Industry Roundtable
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How the new Dietary Guidelines directive may change
How the new Dietary Guidelines directive may change Daren Bakst, Research Fellow in Agriculture Policy at the Heritage Foundation discussed the latest regarding the Dietary Guidelines, the foundation of school lunch requirements. He relayed that the New Dietary...
USDA extends deadline for comments on crediting policies: April 23
As of Feb 12, the original deadline for comments in response to a "request for information" about crediting polices, USDA had received only 365 comments. The RFI was published just before the Christmas holidays with only a 60 day comment period. The RFI included...
USDA asking for input!
On Dec. 14, 2017 USDA published a notice seeking public input about the the policies governing how USDA "credits" foods toward the school lunch requirements. These policies may, or may not be clearly explained in official documents, and complicate the school market...
Suggested Comments
The School Food Industry Roundtable Suggested Comment: Eliminate the watermark requirement for CN Labeling USDA policy requires companies presenting CN labels statements on product information sheets to include a water mark saying the document cannot be used for meal...
Target 2 Sodium Levels
On May 22, 2017 USDA notified the public it would continue to extend the 2014 sodium levels (Tier 1) until at least 2020. The same policy allows school district or state agencies to exempt certain grain items from the whole grain rich requirement. The same policy...
