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Bristol, Connecticut, schools join state program to limit
artificial sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J
Burnham, The Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
http://www.bristolpress.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3D17232233&B-
RD=3D1643&PA...
Front Page An unsweet deal By Johnny J. Burnham, The Bristol
Press 09/22/2006
BRISTOL, Connecticut -- The Board of Education has decided to
join the growing list of districts willing to give up some of
its autonomy in exchange for financial incentives and
participate in the state Department of Education's healthy
food and beverage program.
The state will now reimburse the district 10 cents per meal
served in its public schools. Bristol stands to gain an
estimated $90,000 with nearly 900,000 meals served during the
school year.
"We will no longer be able to sell anything to our students
that is not approved by the state as being a healthy food or
beverage," said Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Wasta.
The district had to move quickly, Wasta said, when it learned
that the state needed a response by October or it would not
provide reimbursement for the meals served from the start of
the school year until the date it received official
notification of the district's plan to participate. This would
cost Bristol approximately $9,000 a month.
Although the district will gain financially, school
fund-raising efforts may take a hit.
Whether it be a bake sale or the middle school cheesecake
sale, students, may not participate in the selling or handling
of any high-sugared, non-approved food that has any connection
with the school or its programs.
Under Public Act No. 06-63, the only beverages permitted are
"milk that may be flavored but contain no artificial
sweeteners and no more than four grams of sugar per ounce;
nondairy milks such as soy or rice milk, which may be flavored
but contain no artificial sweeteners, no more than four grams
of sugar per ounce, no more than 35 per cent of calories from
fat per portion and no more than ten per cent of calories from
saturated fat per portion; one hundred per cent fruit juice,
vegetable juice or combination of such juices, containing no
added sugars, sweeteners or artificial sweeteners; beverages
that contain only water and fruit or vegetable juice and have
no added sugars, sweeteners or artificial sweeteners; and
water, which may be flavored but contain no added sugars,
sweeteners, artificial sweeteners or caffeine."
All districts, whether taking advantage of the state's
meal reimbursement plan or not, must abide by this new
beverage law.
However, schools are still authorized to sell banned items at
an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or
on the weekend as long as the food or drink is not sold from a
vending machine or school store.
According to the superintendent, soda and snack concessions
are still permitted at Muzzy Field during sporting events.
Although the board voted in favor of participating, one
commissioner, Christopher C. Wilson, said joining was a
mistake.
"I certainly support the healthy lifestyle but [the state] is
taking all autonomy away from the local school boards," he
said. "We would only lose $90,000 if we turned this down but
we would have the freedom to serve the students what we deem
appropriate."
Wasta added that to his knowledge only three districts have
declined to participate.
William Smyth, assistant to the superintendent for business,
said that those that have chosen not to participate are small
districts that do not serve a lot of meals and therefore
reimbursement is minimal.
Johnny Burnham covers Bristol health, education, school and
children's issues. Contact him at jburn...@bristolpress.com or
584-0504 ext. 250.
=A9The Bristol Press 2006
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http://www.bristol.k12.ct.us/page.cfm?p=3D79 Bristol Public
Schools, Board Committees 129 Church Street - Bristol, CT
06010 Voice: (860) 584-7004 Fax: (860) 584-7611
BOEAd...@ci.bristol.ct.us
Mr. Christopher C. Wilson* 254 Main Street Bristol, CT 06010
H: (860) 583-5002 B: (860) 583-4127 cwil...@cvmco.com
Professional Insurance Agents, Connecticut
President-elect Christopher C. Wilson, CIC, CLU, CPCU
C=2EV. Mason & Co. Inc. 254 Main St. P=2EO. Box 569
Bristol, CT 06011-0569
(860) 583-4127 E-mail: c...@cvmco.com
http://www.bristoldemocrats.com/boardofed.html
Elected in November 2003, the Bristol Board of Education
consists of nine members who are each serving a term of four
years. The present board has six Democrats who received the
highest number of votes and three non-Democrats as required by
the state law regarding minority representation on boards of
education. The next election for all the Board of Education
seats will take place in November of 2007.
The board members all serve on a voluntary basis in these
non-paid positions. In addition to the monthly regular
meeting, board members participate in a number of standing and
special committees and make recommendations to the full board
for final action.
There are 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high
schools and 3 alternative programs at the secondary level
which serve approximately 8800 students with a goal to provide
the best education for every child. In addition, the school
system administers an Adult & Continuing Education Program.
Board of Education meetings are generally held on the first
Wednesday of the month except for July, August and September
which change.
