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| California Passes Law Requiring Vegan Meals in Prisons and Hospitals |
| By nycfoodpolicy.org |
| Published: 10/02/2018 |
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On September 18, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senator Nancy Skinner’s (D-Berkeley) Senate Bill 1138, which requires California hospitals, healthcare facilities and state prisons to offer at least one vegan option at every meal. The bill states that “access to nutritious food that meets health or cultural needs is a basic human right.” Individuals who are confined to prisons, hospitals or healthcare facilities aren’t always given the opportunity to choose meatless options – whether they wish to do so for health, environmental or personal reasons. Public institutions are already required to provide halal, vegetarian and kosher options on the menu – SB 1138 requires that vegan options be added to the list. According to Susan Levin, M.S., R.D., director of nutrition education for the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, “California is leading the nation by acting on the American Medical Association and the American College of Cardiology recommendations for plant-based meals. Providing plant-based meals won’t just help patients and prisoners fight obesity, diabetes, and heart disease; it could save hospitals and prisons thousands of dollars a year.” Recently, several government institutions have been taking action to promote plant-based diets. Just three weeks ago, the City of Berkeley passed the Green Mondays resolution, calling for City owned and operated institutions to serve only plant-based foods, without meat or dairy, on Mondays. The Green Mondays resolution was proposed as a viable way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read More. |
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