Sec. 308. Voluntary standards on food marketing to children

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The Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children (as established by the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 109–8)) and constituted by the Commisioner of the Federal Trade Commission, together with the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Secretary of Agriculture, shall develop recommendations for standards for the marketing of food when such marketing targets children who are 17 years of age or younger or when such food represents a significant component of the diets of children.

In developing standards under subsection (a), the Working Group shall consider— positive and negative contributions of nutrients, ingredients, and food (including calories, portion size, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium, added sugars, and the presence of nutrients, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains) to the diets of such children; and evidence concerning the role of the consumption of nutrients, ingredients, and foods in preventing or promoting the development of obesity among such children.

The Working Group shall determine the scope of the media to which the standards developed under subsection

(a)should apply. Not later than July 15, 2014, the Working Group shall submit to the relevant Committees of Congress a report containing the findings and recommendations of the Working Group under this section.

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Voluntary standards on food marketing to children

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