Mrs. Jane Anastasio 74 Holley Road 583-0842 E-Mail:
anasta...@attbi.com
Mrs. Barbara Y. Doyle, Chairperson 90 Jewel Street 583-3472
E-Mail: byand...@mindspring.com
Mrs. Julie M. Luczkow, Vice Chair 84 Greystone Avenue 584-8990
E-Mail: julie_lucz...@hotmail.com
Ms. Thomas P. O'Brien 272 Center Street 583-7116
Mrs. Gloria Marino 10 Walnut Street 589-1018
Mt. Kizzy Hernandez 79 Hull Street, Unit 2 584-1504
http://www.ci.bristol.ct.us/content/3116/3150/default.aspx
COUNTY: Hartford AREA: 26.6 sq. mi. POPULATION: 60,062
EDUCATION: (860) 584-7000 School Superintendent: Dr. Michael
J. Wasta, PhD 860-584-7002 mikewa...@ci.bristol.ct.us
*******************************************************
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1365 policy
includes prohibitions on artificial sweeteners and candy sales
on school grounds during the school day, Massachusetts,
Holbrook School Department, Superintendent Susan E. Martin:
Murray 2006.08.19
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy
Barnes, New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3D16628924&BRD=3D16-
55&PAG=3D461&d= .=2E.
School food act knocks soda and snacks By: Nancy Barnes
05/12/2006
When students return to the halls of the New Milford
public school system this fall, healthier foods and
beverages will be in place, thanks to "An Act Concerning
Healthy Food and Beverages in Schools" passed by the
General Assembly on April 27.
The new legislation, which takes effect July 1, applies to
"any source" within school property, including, but not
limited to, school stores, vending machines, school
cafeterias, and any fund-raising activities on school
premises, whether or not they are sponsored by the school,
during regular school hours.
Milk, for instance, may be flavored but contain no artificial
sweeteners and no more than four grams of sugar per ounce.
[ 48grams per 12 oz ] Water may be flavored but contain no
added sugars, sweeteners, artificial sweeteners or
caffeine. One hundred percent fruit juice, vegetable
juice or a combination of these juices shall contain no
added sugars, sweeteners or artificial sweeteners,
according to the legislation.
"The Department of Education was supportive of it," said Susan
Fiore, nutrition education coordinator in the State Department
of Education, referring to the legislation. "We've been trying
to work to help schools promote healthy eating as well as
physical activity for kids."
"It's bigger than an obesity issue," she said with reference
to the catalyst for the legislation, while terming obesity
among school children a big epidemic. "The bottom line is
healthy kids, no matter what their size."
"Obesity was the driving force behind all this, because it
keeps climbing and climbing," she acknowledged. "We worry
about the health of all kids. Many normal-weight kids are not
healthy. They are not eating food that will keep them healthy
in the long run, like fruits and vegetables."
"We really looked at the concept of promoting less
processing and more whole, natural foods," she said, with
regard to the ban on artificial sweeteners. "Even if kids
are drinking diet soda, they're not drinking milk, and they
need to drink water."
The vote for the legislation was close, with the final tally
in the House 76 to 74, with four state representatives
absent, and the vote in the Senate 24 to 8, also with four
assemblymen absent.
"I think it had a lot to do with party lines," Ms. Fiore
said, noting that the bill came from State Sen. Donald E.
Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn), who is president pro tempore of
the state Senate.
"There was opposition from the soda companies and the
Teamsters," she said, noting that the union had argued
"there'd be nothing for delivery.
"The soda companies sell juice. They sell water," she said,
referring to the new markets the statewide legislation will
open up as it decreases others.
The legislation also includes incentives for school districts
to apply nutritional standards to food that does not fall
within federally assisted programs such as the National School
Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the School Milk
Program and the After-School Snack Program, for which the New
Milford school district, like others throughout the state, is
presently reimbursed.
"There are many other foods at schools that are not
reimbursable," she said, citing the sale of hot dogs or
hamburgers.
"There are no standards for those foods so now, everything
besides the meals will have standards," she said, referring to
standards the state Department of Education had worked out for
foods within the past two years.
The second part of the legislation gives school districts the
option of applying DOE nutritional standards to all food items
it sells. "If the school chooses to apply those standards to
its food, it will get additional funding," she said, adding
that the funding formula is still being calculated.
Mu. Fiore affirmed that the legislation leaves optional the
sale of foods that do not meet its nutritional standards
in their faculty areas. "The school could choose to leave
it in a faculty lounge," she said.
