Bill 90 explained in plain English
Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2010
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.
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The Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2010, mandates that large food service chains in Ontario display calorie information for menu items.
This bill, titled the Healthy Decisions for Healthy Eating Act, 2010, amends the Health Protection and Promotion Act. It requires certain food service businesses to display the calorie count for food and drink items they sell or serve. Specifically, it applies to food service premises that are part of a chain with at least five locations in Ontario and have gross annual revenues exceeding $5 million. The calorie information must be displayed on menus, display boards, or buffet carts, next to the price, and in the same typeface and font size as the price. Alternatively, it can be shown on a label or tag attached to individual food or drink items. If calorie counts vary by less than 5% among different varieties or flavours of an item, the average calorie count can be displayed for all those varieties or flavours.
- Amends the Health Protection and Promotion Act to introduce new requirements for food service premises.
- Requires food service premises that are part of a chain with at least five locations in Ontario and gross annual revenues over $5 million to display the number of calories for food and drink items.
- Specifies how calorie information must be displayed, including on menus, display boards, or buffet carts, adjacent to the price and in the same font style and size.
- Allows for the average calorie count to be displayed if variations among different types of an item are within 5%.
- Establishes offences and penalties for contravening these new requirements.
- Owners and operators of food service premises that are part of a chain with at least five locations in Ontario and have gross annual revenues exceeding $5 million.
- Franchisors and persons who indirectly own or operate food service premises through subsidiaries, if they meet the criteria.
- Consumers who purchase food or drinks from these specified food service premises.
- Food service premises meeting the specified criteria must display the number of calories per serving for all food and drink items sold or served.
- Consumers have the right to see calorie information displayed adjacent to the price of food and drink items.
- The bill establishes that contravening the calorie display requirement is an offence.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- Businesses meeting the criteria are subject to fines for non-compliance.
- First offence fine: not more than $500 for each day the offence occurs or continues.
- Second or subsequent offence fine: not more than $5,000 for each day the offence occurs or continues.
- A first offence under section 16.1 is subject to a fine of up to $500 per day.
- A second or subsequent offence under section 16.1 is subject to a fine of up to $5,000 per day.
- The bill does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent, only that the Act comes into force on that day.
- While it defines 'food service premise' and outlines general display rules, specific details on the precise visual presentation (e.g., font colour, exact placement beyond 'adjacent to the price') are not detailed in the provided text.
- The bill applies to premises that are part of a chain with a minimum of five locations in Ontario. It does not address single-location establishments.
- The bill applies to premises with gross annual revenues over $5 million, excluding those below this threshold.
Introduces a new section (16.1) requiring certain food service premises to display calorie information for food and drink items sold or served. It also amends sections related to offences and penalties.
Source: Section 1
Amends subsection 100 (3) by adding a reference to the new section 16.1, likely related to the administration or enforcement of the new calorie display requirement.
Source: Section 2
Amends section 101 by adding a new subsection (1.1) that outlines the penalties for offences committed under the new section 16.1.
Source: Section 3
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