The House agriculture appropriations bill includes a waiver option - TopicsExpress



          

The House agriculture appropriations bill includes a waiver option for local school districts who have found it too expensive to comply with the new nutrition standards. The Administration is pushing back on that proposal. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released a statement, saying any efforts to undermine school nutrition standards would be “a major step backwards.” In a conference call with health and nutrition advocates last night, First Lady Michelle Obama urged her supporters to fight efforts by agribusiness to change the school lunch standards.
Posted on: Tue, 20 May 2014 13:51:37 +0000

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