USDA Proposes to Limit Added Sugars and Sodium in Public School Meals

Pizzas available for lunch are seen in the kitchen at Jones College Prep High School April 20, 2004 in Chicago, Ill. Tim Boyle/Getty Images

Schools should be required to limit the amount of salt and sugar in meals that are served to students, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday as part of a new proposal.

In a news release, the USDA said that it is proposing to gradually reduce the amount of both sodium and sugar in school meals as part of a “gradual, multi-year approach.”