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January 19, 2026 by
The VRG Weblog Editor
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by Reed Mangels, PhD, RD
On December 15, 2025 the U.S. Home of Representatives handed the Complete Milk for Wholesome Youngsters Act of 2025. This act had been beforehand authorized by the U.S. Senate. As of this writing (early January 2026), this act is awaiting the President’s signature to be enacted into regulation.
In keeping with the Congressional Analysis Service’s abstract of the invoice, a mother or father or authorized guardian might present a written assertion documenting that their baby’s incapacity restricts their weight loss plan; the varsity should then present an alternative choice to dairy milk. This assertion may come from a licensed doctor. Prior to now, a doctor’s assertion was required. Moreover, the invoice states that colleges are permitted (though not required) to supply all youngsters “nondairy drinks which can be nutritionally equal to fluid milk and meet the dietary requirements established by the Secretary (which shall, amongst different necessities to be decided by the Secretary, embody fortification of calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to ranges present in cow’s milk).” Prior to now, a request from a mother or father, authorized guardian, or doctor was required for a faculty to supply a plant milk to a toddler and not using a incapacity.
It’s not but clear how this act will likely be carried out, ought to or not it’s signed into regulation. For instance, we don’t know what number of colleges will provide all youngsters “nondairy drinks which can be nutritionally equal to fluid milk” particularly since these merchandise are sometimes dearer and the act doesn’t present further funds to cowl the prices of providing plant milks to all youngsters.
This act additionally permits full fats (complete) and diminished fats (2 %) dairy milk to be served in colleges and says that dairy milk’s saturated fats content material won’t depend in the direction of the saturated fats limits for varsity meals. Saturated fats is related to an elevated threat of coronary heart illness; beforehand, faculty meals couldn’t embody complete or diminished fats milk on account of their saturated fats content material.
For extra details about faculty meals see:
USDA Points Revisions to Youngster Diet Applications
Getting Vegan Meals into Faculties
