The American Frozen Food Institute expressed its support of bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would give elementary schools greater access to serving a range of fruit and vegetable snacks.
Introduced by Reps. Bruce Poliquin, R-Maine, and Kurt Schrader, D-Ore., the “Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act” expands USDA’s fruit and vegetable program to allow schools to serve all types of fruit and vegetables as snacks, including frozen. The program is currently restricts schools to only serving raw produce.