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The U.S, D-ailiiH-iil of
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Ihnt foods sold in competition
with ff diernlly subsidized meal
programs in the nation's
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Wished nutritional standard
no later than July 1,
"This rule restricts the sale
of soda pop. water ices,
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to children after the last .lunch period
of snacks. the sale of any food that has
juices and minimum nutritional value.
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USDA was authorized to
regulate the . sale of foods
where they compete with the
subsidized meals offered in 98
porcont of the- nation's schools
by Congress -J977.
"We shareCongress' con
cern that schools enhance the
impact of the lunch and
nutrition education programs
by offering children foods
which are nutritionally sensi
ble." Foreman said. "After
all. taxpayers spend roughly
$3 billion a year on child
nutrition and nutrition educa
tion. This money should be
spent wisely."
"Studies reviewed by USDA
nutritionists and crnmenfs
we received from the public
when we proposed this rule
show that concern about the
quality of children's diets is
certainly appropriate," Fore
man said. "Since snacks
contribute a significant por
tion of the calories children
eat. it's important that they
also contain at least minimal
nutrients. This rule helps
reach that goal."
"More schools sell 'competi
tive foods' than in the past and
the change is perhaps most
dramatic with soda pop,"
Foreman said. "Annual per
capita consumption of soda in
this country has grown about
75 percent in just the last 10
years. Soda provides calories
but basically no nutrients"
whatsoever."
Foreman said USDA will
take further action to limit the
sale of "competitive foods"
should the food industry move
to fortify products affected by
this rule solely to make them
salable in schools.
"We are opposed to fortifi
cation just to make foods of
minimal nutritional value
meet this nutrient standard,"
Foreman said. "As the Food
and Drug Administration
points out in its new food
fortification guidelines, indis
criminate fortification can
confuse people as to the true
value of foods. Children espe
cially would have a difficult
time differentiating between
the nutritional value of. for -example,
a soda fortified with
..vitamin C and a glass of fresh
orange juice."
"The FDA also states that
some foods particularly su
gary ones are simply not
appropriate vehicles for forti
fication no matter what the
added nutrients," she said.
Foreman said the rule is a
"pioneering effort" in the
area of nutritional assessment
of foods. "Relatively little
work has been done that helps
translate what we know about
foods into a way of rating
foods." she said. "Much more
basic research needs to be
done. We know too little about
even the most common foods.
For example, we know fiber is
-ery important to the diet but
there is little data on how
much fiber exists in indivi
dual foods."
"We believe our rule is as
strong as current scientific
limitations will allow," she
said.
"The rule takes effect July
1. but I have reason to believe
many school will beginlimit
ing the sale of minimal
nutritional value foods imme-
diately. A number of states
and localities have already
issued their own final rules."
She said the USDA rule
provides a minimum standard
and a framework for federal,
state and local groups to
continue to work for improved
child nutrition. "We strongly
encourage localities to set
stricter standards," she said.
The rule was published in
the January 29 Federal
Register.
Boardman seaman
completes training
Navy Seaman Timothy J.
Monjay, son of Norma J. Ford
of Boardman, has completed
recruit training at the Naval
Training Center in San Diego.
Included in his studies were
seamanship, close-order drill.
Naval history and first aid.
A 1979 graduate of Riverside
High School, he joined the
Navy. in February of 1980.