Congress considers nationwide limits on junk food in schools

Law would ban candy, sugary soda from cafeterias and vending machines in schools.

Dec. 3, 2007

Federal lawmakers are considering the broadest effort ever to limit what children eat: a national ban on selling candy, sugary soda and salty, fatty food in school snack bars, vending machines and à la carte cafeteria lines. Several lawmakers and advocates for changes in school food believe that an amendment to the $286 billion farm bill is the best chance to get control of the mountain of high-calorie snacks and sodas available to schoolchildren.

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