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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>354401</law_id><section_number>22.1-207.4</section_number><catch_line>Nutritional guidelines for competitive foods</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>22.1-207.4:3</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="60" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="14" identifier="13">Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="1">Programs and Courses of Instruction Generally</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> For purposes of this section, &#x201C;<span class="dictionary">competitive food</span>&#x201D; means any food, excluding beverages, sold to students on school grounds during regular school hours that is not part of the school breakfast or school lunch program. <a id="paragraph-1319222" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.4/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, in cooperation with the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health, shall promulgate regulations setting nutritional guidelines for all <span class="dictionary">competitive foods</span>. <a id="paragraph-1319223" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.4/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="C"><p><span class="prefix-number">C.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span>, with assistance from the <span class="dictionary">Department</span> of Health, shall periodically review the nutritional guidelines for <span class="dictionary">competitive foods</span> to ensure that they remain current and science-based and shall also review the nutritional guidelines upon changes to federal <span class="dictionary">law</span> or regulations for <span class="dictionary">competitive foods</span>. <a id="paragraph-1319224" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.4/#C"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="D"><p><span class="prefix-number">D.</span> The regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall include but not be limited to: calorie, fat, sugar, and sodium content. <a id="paragraph-1319225" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.4/#D"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="E"><p><span class="prefix-number">E.</span> The regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall permit each public school to conduct on school grounds during regular school hours no more than 30 school-sponsored fundraisers per school year, during which food that does not meet the nutrition guidelines for <span class="dictionary">competitive foods</span> may be sold to students. <a id="paragraph-1319226" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-207.4/#E"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>2010, c. 718; 2015, c. 568.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
