Nutritional Standards for Foods and Beverages
A minimum of 50 percent of the food sold by any entity on school grounds during regular school hours shall be from the list of nutritious foods provided in Education Code 38085. (Education Code 38085)
(cf. 1230 - School-Connected Organizations)
(cf. 1321 - Solicitations of Funds from and by Students)
(cf. 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program)
Food and beverage sales outside the district's food service program shall comply with applicable nutritional standards specified in Education Code 49431, 49431.2, 49431.5, 49431.7, 5 CCR 15575-15578 and with other Board Policies and Wellness Policy. However, when the California Department of Education determines that funds are appropriated pursuant to Education Code 49431, the Superintendent or designee shall ensure that elementary schools instead comply with the nutritional standards of Education Code 49431. Under these circumstances, an elementary school may permit the sale of food items that do not meet the standards of Education Code 49431 only if the items are sold by students of the school and the sale of food items takes place off school premises or takes place at least one-half hour after the end of the school day. (Education Code 49431)
At an elementary school, the sale of foods or beverages that do not comply with the standards in Education Code 49431 and 49431.5 may be permitted, as part of a fundraising event, only when the items are sold by students of the school and the sale meets either of the following conditions: (Education Code 49431, 49431.5)
1. It takes place off and away from school premises.
2. It takes place at least one-half hour after the end of the school day.
(cf. 1230 - School-Connected Organizations)
(cf. 1321 - Solicitations of Funds from and by Students)
At middle or high school, the sale of food items that do not comply with the standards in Education Code 49431.2 may be permitted in any of the following circumstances: (Education Code 49431.2)
1. The sale takes place off and away from school premises.
2. The sale takes place on school premises at least one-half hour after the end of the school day.
3. The sale occurs during a school-sponsored student activity after the end of the school day.
(cf. 6145 - Extracurricular and Cocurricular Activities)
Beverage sales that do not comply with the standards in Education Code 49431.5 may be permitted at a middle or junior high school as part of a school event under either of the following circumstances: (Education Code 49431.5)
1. The sale occurs during a school-sponsored event and takes place at the location of the event at least one-half hour after the end of the school day.
2. Vending machines, student stores, and cafeterias are used later than one-half hour after the end of the school day.
Additional Requirements for Schools Participating in the National School Lunch or Breakfast Program
The sale of foods outside of the District's food service program during meal periods in food service areas shall be allowed only if all income from the sale, including the sale of approved foods or drinks from vending machines, accrues to the benefit of the school, the school food service program, or the student organization(s) sponsoring the sale. (7 CFR 210.11, 220.12)
No foods of minimal nutritional value, as listed in 7 CFR 210, Appendix B, and 7 CFR 220, Appendix B, shall be sold in food service areas during breakfast and lunch periods. (7 CFR 210.11, 220.12)
In a school with any of grades K-8 that is participating in the National School Lunch and/or Breakfast Program, the Superintendent or designee shall not permit the sale of foods by a student organization except when all of the following conditions are met: (5 CCR 15500)
1. The student organization shall sell only one food item per sale.
2. The specific nutritious food item is approved by the Superintendent or designee.
3. The sale does not begin until after the close of the regularly scheduled midday food service period.
4. The sale during the regular school day is not of food items prepared on the premises.
5. There are no more than four such sales per year per school.
6. The food sold is a dessert-type food, such as pastry, ice cream, or fruit.
7. The food sold is not one sold in the District's food service program at that school during that school day.
In middle and high schools, a student organization may be approved to sell food items during or after the school day if all of the following conditions are met: (5 CCR 15501)
1. Only one student organization conducts a food sale on a given school day and the organization sells no more than three types of food or beverage items, except that up to four days during the school year may be designated on which any number of organizations may conduct the sale of any food items.
2. The specific nutritious food items are approved by the Superintendent or designee.
3. Food items sold during the regular school day are not prepared on the premises.
4. The food items sold are not those sold in the District's food service program at that school during that school day.
Regulation CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: July 26, 2006 Carlsbad, California
revised: June 17, 2008