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| AFFI Backs Move to Allow Frozens in Schools |
Kraig R. Naasz, president and ceo of the American Frozen Food
Institute, has applauded the US House of Representatives'
Education and Labor Committee for approving inclusion of frosen
fruits in the Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act.
"This legislation reauthorizing federal childhood nutrition
programs is important to the health and well-being of America's
children. AFFI commends the committee's decision to strengthen
the bill by approving an amendment offered by Representatives
David Wu (D-Ore.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) to include
frozen fruits in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program.
"At no additional cost to the taxpayer, the Wu-Rodgers amendment
expands the snack program by enabling school dietitians to
provide healthy, affordable frozen fruit. Thanks to Reps. Wu and
Rodgers, schools can ease the pressure on strained budgets and
ensure children have year-round access to fruits that provide the
nutrition growing bodies need."
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| 15-Jul-10 |
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