NMPF, IDFA commend introduction of bipartisan School Milk Nutrition Act
Milk is the leading food source of nine essential nutrients in children’s diets, including calcium, vitamin D, and potassium.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) offered their strong support for a bipartisan bill to codify into law current milk varieties that schools may offer and reaffirm the longstanding requirement that milk served in schools be fully consistent with the most recent version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019, introduced by Reps. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) and Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-Pa.), preserves current policy that allows schools to offer students low-fat and fat-free milk, including low-fat (1%) flavored milk, the organizations said. The bill permits individual school districts to determine which milk varieties to offer their students, provided that they align with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans.