After a 13-year ban, Congress looks to open up schools to milk options and alternatives

To get their whole milk and 2 percent products back into the nation’s schools, dairy farmers may have to accept some competition from non-dairy alternatives.

According to the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition, under current law, students are only guaranteed a substitute for cow’s milk, such as fortified soy milk, if a parent submits a physician’s note documenting a disability. Schools are currently prohibited from proactively offering soy milk on the lunch line.

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