=A9New Milford Times 2006
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http://www.team.uconn.edu/teachers.htm Connecticut's Team
Nutrition Program
If you have any questions about Team Nutrition please contact:
Colleen Thompson, MS, RD (860) 486-1787
cthom...@canr.cag.uconn.edu
Ellen Shanley, MBA, RD, CD-N (860) 486-0119
eshan...@canr.cag.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources Department of Nutritional Sciences
http://www.team.uconn.edu/teachers.htm#vending For more
information on Connecticut Team Nutrition or the Healthy
Vending and Snack Sales Pilot, contact Susan S. Fiore, MS, RD,
Team Nutrition Director, at (860) 807-2075 or
susan.fi...@po.state.ct.us
*******************************************************
"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to
actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the
facts about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment."
Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmfor...@comcast.net 505-501-2298
1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with
76 members, 1,369 posts in a public, searchable archive
http://RMForAll.blogspot.com http://AspartameNM.blogspot.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340
aspartame groups and books: updated research review of
2004.07.16: Murray 2006.05.11
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1366
toxicity in rat brains from aspartame, Vences-Mejia A,
Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al 2006 Aug: Murray 2006.09.06
NIH NLM ToxNet HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank inadequate
re aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid): Murray
2006.06.17
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1349
Since no adaquate data has ever been published on the exact
disposition of toxic metabolites in specific tissues in humans
of the 11% methanol component of aspartame, the many studies
on morning-after hangover from the methanol impurity in
alcohol drinks are the main available resource to date.
Jones AW (1987) found next-morning hangover from red wine with
100 to 150 mg methanol
(9.5% w/v ethanol, 100 mg/l methanol, 0.01%, one part in ten
thousand).
Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame in 2
L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol
(wood alcohol).
*******************************************************
artificial sweeteners, sugar, fats for 8800 students, Johnny J
Burnham, The Bristol Press: Murray 2006.09.22
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1369
http://www.bristolpress.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3D17232233&B-
RD=3D1643&PA...
Front Page An unsweet deal By Johnny J. Burnham, The Bristol
Press 09/22/2006
BRISTOL, Connecticut -- The Board of Education has decided to
join the growing list of districts willing to give up some of
its autonomy in exchange for financial incentives and
participate in the state Department of Education's healthy
food and beverage program.
The state will now reimburse the district 10 cents per meal
served in its public schools. Bristol stands to gain an
estimated $90,000 with nearly 900,000 meals served during the
school year.
"We will no longer be able to sell anything to our students
that is not approved by the state as being a healthy food or
beverage," said Superintendent of Schools Michael J. Wasta.
The district had to move quickly, Wasta said, when it learned
that the state needed a response by October or it would not
provide reimbursement for the meals served from the start of
the school year until the date it received official
notification of the district's plan to participate. This would
cost Bristol approximately $9,000 a month.
Although the district will gain financially, school
fund-raising efforts may take a hit.
Whether it be a bake sale or the middle school cheesecake
sale, students, may not participate in the selling or handling
of any high-sugared, non-approved food that has any connection
with the school or its programs.
Under Public Act No. 06-63, the only beverages permitted are
"milk that may be flavored but contain no artificial
sweeteners and no more than four grams of sugar per ounce;
nondairy milks such as soy or rice milk, which may be flavored
but contain no artificial sweeteners, no more than four grams
of sugar per ounce, no more than 35 per cent of calories from
fat per portion and no more than ten per cent of calories from
saturated fat per portion; one hundred per cent fruit juice,
vegetable juice or combination of such juices, containing no
added sugars, sweeteners or artificial sweeteners; beverages
that contain only water and fruit or vegetable juice and have
no added sugars, sweeteners or artificial sweeteners; and
water, which may be flavored but contain no added sugars,
sweeteners, artificial sweeteners or caffeine."
All districts, whether taking advantage of the state's
meal reimbursement plan or not, must abide by this new
beverage law.
However, schools are still authorized to sell banned items at
an event occurring after the end of the regular school day or
on the weekend as long as the food or drink is not sold from a
vending machine or school store.
According to the superintendent, soda and snack concessions
are still permitted at Muzzy Field during sporting events.
Although the board voted in favor of participating, one
commissioner, Christopher C. Wilson, said joining was a
mistake.
"I certainly support the healthy lifestyle but [the state] is
taking all autonomy away from the local school boards," he
said. "We would only lose $90,000 if we turned this down but
we would have the freedom to serve the students what we deem
appropriate."
Wasta added that to his knowledge only three districts have
declined to participate.
William Smyth, assistant to the superintendent for business,
said that those that have chosen not to participate are small
districts that do not serve a lot of meals and therefore
reimbursement is minimal.
