| 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 |
| 4 | service establishments to serve sugar-free substitutes |
| 5 | for certain syrups, jelly, jam, marmalade, and fruit |
| 6 | preserves and provide notice to guests of the |
| 7 | availability of such sugar-free substitutes; providing |
| 8 | requirements for such notice; providing an effective |
| 9 | date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Section 509.234, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 509.234 Sugar-free substitutes for syrups, jelly, jam, |
| 16 | marmalade, and fruit preserves; notice to guests.-A public food |
| 17 | service establishment that serves pancake or waffle syrup or any |
| 18 | jelly, jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves must: |
| 19 | (1) Serve a sugar-free substitute for such syrup, jelly, |
| 20 | jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves. |
| 21 | (2) Provide notice to guests of the availability of such |
| 22 | sugar-free syrup, jelly, jam, marmalade, or fruit preserves. The |
| 23 | notice must be included on the establishment's food menu and |
| 24 | displayed prominently at any area of the establishment where any |
| 25 | foods served with such syrup, jelly, jam, marmalade, or fruit |
| 26 | preserves are advertised for sale, including, but not limited |
| 27 | to, the posting of daily specials, an overhead menu posted at a |
| 28 | food service counter, an outdoor menu posted for guests using a |
| 29 | drive-through service window, and any signage posted at the |
| 30 | establishment. |
| 31 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012. |