N.J. tosses junk food from schools Thursday, February 22, 2007 • Associated Press Junk foods were expelled from schools yesterday when Gov. Jon Corzine signed a bill implementing new school nutrition standards. The new law bars the sale or distribution of foods with minimal nutritional value in public school cafeterias and vending machines during school hours. Federal law defines such foods as those with less than 5 percent per serving of eight specified nutrients. Bill sponsor Shirley Turner (D-Mercer) hailed passage of the legislation. "With childhood obesity rates out of control, we needed to take the bull by the horns and make sure our schools are teaching students good eating habits," Turner said. Under the law, vending machines will not be allowed to contain foods or soft drinks listing sugar as the first ingredient, or those with excess fat or saturated fat. © 2006 The Star-Ledger. Used by NJ.com with permission.