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No Toys With Unhealthy Children's Meals: California County Officials
Officials in Santa Clara County, Calif., voted Tuesday to forbid fast-food restaurants from offering promotional toys with children's meals if those meals don't meet nutritional standards set by the federal Institute of Medicine.
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The new law would level "the playing field by taking away the incentive to choose fatty, sugary foods over healthier options," Ken Yeager, president of the board of supervisors in Santa Clara County, told The New York Times.
"What we're trying to do is de-link the connection between unhealthy food and toys," he explained.
The law, the first of its kind in the United States, was passed by the board in a 3-2 vote and will take effect this summer after a final vote in May, The Times reported.
China Lifts Ban on HIV-Positive Visitors
A two-decade ban on visitors who are HIV-positive or have other sexually transmitted diseases has been lifted by China. The country also removed a longstanding ban on visitors with leprosy.
The changes, which took effect April 24, come just as travelers begin arriving for Shanghai's world exposition, The New York Times reported.
Bans on travel to China remain in place for people with infectious tuberculosis, serious mental disorders and "infectious diseases which could possibly greatly harm the public health."
Early this year, the U.S. government rescinded a 22-year-old ban on visitors who are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In announcing the policy change, President Obama said he was eliminating a restriction that was "rooted in fear rather than fact," The Times reported.
a general counsel Glenn Engelmann said in a statement that resolving the case was "in the best interest" of the company." ~ Source: www.Medicinenet.com
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