Some House Republicans are “looking at including language in the fiscal 2015 spending bill to potentially halt key school nutrition regulations for increased whole-grain requirements and competitive foods restrictions, which are set to kick in this July,” says Politico. It would be the latest congressional intervention in a string that included a proposal to classify tomato sauce as a vegetable in 2011. It cites Illinois Rep Rodney Davis, a member of the Agriculture committee, as a leader in the effort.
The chairman of the agriculture appropriations subcommittee, Robert Aderholt of Alabama, said last month, “It is clear to me that it is time for the administration to hit the pause button on the implementation of school nutrition guidelines and listen to the feedback — some of the rules are unworkable and having the opposite effect,” according to Politico.