New Interactive Website: State Laws for School Snack Foods and Beverages

FYI - new resource on state laws for school snack foods/beverages. To learn, there is a webinar on Feb. 4th at 11 am EST. Details below.

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January 21, 2014

Bridging the Gap

New Interactive Site: State Laws for School Snack Foods and Beverages

Dear Colleagues,

We'd like to alert you to a new online resource from Bridging the Gap. With the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and assistance from the Center for Digital Information, we have just launched a new interactive website, State Laws for School Snack Foods and Beverages.

The searchable data available on the site includes analyses of the overall strength of codified statutory (legislative) and administrative (regulatory) laws in every state:
           *   for seven school years, from 2006-07 to 2012-13;
           *   applicable to each of three grade levels: elementary, middle, and high;
           *   for six locations of sale: vending machines, school stores, á la carte lines in the cafeteria, classroom parties, fundraisers, and evening/community events; and
           *   information on laws that are not differentiated by location of sale, such as requiring nutritional information to be posted at points of sale.
Data can be organized by state, by year, by grade level, by venue, and by specific nutritional standards. We hope that you will find this a valuable resource and will share it with your colleagues and networks.