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Recent Victories

Dates in parentheses indicate when the legislation was approved or signed into law.

California: banned sale of junk food and soda in elementary schools and sale of soda in middle schools as of 1/1/04 (10/01).

Texas: banned sale of soda, candy, and foods of minimal nutritional value from hallways, lunchrooms, common areas during mealtimes (4/02).

Los Angeles: banned sale of soda in all L.A. public schools as of 1/1/04 (8/02).

Nashville: banned Channel One from Nashville public schools (9/02).

New York City: banned candy, soda, and other unhealthy snacks from vending machines, and improved school meals (6/03).

Oakland, California: banned sale of soda, candy from Oakland public schools (12/01).

Philadelphia: announced plan to ban sale of soda from all Philadelphia public-school vending machines not in faculty lounges (7/03).

San Francisco: banned sale of soda, candy in cafeterias as of 2003-2004 school year (1/03).

Seattle: banned Channel One from Seattle public schools as of 2004-2005 school year (11/01).