11005.4.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Accepted nutritional guidelines” as used in this section means the following:
(A) Beverages that are the following or meet the following standards:
(i) Drinking water, including carbonated water products without added caloric sweeteners.
(ii) Milk that is 2 percent, 1 percent, or fat-free with no added caloric sweeteners.
(iii) Soy, rice, almond, or other plant-derived nondairy milk
beverages without added caloric sweeteners.
(iv) One hundred percent fruit juice.
(v) Fruit-based drinks that are composed of no less than 50 percent fruit juice, limited to 12-ounce containers, and containing no added caloric sweeteners.
(vi) Unsweetened or artificially sweetened beverages that contain no calories.
(vii) One hundred percent vegetable juice with less than 200 milligrams of sodium per serving.
(B) Food that meets the following standards:
(i) Not more than 35 percent of its total calories are from fat. This clause shall not apply to legumes, nuts, nut butters, seeds, eggs, nonfried vegetables, or cheese
packaged for individual sale.
(ii) Not more than 10 percent of its total calories are from saturated fats.
(iii) Not more than 35 percent of its total weight is from sugar and no more than 10 grams of total sugars in an individual snack item. This clause does not apply to fresh, frozen, or canned in its own juice or water fruits with no added caloric sweetener, and fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables with low sodium.
(iv) Contains zero grams of trans fat as labeled.
(v) Individual snack items shall not exceed 200 calories.
(vi) Individual snack items shall not exceed 230 milligrams of sodium per serving.
(vii) Individual
entrée items shall not exceed 500 calories per serving.
(viii) Individual entrée items shall not exceed 480 milligrams of sodium per serving.
(2) “Added caloric sweetener” means sugars and syrups that are added to foods during processing or preparation that also add calories to the item, including, but not limited to, sugar, fructose, and high fructose corn syrup, but does not include the natural sugar or sugars that are contained in fruit juice or milk that is a naturally occurring component of the beverage.
(3) “Individual entrée item” means food generally regarded as the primary food in a meal and that contains either:
(A) Two or more of the following groups: meat or meat alternatives such as tofu or other similar alternatives, grains or bread, or
vegetables or fruit that are eaten together, including, but not limited to, sandwiches, pizza, hamburger on a bun, burrito, chef’s salad, fruit and cheese platter, baked potato with chili, or chicken stir-fry.
(B) A meat or meat alternative alone, such as a sausage patty, eggs, and chicken nuggets. Nuts, nut butters, seeds, cheese, and yogurt served alone shall not be included for purposes of this subparagraph.
(4) “Individual snack item” means a food item that does not meet the definition of an “individual entrée item.”
(5) “State property” as used in this section means all real property, or part thereof, used for state purposes and either owned, leased, rented, or otherwise controlled by, and occupied by, any state agency.
(6) “Vending machine” means
any mechanical device the operation of which depends upon the insertion of a coin or other thing representative of value and that dispenses or vends a food product or beverage, but does not include any mechanical device that is unable to dispense any food or beverage meeting accepted nutritional guidelines without physical alteration or any mechanical device that solely dispenses or vends hot beverages or ice cream.
(b) A vendor that operates or maintains a vending machine on state property shall do all of the following:
(1) Until January 1, 2015, offer at least 35 percent of the food in a vending machine that meets accepted nutritional guidelines established by this section.
(2) On and after January 1, 2015, offer at least 50 percent of the food in a vending machine that meets the accepted nutritional guidelines
established by this section.
(3) On and after January 1, 2016, offer at least 75 percent of the food in a vending machine that meets the accepted nutritional guidelines established by this section.
(4) On and after January 1, 2017, offer 100 percent of the food in a vending machine that meets the accepted nutritional guidelines established by this section.
(5) (A) Until January 1, 2016, offer at least one-third of the beverages in a vending machine that meets accepted nutritional guidelines. A separate one-third of the beverages offered in the vending machine shall either meet accepted nutritional guidelines or be flavored milk, beverages containing less than 20 calories per 12-ounce serving, or beverages that are composed of at least 50 percent fruit juice that may contain noncaloric sweetener.
The remaining one-third of the beverages offered in the vending machine may be any beverage allowed by law.
(B) On and after January 1, 2016, offer 100 percent of beverages that meet the accepted nutritional guidelines established by this section.
(c) If a vendor operates or maintains two or more vending machines that are located next to each other, the provisions of subdivision (b) may be met by calculating the percentage of the total food and beverages offered in all of the adjacent machines.
(d) A vendor that operates or maintains a vending machine on state-owned or state-leased property is encouraged to do both of the following:
(1) Sell food or beverage items grown,
packaged, or produced within the State of California.
(2) Sell food or beverage items that meet the sustainability guidelines set forth in the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the United States General Services Administration’s Health and Sustainability Guidelines for Federal Concessions and Vending Operations.