Wisconsin Senator Proposing Legislation Regarding Milk Choices at Schools
Sunday, June 16th, 2019 -- 5:50 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) -U.S. Senator Ron Johnson is joining Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania in proposing legislation that would roll back an Obama-era rule that restricted school districts from serving flavored and unflavored whole milk and two percent milk.The lawmakers call their measure the MILK Act, which stands for 'Milk in Lunches for Kids.' In 2010, Congress passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which amended nutrition standards in the School Lunch Program and limited school's unflavored milk options to skim and one percent and limited the flavored milk options to only skim milk.
But last year, the USDA announced a rule that allowed schools to also serve flavored one percent milk to students. Johnson says his bill would also require the secretary of agriculture to revise regulations to exclude milk fat from the cap on saturated fat in school lunches.
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