USDA's February 2023 Proposed Rule to Update Nutrition Standards for School Meals. CRS Report R47522, Version 2

Autor/in	Billings, Kara Clifford
Institution	Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Titel	USDA's February 2023 Proposed Rule to Update Nutrition Standards for School Meals. CRS Report R47522, Version 2
Quelle	(2023), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Federal Programs; Nutrition; Standards; Lunch Programs; Breakfast Programs; Educational Legislation; Federal Aid; Dietetics; Change; Elementary Secondary Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Standard; Mittagessen; Schulfrühstück; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Ernährungslehre; Wandel
Abstract	The federal government has prescribed nutritional requirements for school meals since the authorization of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in 1946. Such requirements have changed throughout the course of history. Current law requires the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe "minimum nutritional requirements" based on "tested nutritional research." In addition, school meal nutrition standards must be "consistent with the goals of the most recent Dietary Guidelines [for Americans]" (DGAs). Under these parameters, USDA has established detailed nutritional requirements in regulations. This report discusses the latest proposed revision of nutritional requirements for school meals, as promulgated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in a proposed rule on February 7, 2023. The proposal, according to USDA, was informed by the DGAs and feedback from stakeholders, particularly in the wake of temporary changes to nutrition standards for school meals during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to summarizing the contents of the proposal, this report provides a recent history of changes to the nutrition standards and discusses reactions to and potential implications of the proposed rule. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Congressional Research Service. Web site: https://crsreports.congress.gov/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01