| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to public food service establishments; |
| 3 | creating s. 509.234, F.S.; requiring public food service |
| 4 | establishments to serve sugar-free substitutes for certain |
| 5 | syrups and fruit preserves and provide notice to guests of |
| 6 | the availability of such sugar-free substitutes; providing |
| 7 | requirements for such notice; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 509.234, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 509.234 Sugar-free substitutes for syrups and fruit |
| 14 | preserves; notice to guests.-A public food service establishment |
| 15 | that serves pancake or waffle syrup or any jelly, jam, |
| 16 | marmalade, or other fruit preserves must: |
| 17 | (1) Serve a sugar-free substitute for such syrup or fruit |
| 18 | preserves. |
| 19 | (2) Provide notice to guests of the availability of such |
| 20 | sugar-free syrup or fruit preserves. The notice must be included |
| 21 | on the establishment's food menu and displayed prominently in |
| 22 | any location at the establishment where any foods served with |
| 23 | such syrup or fruit preserves are advertised for sale, |
| 24 | including, but not limited to, the posting of daily specials, an |
| 25 | overhead menu posted at a food service counter, an outdoor menu |
| 26 | posted for guests using a drive-through service window, and any |
| 27 | signage posted at the establishment. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |