Trump Admin to Roll Back School Meal Standards on Vegetables, Fruits

Trump Admin to Roll Back School Meal Standards on Vegetables, Fruits
Students eating lunch.Toby Talbot/AP
Bill Pan
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced two proposals to roll back school meal standards on vegetables and fruits initially championed by former first lady Michelle Obama.

The new standards, according to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, are designed to give local schools and foodservice operators more flexibility “because they know their children best.”