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The enemy within

 By Becky Schilling on Mar. 10, 2014

What do cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and salt have in common? They are all being regulated in some way by the U.S. government due to their potential negative effects on health.

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Free lunch bill advances in the House

 Mar. 07, 2014

If low-income children can't afford a nutritious, hot lunch, the state of Minnesota should pick up the tab, the House Education Finance Committee decided Thursday.

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Foodservice operations protest food safety 'glove law'

Mar. 07, 2014

State lawmakers have passed a new food safety law that they wish they hadn't.

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Two new studies underscore hopes, frustrations of revamped school lunches

Mar. 06, 2014

A new government study indicates that school districts have struggled to implement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s revamped nutrition standards for school meals, while others are eating more fruits and vegetables.

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Be careful what you ask for

By Becky Schilling on Mar. 04, 2014

Several years ago, I attended my first Legislative Action Committee (LAC) conference. This was before the 2010 reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act, which put into place the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA).

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Congress allows schools to request snack food rule delay

Mar. 03, 2014

Under a provision passed in Congress earlier this month, schools may request a delay to comply with new USDA nutrition standards for food and beverages sold in schools.

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Federal audit calls new school lunch rules a failure

Mar. 03, 2014

The federal government’s changes to school lunch menus have been disastrous, causing problems for cafeterias trying to comply with the rules and leaving the menu so expensive or unpalatable that more than 1 million students have stopped buying lunch, according to a government audit released Thursday.

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Oregon schools already comply with proposed federal guidelines on food marketing

Feb. 28, 2014

The White House proposed new rules Tuesday to limit how schools are allowed to market sugary drinks and junk food to students during school hours and school-related activities.

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School food marketing sees changes from new rules

Feb. 27, 2014

A school is no longer a place for selling cupcakes and soda.

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New Mass. law to require large institutions to recycle food waste

Feb. 19, 2014

New state law will require large institutions to recycle food waste.

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