This WELL feature requires projects to label and phase out or restrict artificial ingredients.
Part 1 Limit Artificial Ingredients
WELL Certification: 1 Pt | WELL Core: 1 Pt For All Spaces: Option 1: Artificial ingredient phase out The following requirements are met: a. The project phases out (over a maximum of three years) the use, sale and provision of foods and beverages containing artificial ingredients listed in the table below: Colorings Blue 1 (E133), Blue 2 (E132), Green 3, Orange B, Citrus Red 2, Red 3 (E127), Red 40 (E129), Yellow 5 (E102), Yellow 6 (E110), carmine, cochineal, caramel coloring Sweeteners acesulfame-potassium (acesulfame-k), advantame, aspartame, calcium saccharin, saccharin, sucralose, cyclamate, neotame, polydextrose, olestra Preservatives sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, potassium bromate, potassium iodate, propyl gallate, BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), TBHQ, sodium benzoate Fats & Oils BVO (brominated vegetable oil), partially hydrogenated oil b. All foods and beverages sold or provided by (or under contract with) the project owner are clearly labeled on packaging, nearby menus or signage to indicate whether they contain artificial ingredients listed in the table above. OR Option 2: Artificial ingredient restriction The following requirement is met: a. All foods and beverages sold or provided on a daily basis by (or under contract with) the project owner do not contain artificial ingredients listed in the table below: Colorings Blue 1 (E133), Blue 2 (E132), Green 3, Orange B, Citrus Red 2, Red 3 (E127), Red 40 (E129), Yellow 5 (E102), Yellow 6 (E110), carmine, cochineal, caramel coloring Sweeteners acesulfame-potassium (acesulfame-k), advantame, aspartame, calcium saccharin, saccharin, sucralose, cyclamate, neotame, polydextrose, olestra Preservatives sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, potassium bromate, potassium iodate, propyl gallate, BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole), BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene), TBHQ, sodium benzoate Fats & Oils BVO (brominated vegetable oil), partially hydrogenated oil WELL Core Guidance: Meet these requirements in non-leased spaces. References 1. Afshin A, Sur PJ, Fay KA, et al. Health effects of dietary risks in 195 countries, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet. 2019;393(10184):1958-1972. doi:10.1016/S0140- 6736(19)30041-8 2. Gakidou E, Afshin A, Abajobir AA, et al. Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016. Lancet. 2017;390(10100):1345-1422. doi:10.1016/S0140- 6736(17)32366-8 3. Popkin BM, Adair LS, Ng SW. Global nutrition transition and the pandemic of obesity in developing countries. Nutr Rev. 2012;70(1):3-21. doi:10.1111/j.1753-4887.2011.00456.x 4. Tilman D, Clark M. Global diets link environ