‘Our food is literally killing us’: FL lawmakers propose warning labels for certain foods
Concerns around ultra-processed foods and synthetic dyes have state lawmakers pushing legislation to ban chemical additives ...
USDA cuts $1B in local food purchasing funds. How Florida will be affected
Florida school partners were slated to receive an estimated $42,583,882 in 2025 from the LFS program. Meanwhile, the state ...
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Florida lawmakers consider ways to alleviate hunger on college campuses
A bill in the Florida Legislature would set up a yearlong “Hunger-Free Campus” pilot program at three state colleges or ...
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Hunger-Free Campus Act looking to tackle food insecurity on college campuses with state resources
The Hunger-Free Campus Act has been advancing in the House and could go into effect on July 1. It would allocate state ...
USDA ends $1 billion for schools, food banks to buy food from local suppliers
Schools and local food banks will lose about $1.1 billion from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the purchase of food ...
Pass the Veggies: Central Florida Is Hungry for Nutrition Education | Opinion
Opinion: Nutrition education alone won’t solve the problem. Healthy food is on average twice as expensive per calorie than ...
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USDA cuts $1B in local food purchasing funds. How Florida will be affected
and the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA) in 2025, the organization School Nutrition Association said in a news release. Florida school partners were slated to ...
USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The USDA said it is promoting wiser government spending, but schools say it will make it tougher to serve healthy meals.