Sentences with phrase «competitive food rules»

HUMAN Healthy Vending (http://www.healthyvending.com), a national, award - winning franchisor of healthy vending machine businesses, announces the launch of its site, SmartSnacksInSchool.com, the nation's first and only website dedicated to assisting schools in complying with the USDA's new competitive food rules called, «Smart Snacks in School.»

My fear is that once the new federal competitive food rules are in place across the board, we're going to see major manufacturers of processed foods simply rejigger their formulas to meet the new nutritional requirements.

The SNA is also asking USDA to extend the comment period on the new competitive food rules which, if they go into effect as planned on July 1st, will represent the first meaningful regulation of snack foods on school campuses, everything from vending machine offerings to the items offered in cafeteria «a la carte» lines.

I've long assumed that once this agency released its competitive food rules, the packaged food industry would simply work around those rules by reformulating existing snack foods to artificially fortify them with key nutrients.

I've long expressed on The Lunch Tray my concern that the food industry will try to get around any new competitive food rules by simply fortifying its existing, highly processed snack products.

With the closing of USDA's period for public comment on the new proposed competitive food rules, we've had a lot of discussion here about the food and beverages offered to school kids via vending machines, school stores, and cafeteria snack bar or «a... [Continue reading]

I was thrilled that years of hard work by food advocates around the country, maybe even including my own small efforts here on The Lunch Tray, had finally yielded strong federal competitive food rules to create a healthier school environment for my child and his fellow students.

Based on the bill analysis, the Texas legislators behind HB1781 seemed to care only about bucking state nutrition policy, but they have also put the state in direct conflict with the new federal competitive food rules.

The Competitive Food Rules need to be clear, simple and universal to all food sold on campus during the school day — even for fundraisers.

The association points out that, under the competitive foods rule, items approved to be part of a school meal, like sandwiches, pizzas or fries, can be sold only as à la carte items the day they are also offered as part of a USDA - reimbursed meal and the following day.

Not exact matches

The industry's efforts are now reflected in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) interim final rule on competitive foods and beverages sold in schools.

The AAP's statement applauds recent nutritional gains made in school meals (gains which are currently under attack) as well as the new «Smart Snacks in School» rules for competitive food.

Regulation: the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has published an interim final rule for Competitive Foods entitled, National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010.

On February 1, 2013, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the long - anticipated proposed rule on competitive foods in schools, now known as Smart Snacks in Schools.

The SNA also opposes aspects of the new «Smart Snacks» rules which have improved the snacks and other «competitive foods» sold on school campuses.

Instead, USDA left this issue up to the states, with the vague caveat that such fundraisers must be «infrequent» along with a statement that the agency expects that «the frequency of such exempt fundraisers... [will] not reach a level to impair the effectiveness of the competitive food requirements in this rule.»

As I told you last week on this blog's Facebook page, the USDA has released its interim final rules for «competitive» foods and beverages offered on school campuses.

A lot of positive things are indeed happening with school food, and I think the federal rules regarding competitive foods are a much needed change.

When those rules go into effect in the 2014 - 15 school year, sales of FMNV will certainly be barred, as will almost all of the competitive food currently sold in high school «food courts.»

The federal definition of FMNV harks back to the 1970s when there were virtually no rules regarding competitive food and the government was trying to keep the «worst of the worst» out of school cafeterias during meal times.

The USDA earned praise this past June when it released its ground - breaking new rules for «competitive» school food — the snacks and beverages offered to students through school stores, snack bars, vending machines and other outlets.

New federal rules on competitive food are due out any day — most likely after the presidential election.

The USDA earned praise this past June when it released its ground - breaking new rules for «competitive» school food - the snacks and beverages offered to students through school stores, snack bars, vending machines and other outlets.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will announce tomorrow its final changes to the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act rules, specifically with respect to Smart Snacks (competitive foods) standards and school wellness policies.

The rules are a balance of evidence - based research and practicality, encouraging schools to sell competitive foods that are aligned with the USDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans: more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low - fat dairy options; and limits on calories, fat, sugar and sodium.

Thank you for your consideration of these comments on the proposed competitive school food rules.

As I outlined in a piece for Civil Eats, the House CNR bill would have seriously undermined key school food provisions, including taking a decidedly anti-science approach to school nutrition standards, significantly limiting the Community Eligibility Provision (which provides free meals to students in low - income areas without paperwork or stigma) and opening the junk food floodgates on school campuses by gutting the Smart Snacks rules for competitive food.

I think the USDA's proposed rules on competitive foods are an incredibly important advancement in school nutrition as a whole.

The company believes that the USDA's new «Smart Snacks in School» rule, which is the first change to competitive food guidelines in more than 30 years, will lead to significant improvements in student health, happiness and overall performance — both in the classroom and on the athletic field.

In issuing these standards for competitive foods, Massachusetts may be trying to get a jump on new federal rules for competitive foods which are supposed to be issued this December, a requirement of last year's passage of the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act.

Rather, in response to the new federal Smart Snacks rules governing competitive foods and beverages (the snacks and drinks sold to kids during the school day, not the treats given to them in classrooms), our state repealed its own (and far less nutritionally stringent) rules which had been in place since 2004.

At long last the USDA released Interim Final Rules for competitive foods — the snacks and sodas sold from vending machines and carts outside of federally supported school lunches.

USDA deserves much applause and support for its courage in issuing rules for competitive foods that might actually help kids stay healthier.

These rules, which were mandated by the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act, represent the first significant federal effort to regulate «competitive food,» i.e., the foods and drinks sold to kids during the school day through outlets such as vending machines, school stores, cafeteria «a la carte» (snack bar) lines and school fundraisers.

As many of you know, the new USDA «competitive food» rules are due to be released before the end of this year (though likely after the presidential election.)

I wanted to remind TLT readers that midnight tomorrow, April 9th, marks the end of USDA's public comment period on its proposed «competitive» school food rules.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will delay issuing nutrition standards for competitive foods: When the USDA issued nutrition standards for school meals in January 2012, the rules elicited unexpected levels of opposition.

HUMAN Healthy Vending's expansion has been bolstered by the increasing demand for healthful products in the school setting, especially with the USDA's recently - launched rules governing competitive foods called, «Smart Snacks In School,» which will affect what schools across the country may sell in their vending machines, student stores and a la carte lines.

School districts serve lunch to 30 million children, and many districts have struggled to meet new federal standards for school meals and competitive foods, including increasingly stringent rules on calorie limits, whole grain content, and sodium reduction.

While AB 841 allows advertising of infrequent school fundraising events involving food or beverages that do not meet the state and / or federal competitive food requirements, the federal rule is stricter and does not allow this practice.