History of School Nutrition Standards To The School Nutrition Association John W. Bode Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC March 3, 2008

History of School Nutrition Standards

To The

School Nutrition Association

John W. BodeOlsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz

PCMarch 3, 2008

Nutrition Standards HistoryNutrition Standards History

1977 Law makes sale of competitive 1977 Law makes sale of competitive foods subject to USDA rulesfoods subject to USDA rules

1977 U.S. Senate Committee issues 1977 U.S. Senate Committee issues “Dietary Goals”“Dietary Goals”


1979 First Dietary Guidelines for 1979 First Dietary Guidelines for Health AmericansHealth Americans

1979 USDA publishes Competitive 1979 USDA publishes Competitive Foods RuleFoods Rule Prohibits sales of “minimal nutritional Prohibits sales of “minimal nutritional

value” foods anywhere in school until value” foods anywhere in school until last lunch of day is servedlast lunch of day is served


1983 U.S. Court of Appeals overturns 1983 U.S. Court of Appeals overturns “time and place” portions of “time and place” portions of competitive foods rulecompetitive foods rule


1984 National Cancer Institute 1984 National Cancer Institute approaches Kellogg’s regarding approaches Kellogg’s regarding cancer prevention messagecancer prevention message

State Actions to block “claims” on State Actions to block “claims” on food productsfood products


1990 Enactment of the Nutrition 1990 Enactment of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act --Labeling and Education Act -- Nutrient Labeling of Packaged FoodsNutrient Labeling of Packaged Foods Standard Serving SizesStandard Serving Sizes Regulation of Labeling ClaimsRegulation of Labeling Claims Nationally Uniform RulesNationally Uniform Rules

Burden on Interstate CommerceBurden on Interstate Commerce Affect on Food CostsAffect on Food Costs


1990 Enactment of the Nutrition 1990 Enactment of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act --Labeling and Education Act -- Science BasedScience Based Nationally UniformNationally Uniform


1994 Law requires School Meal 1994 Law requires School Meal Pattern Follows Dietary Guidelines Pattern Follows Dietary Guidelines

1990’s Recognition of Child Obesity 1990’s Recognition of Child Obesity as Major Public Health Threatas Major Public Health Threat


2004 Law Requires Local Wellness 2004 Law Requires Local Wellness PoliciesPolicies

2005 Revised Dietary Guidelines Issued2005 Revised Dietary Guidelines Issued

2006 Child Nutrition Promotion and 2006 Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act Introduced School Lunch Protection Act Introduced


2006 Child Nutrition Promotion and School 2006 Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act Introduced Lunch Protection Act Introduced

2007 Institute of Medicine Report 2007 Institute of Medicine Report regarding Competitive Foods --regarding Competitive Foods -- Foods to be EncouragedFoods to be Encouraged Foods Not EncouragedFoods Not Encouraged Other Foods – Exceed Intake Other Foods – Exceed Intake

Recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Nutrients such as fat and sodiumNutrients such as fat and sodium

A Matter of StandardsA Matter of Standards

SNA urges the Congress to SNA urges the Congress to require a science-based, yet require a science-based, yet practical, uniform national practical, uniform national nutrition standard to govern the nutrition standard to govern the sale of all foods and beverages sale of all foods and beverages sold on the school campus sold on the school campus during the school day.during the school day.


Give the Secretary the authority Give the Secretary the authority to regulate and enforce the sale to regulate and enforce the sale of food and beverages outside of of food and beverages outside of the cafeteria (ending the “time the cafeteria (ending the “time and place” rule).and place” rule).


Require all a la carte and Require all a la carte and competitive food sales to be competitive food sales to be consistent with the consistent with the Dietary Dietary GuidelinesGuidelines, as is required for , as is required for school meals.school meals.


Require national uniform school Require national uniform school meal patterns throughout the meal patterns throughout the country. Children in all states country. Children in all states and local districts need the same and local districts need the same nutrients to grow and be nutrients to grow and be healthy. The current lack of healthy. The current lack of uniformity is increasing the cost uniformity is increasing the cost of the program.of the program.

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