Outline of the state of Virginia
State
Virginia
Restricted to foods that meet Smart Snack standards

Category
Restricts Marketing of Unhealthy Choices

Category
Restricts Marketing of Unhealthy Choices

State law requires restricting advertising/marketing of foods and beverages to those that meet Smart Snacks.

Virginia Administrative Code 8 VAC 20-740-40. Implementation and Compliance.

A. Each local school board shall incorporate and adopt the nutrition Standard in this chapter as a compulsory component of the divisionwide local wellness policy mandated by federal regulation for all local education agencies that participate in the national school lunch program. In addition to incorporating the nutrition Standard for competitive foods, the local wellness policy shall (i) establish and identify school division leadership with the authority to enforce the local wellness policy throughout the school campus; (ii) establish specific goals for nutrition promotion, nutrition education, physical activities, and other school-based activities that promote wellness; and (iii) establish policies that address marketing and advertising of only foods that meet the nutrition Standard for competitive foods, serve to promote student health, prevent childhood obesity, and combat problems associated with poor nutrition and physical inactivity.

Policy Type
Regulation