Price of Food for Nutrition Programs for Children

A hearing examined how rising food costs are making it harder for the nation’s child nutrition and school meal programs to provide healthy, … read more

A hearing examined how rising food costs are making it harder for the nation’s child nutrition and school meal programs to provide healthy, low-cost meals for children. State and local nutrition program officials, a representative from the Grocery Manufacturers Association, and officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture testified on the impact high food prices are having on their programs.

Topics included rising energy and commodity prices, increasing the federal government reimbursement rate for school lunch programs, and the lack of uniform national nutrition standards. close

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Program ID:
206326-1
Category:
House Committee
Format:
House Committee
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jul 09, 2008 | 5:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Jul 13, 2008 | 3:18am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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  • Jul 09, 2008 | 5:54pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 10, 2008 | 12:04am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 10, 2008 | 3:59am EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 11, 2008 | 10:20am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 11, 2008 | 2:25pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Jul 13, 2008 | 3:18am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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