H.R. 2530 · 119th Congress
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Kennedy
- Introduced
- 2025-04-01
- Latest action
- 2025-04-01 · Introduced in House
Summary
Healthy Lunch for Healthy Kids Act
This bill prohibits school lunches served by schools participating in the National School Lunch Program from including ultraprocessed foods and foods that contain specific additives, including several food dyes.
Specifically, the minimum nutrition requirements under the program must prohibit ultraprocessed foods and foods containing (1) potassium bromate, (2) propylparaben, (3) titanium dioxide, (4) brominated vegetable oil, or (5) specific food dyes (e.g., yellow dyes 5 or 6).