In response to a parent petition and testimonies before the Board of Education in June of 2014, MCPS
developed a policy prohibiting from future bids for school food many of the chemicals that RFKM had requested be removed (including MSG, trans
fat, Blue 2, Green 3, Red 3,
Yellow 5,
Yellow 6, Aspartame, Acesulfame - Potassium, Saccharin, Butylated Hydroxyanisol (BHA), Potassium Bromate, Propyl Gallate, Sodium Tripoly Phoshate, and TBHQ).