Johnny Burnham covers Bristol health, education, school and
children's issues. Contact him at jburn...@bristolpress.com or
584-0504 ext. 250.
=A9The Bristol Press 2006
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http://www.bristolpress.com/site/news.asp?brd=3D1643&nav_sec=-
3D2108 99 Main Street Bristol, CT 06010 PHONE: (860) 584-0501
FAX: (860) 584-2192
EDITOR: William Sarno E-MAIL: edi...@bristolpress.com
THE READERS' CORNER: E-MAIL: lett...@bristolpress.com
http://www.bristol.k12.ct.us/page.cfm?p=3D79 Bristol Public
Schools, Board Committees 129 Church Street - Bristol, CT
06010 Voice: (860) 584-7004 Fax: (860) 584-7611
BOEAd...@ci.bristol.ct.us
Mr. Christopher C. Wilson* 254 Main Street Bristol, CT 06010
H: (860) 583-5002 B: (860) 583-4127 cwil...@cvmco.com
Professional Insurance Agents, Connecticut
President-elect Christopher C. Wilson, CIC, CLU, CPCU
C=2EV. Mason & Co. Inc. 254 Main St. P=2EO. Box 569
Bristol, CT 06011-0569
(860) 583-4127 E-mail: c...@cvmco.com
http://www.bristoldemocrats.com/boardofed.html
Elected in November 2003, the Bristol Board of Education
consists of nine members who are each serving a term of four
years. The present board has six Democrats who received the
highest number of votes and three non-Democrats as required by
the state law regarding minority representation on boards of
education. The next election for all the Board of Education
seats will take place in November of 2007.
The board members all serve on a voluntary basis in these
non-paid positions. In addition to the monthly regular
meeting, board members participate in a number of standing and
special committees and make recommendations to the full board
for final action.
There are 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 high
schools and 3 alternative programs at the secondary level
which serve approximately 8800 students with a goal to provide
the best education for every child. In addition, the school
system administers an Adult & Continuing Education Program.
Board of Education meetings are generally held on the first
Wednesday of the month except for July, August and September
which change.
Mrs. Jane Anastasio 74 Holley Road 583-0842 E-Mail:
anasta...@attbi.com
Mrs. Barbara Y. Doyle, Chairperson 90 Jewel Street 583-3472
E-Mail: byand...@mindspring.com
Mrs. Julie M. Luczkow, Vice Chair 84 Greystone Avenue 584-8990
E-Mail: julie_lucz...@hotmail.com
Ms. Thomas P. O'Brien 272 Center Street 583-7116
Mrs. Gloria Marino 10 Walnut Street 589-1018
Mt. Kizzy Hernandez 79 Hull Street, Unit 2 584-1504
http://www.ci.bristol.ct.us/content/3116/3150/default.aspx
COUNTY: Hartford AREA: 26.6 sq. mi. POPULATION: 60,062
EDUCATION: (860) 584-7000 School Superintendent: Dr. Michael
J. Wasta, PhD 860-584-7002 mikewa...@ci.bristol.ct.us
*******************************************************
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1365 policy
includes prohibitions on artificial sweeteners and candy sales
on school grounds during the school day, Massachusetts,
Holbrook School Department, Superintendent Susan E. Martin:
Murray 2006.08.19
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1341
Connecticut bans artificial sweeteners in schools, Nancy
Barnes, New Milford Times: Murray 2006.05.25
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=3D16628924&BRD=3D16-
55&PAG=3D461&d= .=2E.
School food act knocks soda and snacks By: Nancy Barnes
05/12/2006
When students return to the halls of the New Milford
public school system this fall, healthier foods and
beverages will be in place, thanks to "An Act Concerning
Healthy Food and Beverages in Schools" passed by the
General Assembly on April 27.
The new legislation, which takes effect July 1, applies to
"any source" within school property, including, but not
limited to, school stores, vending machines, school
cafeterias, and any fund-raising activities on school
premises, whether or not they are sponsored by the school,
during regular school hours.
Milk, for instance, may be flavored but contain no artificial
sweeteners and no more than four grams of sugar per ounce.
[ 48grams per 12 oz ] Water may be flavored but contain no
added sugars, sweeteners, artificial sweeteners or
caffeine. One hundred percent fruit juice, vegetable
juice or a combination of these juices shall contain no
added sugars, sweeteners or artificial sweeteners,
according to the legislation.
"The Department of Education was supportive of it," said Susan
Fiore, nutrition education coordinator in the State Department
of Education, referring to the legislation. "We've been trying
to work to help schools promote healthy eating as well as
physical activity for kids."
