1715.061 BEVERAGES OFFERED WITH CHILDREN’S MEALS.

   (a)   Definitions.

      (1)   "Food Service Operation" has the same meaning as in Ohio Revised Code Section 3732.

      (2)   "Children's Meal" means a combination of food items and a beverage that is prepared by and offered for purchase at a food service operation as a unit at a single price and is primarily intended for consumption by children.

   (b)   Beverage Limitation. No food service operation shall offer a children's meal that includes a beverage unless the beverage is:

      (1)   Water, sparkling water, or flavored water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners; or

      (2)   Nonfat or one (1) percent mild or a non-dairy milk alternative containing no more than one hundred fifty (150) calories per container or serving as offered for sale; or

      (3)   One hundred percent (100%) fruit juice or fruit juice combined with water or carbonated water, with no added sweeteners, in a serving size of no more than eight (8) ounces.

   (c)   Exception. Upon a customer's request, a food service operation may sell, and a customer may purchase, a substitute or alternative beverage instead of the beverages offered pursuant to division (b) of this section.

   (d)   Education Material. The Board of Health or a designee shall make available educational material regarding the nutritional and health reasons to limit a child's consumption of sugary drinks.

   (e)   The offering, by a food service operation on its written or posted menu, of a children's meal with the beverage limitation set forth in division (b) is prima facie evidence of compliance with this chapter. (Ord. 21-287. Passed 10-6-21.)