Health & Saf. Code, § 114379.20 · Chapter 12.8. Children’s Meals
Health & Saf. Code, § 114379.20
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) A restaurant that sells a children’s meal shall make the default beverage offered with the children’s meal one of the following:
(1) Water, sparkling water, or flavored water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners.
(2) Unflavored milk.
(3) A nondairy milk alternative that contains no more than 130 calories per container or serving. For purposes of this paragraph, “nondairy milk alternative” means a non-dairy fluid milk substitute that meets the standards for the National School Lunch Program as set forth in Section 210.10 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) The beverage listed or displayed on a restaurant menu or advertisement for a children’s meal shall be one of the default beverages listed in subdivision (a).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 608, Sec. 2. (SB 1192) Effective January 1, 2019.
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