Health and Safety Code section 114379.20

(a)

A restaurant that sells a children’s meal shall make the default beverage offered with the children’s meal one of the following:

(1)

Water, sparkling water, or flavored water, with no added natural or artificial sweeteners.

(2)

Unflavored milk.

(3)

A nondairy milk alternative that contains no more than 130 calories per container or serving. For purposes of this paragraph, “nondairy milk alternative” means a non-dairy fluid milk substitute that meets the standards for the National School Lunch Program as set forth in Section 210.10 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

(b)

The beverage listed or displayed on a restaurant menu or advertisement for a children’s meal shall be one of the default beverages listed in subdivision (a).

Source: Section 114379.20, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=114379.­20.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2019; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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