An anti-obesity coalition is proposing a bill that would require healthier options in vending machines on state property.
WJZ-TV reports that Sugar Free
Kids Maryland announced the Maryland Healthy Vending Choices Act on
Thursday. The bill would require half of the snacks in vending machines
on public property to meet certain standards regarding amounts of
calories, sugar, salt and fat.
Nikki Highsmith Vernick, president of the health and wellness group
Horizon Foundation, says the legislation would help combat the state’s
“strikingly high” diabetes rates...
http://thedailyrecord.com/2017/01/06/bill-proposed-for-healthier-vending-machines-in-maryland/
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