H.R. 3110, The Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act

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H.R. 3110 would provide for the Secretary of Education to study and report on the marketing of foods and beverages in middle and high schools.

Detailed Summary

Food Marketing in Schools Assessment Act - Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the Congress on the marketing of food and beverages in middle and high schools.

Requires such study to assess the nutritional quality of such foods, the media through which they are marketed to children in such schools, and mechanisms that regulate such marketing.

Directs the Secretary to collaborate in the conduct of such study with the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 9/11/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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