Delaware Code § 14-4136

Limitation of trans fats in food and beverage available or served to students in public schools [See 78
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Del. Laws, c. 48, § 2, for applicability to certain contracts].
(a) Public schools, including charter schools, and school districts, through a vending machine, school cafeteria or school food service
establishment during school hours, shall not make available to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 any food or beverage
containing industrially produced trans fat, as defined in subsection (c) of this section, or use food containing industrially produced trans
fat in the preparation of a food item served to those students.
(b) This section shall apply to all food and beverages sold on school grounds during regular school hours and the extended school day.
The extended school day includes activities such as clubs, yearbook, band and choir practice, student government, drama, and childcare/
latchkey programs. The extended school day does not include school-based events where parents, families, and the wider community
constitute a significant portion of the attendees such as interscholastic sports, school plays and dramatic performances, or other similar
school functions.
(c) For purposes of this section, a food contains industrially produced trans fat if a food contains vegetable shortening, margarine, or
any kind of partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, unless the manufacturer's documentation or the label required on the food, pursuant to
United States Food and Drug Administration standards, lists the trans fat content as zero grams of trans fat per serving.

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