The White House pushed school lunch reform up a few notches on the agenda this week with the launch of First Lady Michelle Obama’s ambitious campaign to combat childhood
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced last week a number of new initiatives to improve the safety and quality of food purchased for the National School Lunch Program
In the wake of a New York Times expose, which scrutinized the widespread use of ammoniated meat in ground beef products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s)
An anonymous teacher in Illinois who is “fed up” with low quality school cafeteria food has launched a blog to chronicle the daily offerings of her own school’s cafeteria–
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced yesterday that the agency will provide $25 million in grants to help schools participating in the National School Lunch Program replace outdated
Congressman Joe Sestak (D-PA) recently announced his intention to introduce legislation aimed at improving the safety of food served to the 31 million children under the U.S. Department of
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School nutrition programs maintain an “excellent” food safety record, according to the School Nutrition Association (SNA), which represents those who provide breakfast and lunch to school children across the country.
U.S. Representatives Sam Farr (D-CA) and Adam Putnam (R-FL) introduced a bill yesterday that would increase the amount of fruits and vegetables served in school breakfasts and lunches across
In response to a recent USA Today expose, which found many fast food restaurants apply stricter safety standards than the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does for federal school
The National Meat Association (NMA) is pushing back against recent criticism over the safety of meat supplied to the National School Lunch Program.
Last week, USA Today featured a story
The Greenville County School District’s (GCS’s) Food and Nutrition Services recently received accolades for its excellent food safety system.
The award–the only one given to a school