Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
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What this bill does
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).
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Member of Congress · R-UT
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 119 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 2530 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. |
| Policy Area | Agriculture and Food |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | April 1, 2025 |
| Latest Action | April 1, 2025 |
| Cosponsors | 0 · House vote — · — views |