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Portsmouth school lunch policy under review

 Jul. 08, 2014

School Board officials are in the process of updating the district's policy on how long students should be allowed to charge school lunches if their parents have unpaid balances.

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Harvard study suggests new school meal rules are working

 Jul. 07, 2014

The study shows that schools are meeting or exceeding many of the intended goals.

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Repeal of food safety law requiring gloves in 'final push'

Jun. 27, 2014

The proposed repeal of the California law that requires food workers to wear gloves has inched its way through the state Assembly and Senate and is in its "final push" to go to Gov. Jerry Brown.

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Five insights from FARE

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 26, 2014

From creative advertising to allergen labeling, get the lowdown from the 2014 FARE conference.

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Pa. school district removes 1,300 students from federal lunch program

Jun. 26, 2014

Unionville-Chadds Ford School District 's decision is due to stricter guidelines and will go into effect next school year.

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Foodservice directors struggle with meeting federal rules and balancing budgets

Jun. 25, 2014

Some school foodservice directors feel the new federal requirements have cut into sales during a time when enrollment is already declining.

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Schools face nutrition and financial crunch

Jun. 19, 2014

Federal meal regulations are providing consistent challenges for school meal programs.

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FDA to release guidelines on lowering sodium levels in food

Jun. 19, 2014

Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty—a long-awaited federal effort to try to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke.

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UK's education secretary cracks down on fatty and sweet foods

Jun. 19, 2014

Education secretary Michael Gove will unveil a crackdown on fatty and sweet foods as part of new standards on school meals.

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Connecticut schools will keep chocolate milk on menus

Jun. 17, 2014

To the vast relief of school kids, nutritionists, milk producers and lawmakers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy used his veto power Thursday to kill a bill that would have banned chocolate milk sales in Connecticut schools.

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