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FR- ,n: SUPERVISOR JOHN GIOIA ; Costa
DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2004 °'• - Countv
SUBJECT: HEALTHY VENDING MACHINES & VENDING CONSOLIDATION
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
DIRECT General Services, the Health Department, and the County Administrator to develop a policy
within 45 days regarding:
1) The creation of healthy and nutritional food and beverage standards for items served in all County
vending machines, and
2) The consolidation of all vending machines on County property under the management and control of
General Services.
BACKGROUND:
An unknown number of food and beverage vending machines are operating in County buildings.
These vending machines are currently under no central county administration,with profits per
machine going to various unknown public and private causes or individuals. These machines operate
on County power, at an unknown total cost to the County per year. Many of these County vending
machines offer unhealthy or non-nutritious food choices.
The purpose of this new policy is to have Contra Costa County lead by example in increasing the
availability of more nutritious vending machine food as one way to fight widespread obesity and
associated health problems(such as heart disease and diabetes) among Californians. This new policy
complements the County Health Department's ongoing efforts to promote improved nutrition and
fitness.
The Journal of the American Medical Association has reported that the United States is experiencing
epidemic rates of obesity in both children and adults. According to the National Institute of Health,
more than 60%of Americans aged 20 years and older are overweight. One-quarter of American adults
are also obese,putting them at increased health risk for chronic diseases such as heart disease, type 2
diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and some forms of cancer. Obesity accounts for more than
280,000 deaths annually in the U.S. and will soon overtake smoking as the primary preventable cause
of death if current trends continue.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND A OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SEE ATTACHED ADDENDUM.
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JOHN GIOIA
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ATTESTED OCTOBER 19 , 2004
CONTACT: JULIE ENEA(925)335-1077 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE
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Vending Board Order
In Contra Costa County, the California Department of Education Eitnessgram Tests show that almost
a quarter of the County's children are overweight and 34% are unfit. These numbers are indicative of
increasing public costs due to obesity and obesity related disease, conditions which cost the State of
California an estimated$25 billion dollars in 2002 in medical care, lost employee productivity, and
workers' compensation costs (according to a"Report to the Public Health Institute").
In the interest of the health of County residents and employees who work in or visit County facilities,
the County should take action to insure that vending machines on county property create healthier
food and beverage choices for individuals.
On January 22, 2003, Senator Tom Torlakson(D-Antioch)introduced SB 74 (see attached bill
language), a bill that would require at least 50%of all foods and beverages offered in vending
machines on State property to meet certain nutrition standards, including. No more than 35% of the
content from fat; No more than 10%of content from saturated fat;No more the 35%of calorie weight
from sugar; Beverage offerings without carbonation and sugar. Based on these proposed state
standards,the County should develop a system of standards for vending machine management and
operation as well as healthy food and beverage choice content.
ADDENDUM TO SD.7
OCTOBER 19, 2004
On this day the Board considered directing the General Services Department, the Health
Services Department, and the County Administrator to develop a policy to consolidate all
vending machines in County buildings under the management and control of the General
Services Department and to establish healthy food and beverage standards for items
served in County-authorized vending machines.
Supervisor Gioia referred to Senator Torlakson's bill to mare this a starting point in
developing the policy, as the Health Department looks at recommending guidelines to the
Board.
The Board invited comments from the public and the following people spoke:
Michielle Maurer, 651 Pine Street, 9h Floor, Martinez;
Michael Estes, (American Heart Association), 1173 Brown Avenue, Lafayette,
regarding leading causes of death e.g. smoking and obesity;
DIRECTED General Services, the Health Department, and the County Administrator to
develop a policy within 45 days regarding:
• The creation of healthy and nutritional food and beverage standards for items
served in all County vending machines, and
• The consolidation of all vending machines on County property under the
management and control of General Services;
The vote on the motion was as follows:
AYES:Supervisors Gioia,Uilkema, Greenberg, and DeSaulnier
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Glover
The motion passed.
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 2, 2004
AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 10, 2003
SENATE BILL No. 74
Introduced by Senators Torlakson, Escutia, and Ortiz
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Frommer, Jackson, and
Leno)
(Coauthor: Senator Karnette)
January 22, 2003
An act to add Section 11005.4 to the Government Code, relating to
state property.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSFUS DIGEST
SB 74, as amended, Torlakson. State property: vending machines.
Existing law regulates various aspects of the provision of food and
beverages in vending machines, including access to carbonated
beverages at schools,the giving of priority to blind persons with respect
to the operation of vending facilities on state property,the sanitation of
vending machines and requiring public health permits, and the
placement of vending machines in safety roadside rests on the state
highway system.
This bill would require each vendor that operates or maintains a
vending machine on designated state property to satisfy the requirement
that at least 50% of the food and beverages offered in the vending
machine meets accepted nutritional guidelines, as defined.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. fiscal committee: no,
State-mandated local program: no.
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T'he people of the State Uf California do enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 11005.4 is added to the Government
2 Code, to read:
3 11005.4. (a) Each vender that operates or maintains a
4 vending machine on state property shall satisfy the requirement
5 that ift at least 50 percent of the food and beverages offered at in
6 the vending machine on state property meets accepted nutritional
7 guidelines.
8 (b) "Accepted nutritional guidelines" as used in this section
9 means the following:
10 (1) Beverages that are the following or meet the following
11 standards:
12 (A) Water.
13 (B) Milk, including, but not limited to, chocolate milk, soy
14 milk, rice milk, and other similar dairy or nondairy milk.
15 (C) Electrolyte replacement beverages that do not contain more
16 than 42 grams of added sweetener per 20 ounce serving.
17 (D) One hundred percent fruit juice.
18 (E) Fruit-based drinks composed of no less than 50 percent
19 fruit juice and that have no added sweeteners.
20 (2) Food that meets the following standards:
21 (A) Not more than 35 percent of its total calories are from fat.
22 This subparagraph does not apply to nuts or seeds.
23 (B)' Not more than 10 percent of its total calories are from
24 saturated fats.
25 (C) Not more than 35 percent ofit its total weight is from sugar.
26 This subparagraph does not apply to fruits and vegetables.
27 (c) "Added sweetener" means any additive that enhances the
28 sweetness of a beverage, including,but not limited to,added sugar,
29 but does not include the natural sugar or sugars that are contained
30 within the fruit juice that is a component of the beverage.
31 (d) "State property" as used in this section means all real
32 property, or part thereof,used for state purposes and either owned,
33 leased, rented, or otherwise controlled by, and occupied by, any
34 state agency, including the California State University.
35 (e) "Vending machine" means any mechanical device the
36 operation of which depends upon the insertion of a coin or other
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1 thingrepresentative of value and that dispenses or vends a food
2 product or beverage.
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