BILL NUMBER: AB 682	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 29, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 24, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ian Calderon
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Rendon)

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to add Section 11005.8 to the Government Code, and to add
Section 10300.1 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public
contracts.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 682, as amended, Ian Calderon. State procurement: food: plumped
poultry.
   Existing law requires a vendor that operates or maintains a
vending machine on designated state property, until a specified date,
to offer food and beverages in the vending machine that meet
accepted nutritional guidelines, as defined, in accordance with
certain percentages.
   Existing law governing contracting between state agencies and
private contractors sets forth requirements for the procurement of
supplies, materials, equipment, and services by state agencies and
sets forth the various responsibilities of the Department of General
Services and other state agencies in overseeing and implementing
state contracting procedures and policies.
   This bill would prohibit chicken or turkey  purchased 
 to be served or  sold in any state-owned or state-leased
building  or public school facility  at food concessions and
cafeterias from being "plumped" in any way, beginning January 1,
2014, or upon expiration of an existing contract. The bill would
prohibit the Department of General Services form purchasing "plumped"
poultry when letting contracts for the purchase of food to be sold
 or served  in a state building, as specified.
   The bill, for purposes of these provisions, would define the term
"plumped" with respect to poultry, to mean the injection of
saltwater, chicken stock, seaweed extract, or some combination
thereof into the poultry, to increase its weight and price.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) More than six million California adults, 23 percent of the
state's population, are obese, and an additional 9.3 million adults,
34 percent of the state's population, are overweight, resulting in an
estimated $21 billion in health care costs for California in 2006.
 One in three children in California, 10 to 17 years of age, is
overweight or obese.  Therefore, offering healthy and
sustainable food options at state workplaces would help increase the
consumption of foods that are low in fat, sodium, and sugars, thereby
reducing the instances of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and
other preventable health conditions.
   (b) The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has
published a guide entitled "Improving the Food Environment Through
Nutrition Standards: A Guide for Government Procurement," which finds
that states and localities can develop, adopt, and implement food
procurement policies in order to model healthier food environments to
positively impact government settings, including employee
cafeterias, correctional facilities, schools, child care centers,
public hospitals, senior centers, and parks.
   (c) The practice of "plumping" chicken or turkey can increase the
sodium content by up to 500 percent. Fresh, natural chicken should
have no more than 70mg of sodium per four ounce serving, whereas
plumped chicken can contain up to 400mg of sodium. The average
household of four people, because of "plumping" chicken or turkey,
spends approximately $127 per year on saltwater.
  SEC. 2.  Section 11005.8 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   11005.8.  (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, or upon expiration of an
existing contract, whichever occurs later, chicken or turkey 
sold   purchased to be sold or served  in any
state-owned  or   building,  state-leased
building  , or public school facility,  at food concessions
and cafeterias shall not be "plumped" in any way.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "plumped" means the injection of
saltwater, chicken stock, seaweed extract, or some combination
thereof into chicken or turkey to increase its weight and price.
  SEC. 3.  Section 10300.1 is added to the Public Contract Code, to
read:
   10300.1.  (a) Beginning January 1, 2014, when letting contracts
for the purchase of food to be sold or served  in a
state-owned building or state-leased building for food concessions,
cafeterias, or vending operations, the Department of General Services
shall not purchase chicken or turkey that has been "plumped" in any
way.
   (b) For purposes of this section, "plumped" means the injection of
saltwater, chicken stock, seaweed extract, or some combination
thereof into chicken or turkey to increase its weight and price.