing of healthful commodities for use in school meal programs.

Congressman David Loebsack (D-IA)

FD SB 3123 - Growing Farm to School Programs

A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to assist eligible schools and nonprofit entities through grants and technical assistance to implement farm to school programs.

Senator Patrick J. Leahy

Editorial Considerations

• Combating Weight Bias in the Media• Food Organizations in the US (spellings,

definitions, etc.)• Food Legislation facts and figures• Health Definitions

Food Resources