Bill Text: FL H0053 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Public Food Service Establishments

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Business and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee [H0053 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0053-Introduced.html

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HB 53

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to public food service establishments;
3	creating s. 509.234, F.S.; requiring public food
4	service establishments to serve sugar-free substitutes
5	for certain syrups, jelly, jam, marmalade, and fruit
6	preserves and provide notice to guests of the
7	availability of such sugar-free substitutes; providing
8	requirements for such notice; providing an effective
9	date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1.  Section 509.234, Florida Statutes, is created
14	to read:
15	509.234  Sugar-free substitutes for syrups, jelly, jam,
16	marmalade, and fruit preserves; notice to guests.-A public food
17	service establishment that serves pancake or waffle syrup or any
18	jelly, jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves must:
19	(1)  Serve a sugar-free substitute for such syrup, jelly,
20	jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves.
21	(2)  Provide notice to guests of the availability of such
22	sugar-free syrup, jelly, jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves. The
23	notice must be included on the establishment's food menu and
24	displayed prominently at any area of the establishment where any
25	foods served with such syrup, jelly, jam, marmalade, or fruit
26	preserves are advertised for sale, including, but not limited
27	to, the posting of daily specials, an overhead menu posted at a
28	food service counter, an outdoor menu posted for guests using a
29	drive-through service window, and any signage posted at the
30	establishment.
31	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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