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  "legislation": "wsi/2013/1984",
  "legislation_title": "The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013",
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  "heading": "DRINKS PROVIDED IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS",
  "text": "Table D\nThe requirements in Table D apply to drinks provided in maintained primary and secondary schools and maintained nursery schools.\n(1) Product\n(2) Nursery schools\n(3) Primary schools\n(4) Secondary schools\n(5) Mandatory Requirement for product\n(6) Discretionary requirement for product\ningle drinks\nPlain water (still or carbonated)\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nNo added substances.\nNone.\nPlain milk\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nNo added substances.\nMilk provided in nursery schools must be whole milk or semi-skimmed milk.\nMilk provided in primary and secondary schools must be semi-skimmed milk or skimmed milk.\nNone.\nFruit juice or vegetable juice (still or carbonated)\nDrink permitted only as part of school breakfast or school lunch and if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted only as part of school breakfast or school lunch and if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nNo added substances other than a substance listed in column 6.\nSugar may be added to fruit juice, other than any prepared from grapes or pears, but only for the purpose of regulating acidic taste in an amount (expressed as dry matter) not exceeding 15 grams per litre of juice.\nPlain soya, plain rice or plain oat drinks\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain added calcium.\nCombination drinks\nFruit juice or vegetable juice combined with plain water (still or carbonated)\nDrink permitted only as part of school breakfast or school lunch and if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted only as part of school breakfast or school lunch and if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nMust contain a minimum of 50% fruit juice or vegetable juice.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain colours, flavourings and other additives such as preservatives, antioxidants and stabilisers in accordance with the relevant European Union Regulations defined in regulation 2 of these Regulations.\nFruit juice or vegetable juice combined with plain milk or plain yoghurt.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nMilk must be semi-skimmed or skimmed.\nMilk or yoghurt must be at least 50% milk by volume.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain colours, flavourings and other additives such as preservatives, antioxidants and stabilisers in accordance with the relevant European Union Regulations defined in regulation 2 of these Regulations.\nMay have less than 5% added sugar or honey added.\nMay contain vitamins and minerals.\nFruit juice or vegetable juice combined with plain soya, plain rice or plain oat drinks.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nMust contain a minimum of 50% soya, rice or oat drink by volume.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain colours, flavourings and other additives such as preservatives, antioxidants and stabilisers in accordance with the relevant European Union Regulations defined in regulation 2 of these Regulations.\nMay have less than 5% added sugars or honey added.\nMay contain vitamins and minerals.\nFlavoured milk, yoghurt or soya, rice or oat drinks.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nMilk must be semi-skimmed or skimmed.\nMilk or yoghurt or soya, rice or oat drink must be at least 90% by volume.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain colours, flavourings and other additives such as preservatives, antioxidants and stabilisers in accordance with the relevant European Union Regulations defined in regulation 2 of these Regulations.\nMay have less than 5% added sugars or honey added.\nMay contain vitamins and minerals.\nBlended drinks\nA drink made singly or in combination with a blend or puree of fruit, vegetables, fruit juice or vegetable juice.\nDrink permitted only as part of school lunch and if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted only as part of school lunch and if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nA blended drink may contain colours, flavourings and other additives such as preservatives, antioxidants and stabilisers in accordance with the relevant European Union Regulations defined in regulation 2 of these Regulations.\nHot drinks\nTea or coffee\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain semi-skimmed or skimmed milk.\nHot chocolate\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink not permitted.\nDrink permitted if it satisfies the requirement in column 5.\nMust be made with plain water, or plain milk (semi-skimmed or skimmed) or plain soya, plain rice or plain oat drink.\nDrink must not exceed 250ml in volume.\nNo added substances other than a substance in column 6.\nMay contain vitamins and minerals.\nMay have less than 5% added sugars or honey added.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 5 in force at 2.9.2013, see reg. 1(1)"
    },
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      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As permitted by paragraph 3(a) of Schedule 3 to S.I 2003/3041(W.286)(as amended by S.I. 2011/700 (W.107))."
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