Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
- Last Action
- 4/1/2025
Actions
- 2025-04-01Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- 2025-04-01Introduced in House
- 2025-04-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2025-04-01 (00)
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
This bill prohibits school lunches served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program from including ultraprocessed foods and foods that contain specific additives, including several food dyes.
Specifically, the minimum nutrition requirements under the program must prohibit ultraprocessed foods and foods containing (1) potassium bromate, (2) propylparaben, (3) titanium dioxide, (4) brominated vegetable oil, or (5) specific food dyes (e.g., yellow dyes 5 or 6).
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