Yesterday the House Education & Labor Committee approved the bipartisan Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act. The bill will significantly increase access and remove barriers to child nutrition programs, improve the quality of the meals served and implement new school food safety guidelines. It would also increase how much the federal government reimburses schools for meals served — the first such increase in over 30 years. Additionally, for the first time, it would require schools to set standards for foods served outside the cafeteria, including vending machines.
You can read more from the Committee here.
Words of praise from First Lady Michelle Obama here.
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