HR 2530 ยท Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Introduced
- Apr 1, 2025
- Latest action
- Apr 1, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Mike Kennedy [R-UT-3]
- Policy area
- Agriculture and Food
- Cosponsors
- 0
Summary
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act This bill prohibits school lunches served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program from including ultraprocessed foods and foods that contain specific additives, including several food dyes. Specifically, the minimum nutrition requirements under the program must prohibit ultraprocessed foods and foods containing (1) potassium bromate, (2) propylparaben, (3) titanium dioxide, (4) brominated vegetable oil, or (5) specific food dyes (e.g., yellow dyes 5 or 6).
Recent actions
- Apr 1, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
- Apr 1, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.