In an interview with CongressDaily,
USDA Secretary Vilsack signaled his intention to
overhaul and streamline some of the nation’s most
critical nutrition
programs.
Continuing his previous pledge to improve access
to healthful and nutritious foods, Secretary
Vilsack said, “you have to continue to improve
access and you have to figure out a way for those
meals to be more
nutritious.”
Congress is set to reauthorize the
Child Nutrition Act later this year which, among
other items, dictates the size and scope of the
before, during and after school meal
programs. As
part of this effort, the Senate Agriculture
Committee has announced that they will hold a
hearing on reforming the in-school child meal
programs. The
hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 31st at
11:30
am.
For more information on Secretary
Vilsack’s recent comments, click here.
To learn more about next week’s hearing, click here.
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