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Mississippi school meals among healthiest in US

 Aug. 19, 2013

More than 80% of state's districts are meeting USDA's new meal requirements.

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District keeps meal prices low to boost sales

 Aug. 19, 2013

Despite six-figure loss, officials decide to keep a price decrease on school meals.

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Bill would make it easier to get native food into Alaska foodservice establishments

Aug. 14, 2013

The legislation would reduce red tape involved in getting USDA approval for serving native foods in non-commercial operations.

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West Virginia schools receive $1.1 million to implement alternative breakfast service

Aug. 14, 2013

The funding is the first step in the state's Feed to Achieve Act, which aims to provide free meals to all students by 2015.

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Breakfast regs won't spark student protests, directors say

Aug. 12, 2013

Operators say new products and subtler changes will prevent student disatisfaction over implementation of breakfast rules.

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Teacher complaints could kill Buffalo's breakfast in classroom program

Aug. 09, 2013

The teacher's union has filed a grievance because of mess and reduction in teaching time.

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Childhood obesity rates drop, CDC says

Aug. 08, 2013

Several states were elimiinated from the study, which could have affected the results.

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School districts still adjusting to new lunch standards

Aug. 08, 2013

Following a protest over the new meal regs, one school district struggles to increase participation.

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School Regs Front and Center at ANC

By Paul King on Aug. 07, 2013

The first Annual National Conference since the introduction of new federal meal regulations for school foodservice drew more than 6,500 foodservice professionals and a record number of exhibitors to Kansas City, Mo., to talk about life in this new reality

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FDA releases guidelines on gluten-free food labeling

Aug. 05, 2013

A gluten-free item cannot contain more than 20 parts per million of gluten.

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