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Workforce

California pushes through mandates for protecting indoor workers from excessive heat

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2024

At 82 degrees, foodservice operators will be required to provide back-of-house staffers with water, rest breaks and cool-down areas.

Operations

Congress is presented with a new plan for keeping food safe

 By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2024

Three prominent lawmakers have called for reworking the federal government's hodgepodge of a system for safeguarding the nation's food supply.

Sustainability

Federal government takes a big step in phasing out single-use food containers

By Peter Romeo on Jul. 25, 2024

The White House pledged to halt the use of the packaging in all federally supported foodservice operations by 2027.

Operations

Massachusetts lawmakers approve universal free school meals for another year

By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 23, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: New Hampshire governor signs farm-to-school pilot program bill into law.

Operations

New grant funding available for USDA Sun Bucks Program

By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 16, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Five more states adopt Medicaid Direct Certification.

Operations

California bill that would ban certain additives in school meals takes another step to becoming law

By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 09, 2024

Also in this week’s legislative update: New data from Massachusetts analyzes the impact of the state’s universal free school meals program.

Operations

Federal CARE for Kids Act would expand free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Jul. 02, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 Legislative update: Michigan’s universal free meals program to continue this fall, Delaware bill that covers reduced-price school meals heads to the governor’s desk and Pennsylvania lawmakers advance two school nutrition bills.

Workforce

Rhode Island to expand free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 25, 2024

Also in this week’s legislative update: The federal House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee held a markup on its FY 2025 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration budget and a Pennsylvania bill would expand farm-to-school.

Operations

Child nutrition programs see drop in participation, federal spending

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 24, 2024

A new report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service shows that spending and participation for the National School Lunch Program and other child nutrition programs dropped when comparing FY 2023 and FY 2022.

Operations

Federal bills look to expand universal free school meal access

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 18, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 Legislative Update: Delaware lawmakers advance a bill that would cover reduced-price school meals for students.

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