The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) expressed its support for bipartisan legislation introduced in the US Senate that enables elementary schools to serve a full range of fruit and vegetable snacks.

Introduced by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and co-sponsored by Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Dan Coats (R-IN) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), the Fruit and Vegetable Access for Children Act expands USDA’s fruit and vegetable program to allow schools to serve all forms of fruit and vegetables as snacks, including frozen. The program currently restricts schools to serving only raw produce.