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Added sugar limits are coming to California school meals

 By Benita Gingerella on Oct. 10, 2023

Starting in January, added sugar in school meals served in the state will be restricted to no more than 25 grams of added sugar per day.

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Lawmakers make another push for plant-based milk in school

By Benita Gingerella on Oct. 09, 2023

Senate bill 2943 would require schools to offer fluid milk substitutes if requested by students, parents or guardians.

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USDA expands CEP access

By Benita Gingerella on Sep. 26, 2023

Around 3,000 more school districts will be able to offer free meals to students under the Community Eligibility Provision.

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Federal lawmakers seek to end lunch debt

By Benita Gingerella on Sep. 26, 2023

A new bill would direct the USDA to pay off all existing meal debt owed to schools.

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Michigan seeks to make universal free meals program permanent

By Benita Gingerella on Sep. 22, 2023

Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would make free school meals a lasting fixture in the state.

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Arkansas expands free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Aug. 29, 2023

The state is the latest to offer free meals to students who qualify for reduced-price lunches.

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Delaware bans polystyrene food containers, automatic giveaway of plastic straws

By Peter Romeo on Aug. 23, 2023

The new rules apply to restaurants and on-site operations like cafeterias, though healthcare facilities are exempt from the ban on providing single-use straws.

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Kentucky lawmakers seek to expand free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Aug. 15, 2023

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Arizona senators hope to ban lunch shaming, and Illinois becomes the latest state to offer universal free meals.

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Connecticut expands free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Aug. 08, 2023

The state is using $16 million to offer free meals to students at non-Community Eligibility Provision schools.

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Federal bill seeks to better training for school nutrition professionals

By Benita Gingerella on Aug. 01, 2023

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: A new law in Maine will provide grant funding to foodservice programs, and lawmakers in Massachusetts pass a budget bill that would provide universal free meals.

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