https://longbeach.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=870595&GUID=51F154F1-56B2-4598-8076-8A7B7DCBBA67Legistar15https://longbeach.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=870595&GUID=51F154F1-56B2-4598-8076-8A7B7DCBBA6751F154F1-56B2-4598-8076-8A7B7DCBBA67-2019-01-22-23-10-22Title: Recommendation to respectfully request City Manager to work with the City Attorney to create a Long Beach healthy food policy that promotes good nutrition and healthy environments within City facilities and at City-sponsored meetings/events (special events excluded). This policy should include standards that hold to the following: · 100% of snacks and beverages sold in vending machines on City property where City programs operate shall meet specified nutrition standards. · 100% of beverages and snack foods served at meetings/events led or coordinated by City staff or programs shall meet specified nutrition standards. · Specified nutrition standards should be based on nationally recognized and accepted guidelines, similar to those used for foods and beverages sold in California schools (SB 12 and SB 965). · The standards should include limits on sugar, fat, sodium and calories for snack foods, as well as the elimination of sugar- sweetened beverages, and limits on artificially sweetened beverages.Tue, 22 Jan 2019 23:10:22 GMT