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Latest News for School Nutrition Programs
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Published: 22 days ago
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USDA has issued a new policy memorandum (SP 01-2025, Fluid Milk Requirements for School Meals) that updates and clarifies current guidance for fluid milk requirements in school meal programs following publication of the 2024 Final Rule, Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The memo contains information on existing requirements, allowed use of different milk formats, product-based added sugar limits, and allowability of nondairy fluid milk substitutes.
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USDA has issued a new policy memorandum (SP 01-2025, Fluid Milk Requirements for School Meals) that updates and clarifies current guidance for fluid milk requirements in school meal programs following publication of the 2024 Final Rule, Meal Patterns Consistent With the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. This memorandum supersedes SP 29-2011: Nutrition Requirements for Fluid Milk, issued April 14, 2011, and rescinds the Food and Consumer Service Instruction Number 783-7 REV. 1 titled, Milk Requirement – Child Nutrition Programs, released January 24, 1995.
The memo contains information on the following milk requirements:
• Explanation of existing requirements maintained by the Final Rule.
• The allowed use of pasteurized lactose-free/lactose-reduced milk, cultured milk, acidified milk, and Ultra High Temperature Milk.
• Product-based added sugar limits in school meals and its affect on offered milk beginning July 1, 2025.
• Use of nondairy fluid milk substitutes for disability and non-disability reasons
To see the memo and get more information on fluid milk requirements, please visit: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/fluid-milk-requirements-schools
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