The SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAM, part of the FOOD AND
NUTRITION SERVICE, under the USDA, is now taking comments about adding
soy and rice milk alternatives to the public schools' food programs.
Once the SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAM hears from us (and
unfortunately, from others like the dairy industry too), they will draft
a legislative proposal for Congress asking Congress to amend the Child
Nutrition Acts to hopefully include milk alternates.
Please call and fax to support adding soy and rice milk
to the food programs in our public schools. (If we don't accomplish this
now, it might be another 3 or more years before we get another
chance...we are currently so close to reaching this goal that it would
be a shame to let it slip through our fingers! :-) )
Peter Murano, Associate Deputy Administrator
Special Nutrition Program
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3101 Park Center Drive
Room 510
Alexandria, VA 22302
ph.: 703 305 2052
fax: 703 305 2782
Any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Best,
Mary Max
212 595 2532
[email protected]
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