1、CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i USDAs Final Rule on Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium in School Meals name redacted Analyst in Social Policy Updated December 20, 2018 On December 12, 2018, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a final rule on “flexib
2、ilities” for milk, whole grains, and sodium in child nutrition programs. The rule alters certain aspects of the nutrition standards for school meals that the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition Service (USDA-FNS) updated in 2012 based on a timeline set by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids
3、 Act of 2010 (HHFKA, P.L. 111-296). The release of the final rule follows years of debate over the updated standards and previous actions by Congress and USDA to loosen the milk, whole grain, and sodium requirements. The changes primarily affect meals served in the National School Lunch Program and
4、School Breakfast Program; however, they also affect milk requirements in the Special Milk Program (SMP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Summary of the New Final Rule Effective school year (SY) 2019-2020, the rule changes three aspects of the 2012 regulations indefinitely. It allow
