USDA Restores Whole and 2% Milk in School Meals Under January Law
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Updated · POLITICO · May 11
USDA Restores Whole and 2% Milk in School Meals Under January Law
13 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 11
USDA issued a final rule letting schools in the National School Lunch Program serve whole and 2% milk again, formally reversing Obama-era limits on higher-saturated-fat options.
The rule implements the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act that President Donald Trump signed in January and gives schools guidance on bringing those products back into cafeterias.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins cast the move as part of Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, framing it as a policy shift rather than a temporary waiver.
USDA said the change also fits a broader effort to align school meal standards with updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
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