States Sue Trump Administration Over Plan to Allow More Salt in School Food
- U.S. rolled back rules for more grains, less salt in school
- Lawsuit says changes are bad for the health of school kids
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The Trump administration was sued by a half-dozen states over its plan to allow more salt and less whole grain in school food programs -- a decision that rolled back rules put in place by former President Barack Obama to improve childhood nutrition.
The suit, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, claims the U.S. Agriculture Department implemented a final version of the national guidelines for breakfasts and lunches in schools in 2018 without giving states a chance to weigh in as required by Congress and without offering scientific evidence that the move would benefit the health of children.