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Board overrides mayor's veto, adopts Healthy Meal Incentive Ordinance for kids' meals
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 to override Mayor's veto and adopt the ordinance adding sections 471.1–471.9 to the San Francisco Health Code, which sets nutritional standards for restaurant meals sold with toys or youth-focused incentive items.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 8-3 on Tuesday to override the mayor's veto and adopt an ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code (sections 471.1–471.9) to set nutritional standards for restaurant food sold with toys or other youth-focused incentive items.
Supervisor Tom Marr, the ordinance's lead sponsor, framed the measure as a response to childhood obesity and unequal access to healthy food. "Southeast San Francisco neighborhoods are food deserts where fast food restaurants are abundant and fresh produce and grocery stores are scarce," Marr said, urging colleagues to "stand up for our children's health and…
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