FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE ISSUES RULE: EXPANDING FLUID MILK OPTIONS IN CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Food and Nutrition Service has issued a rule called: Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on May 8 by Patrick A. Penn, Acting Administrator.

Summary: This final rule with comment period ("final rule") expands fluid milk options by allowing schools and child and adult care providers participating in Child Nutrition Programs to offer whole and reduced-fat milk to participants two years and older. This rule codifies milkfat requirements following enactment of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and supports the statutory requirements for meals to align with the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. By removing previous fluid milkfat-content rest...