USDA slowdown of school lunch rules ‘says that we listened’ — Perdue

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue mixed humor, keen political rhetoric and “a fiercely unapologetic tone” as he explained why he ordered a slow down in USDA school food rules in one of his first decisions in office, says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Perdue defended the decision during a speech to the School Nutrition Association, which represents school… » Read More

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