Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
Filed: 2/24/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3231




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3231 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 3.24 as follows:
 
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    (410 ILCS 620/3.24  new)
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    Sec. 3.24. Soft drink labeling.
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    (a) For the purposes of this Section:
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        "Added sugars" mean any monosaccharides or 
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    disaccharides, including, but not limited to, glucose, 
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    fructose, lactose, and sucrose, that are not naturally 
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    occurring or that are added during processing, 
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    preparation, or packaging.
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        "Soft drink" means any complete, finished, 
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    ready-to-use, nonalcoholic drink, whether carbonated or 
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    not, that is contained in any closed or sealed bottle, can, 
 


 






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    carton, or container, regardless of size.
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    (b) No person, retailer, corporation, or other entity shall 
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sell or offer for sale in this State any soft drink (i) that 
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contains added sugars or an ingredient containing added sugars  
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and (ii) that has a total aggregate sugar content of more than 
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1 gram per ounce unless the soft drink bears the following 
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statement: "Likely to Cause Obesity in Children.". The 
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statement shall be legible, conspicuous, and located in a 
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prominent and easily visible place on the individual item such 
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that consumers are likely to see the statement when it is 
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examined under retail conditions.".