After a 13-Year Ban, Congress Looks to Open up Schools to Milk Options and Alternatives

After a 13-year ban, Congress looks to open up schools to milk options and alternatives

To get their whole milk and 2 percent products back into the nation’s schools, dairy farmers may have to accept some competition from non-dairy alternatives. According to the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition, under current law, students are only guaranteed a substitute for cow’s milk, such as fortified soy milk, if a parent submits a physician’s note documenting a disability. Schools are currently prohibited from proactively offering soy mil…

U.S. Senate Takes Action to Expand Nondairy Milk Access in Schools

U.S. Senate Takes Action to Expand Nondairy Milk Access in Schools Jeff Surak Tue, 06/03/2025 - 15:15 Featured Image vegan-milks.jpg Summary WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth, and other members of the Plant Powered School Meals Coalition applaud the Senate Agriculture Committee for advancing provisions today that will make it easier for students to access nondairy milk options in schools…