School Nutrition Association
ENCOURAGING MILK CONSUMPTION: Legislators ask Secretary Vilsack to allow for low-fat, flavored milk after he previously required only fat-free milk to be provided in school lunches. USDA could adopt school milk flexibility in the rule as a long-term solution to lower consumption of milk.
Suggested Event
Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021
Representatives Joe Courtney, D-Ct., and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-Pa., led a bipartisan group of 55 members in writing to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to provide support for increasing dairy consumption for children by providing schools the freedom to offer low-fat, flavored milk as part of school meals programs.
Reps. Courtney and Thompson have teamed up before on this issue through the introduction of the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019.