"It's bigger than an obesity issue," she said with reference
to the catalyst for the legislation, while terming obesity
among school children a big epidemic. "The bottom line is
healthy kids, no matter what their size."
"Obesity was the driving force behind all this, because it
keeps climbing and climbing," she acknowledged. "We worry
about the health of all kids. Many normal-weight kids are not
healthy. They are not eating food that will keep them healthy
in the long run, like fruits and vegetables."
"We really looked at the concept of promoting less
processing and more whole, natural foods," she said, with
regard to the ban on artificial sweeteners. "Even if kids
are drinking diet soda, they're not drinking milk, and they
need to drink water."
The vote for the legislation was close, with the final tally
in the House 76 to 74, with four state representatives
absent, and the vote in the Senate 24 to 8, also with four
assemblymen absent.
"I think it had a lot to do with party lines," Ms. Fiore
said, noting that the bill came from State Sen. Donald E.
Williams, Jr. (D-Brooklyn), who is president pro tempore of
the state Senate.
"There was opposition from the soda companies and the
Teamsters," she said, noting that the union had argued
"there'd be nothing for delivery.
"The soda companies sell juice. They sell water," she said,
referring to the new markets the statewide legislation will
open up as it decreases others.
The legislation also includes incentives for school districts
to apply nutritional standards to food that does not fall
within federally assisted programs such as the National School
Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the School Milk
Program and the After-School Snack Program, for which the New
Milford school district, like others throughout the state, is
presently reimbursed.
"There are many other foods at schools that are not
reimbursable," she said, citing the sale of hot dogs or
hamburgers.
"There are no standards for those foods so now, everything
besides the meals will have standards," she said, referring to
standards the state Department of Education had worked out for
foods within the past two years.
The second part of the legislation gives school districts the
option of applying DOE nutritional standards to all food items
it sells. "If the school chooses to apply those standards to
its food, it will get additional funding," she said, adding
that the funding formula is still being calculated.
Mu. Fiore affirmed that the legislation leaves optional the
sale of foods that do not meet its nutritional standards
in their faculty areas. "The school could choose to leave
it in a faculty lounge," she said.
=A9New Milford Times 2006
*******************************************************
housato...@ctcentral.com Welcome to NewMilfordTimes.com, a
site we created for you and the community. Headquarters: 65
Bank Street, New Milford, CT 06776 PHONE: (860)354-2261 x 150
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http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=3D1655
http://www.team.uconn.edu/teachers.htm Connecticut's Team
Nutrition Program
If you have any questions about Team Nutrition please contact:
Colleen Thompson, MS, RD (860) 486-1787
cthom...@canr.cag.uconn.edu
Ellen Shanley, MBA, RD, CD-N (860) 486-0119
eshan...@canr.cag.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources Department of Nutritional Sciences
http://www.team.uconn.edu/teachers.htm#vending For more
information on Connecticut Team Nutrition or the Healthy
Vending and Snack Sales Pilot, contact Susan S. Fiore, MS, RD,
Team Nutrition Director, at (860) 807-2075 or
susan.fi...@po.state.ct.us
*******************************************************
"Of course, everyone chooses, as a natural priority, to
actively find, quickly share, and positively act upon the
facts about healthy and safe food, drink, and environment."
Rich Murray, MA Room For All rmfor...@comcast.net 505-501-2298
1943 Otowi Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/messages group with
76 members, 1,369 posts in a public, searchable archive
http://RMForAll.blogspot.com http://AspartameNM.blogspot.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1340
aspartame groups and books: updated research review of
2004.07.16: Murray 2006.05.11
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1366
toxicity in rat brains from aspartame, Vences-Mejia A,
Espinosa-Aguirre JJ et al 2006 Aug: Murray 2006.09.06
NIH NLM ToxNet HSDB Hazardous Substances Data Bank inadequate
re aspartame (methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid): Murray
2006.06.17
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/aspartameNM/message/1349
Since no adaquate data has ever been published on the exact
disposition of toxic metabolites in specific tissues in humans
of the 11% methanol component of aspartame, the many studies
on morning-after hangover from the methanol impurity in
alcohol drinks are the main available resource to date.
Jones AW (1987) found next-morning hangover from red wine with
100 to 150 mg methanol
(9.5% w/v ethanol, 100 mg/l methanol, 0.01%, one part in ten
thousand).
Fully 11% of aspartame is methanol -- 1,120 mg aspartame in 2
L diet soda, almost six 12-oz cans, gives 123 mg methanol
(wood alcohol).
*******************************************************