Allows schools in the federal school lunch program to serve whole milk, organic or nonorganic, and adds food allergy training to existing training modules for local food service staff.

• Lets schools participating in the school lunch program offer flavored and unflavored organic or nonorganic whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, and fat-free milk, plus lactose-free milk and qualifying nondairy beverages.
• Excludes milk fat from the saturated fat calculation used to measure compliance with meal standards.
• Allows a parent or legal guardian, not only a physician, to request a milk substitute for a student.
• Adds food allergy prevention, recognition, and response practices to existing training modules for local food service personnel.

• Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee (Senate)

Agriculture and Food