State wants to regulate drink choices at daycares

Date: Jun 29, 2010
Source: WWAY NewsChannel 3, Wilmington, NC
By: Hailey Winslow

If this bill becomes a law, it will prohibit private child daycares from serving sugar-sweetened beverages to kids of all ages. The new legislation would also prohibit serving whole milk to kids two years or older, serving flavored milk to any child, and would limit juice to six ounces a day.

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