Topic: Child Nutrition

EU gives euro24 million in food aid to north Africa

AP Features - 94 days ago
The European Union has provided another euro24 million ($29 million) in food and medical aid for drought-stricken north African nations. EU Development Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva told a news conference Wednesday the aid for the semiarid Sahel region will help prevent a catastrophe ...
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U.S. schools add fresh food without busting budgets

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 121 days ago
RIVERSIDE, California (Reuters) - Thousands of U.S. public school districts are teaming up with local farmers to put more fresh fruits and vegetables on lunchroom menus, without breaking budgets or getting any help from celebrity chefs. The schools are taking early steps ...
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Struggling families depend more on school lunches

AP News - 161 days ago
Struggling families increasingly seek help paying for school meals amid blistering recessionFor a couple tight weeks after taking in her sixth-grade stepson, Lisa Lewis fretted about how to pay for his school lunches. Unable to find a full-time job, the 37-year-old works ...
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2 plead guilty in case of stolen baby formula

AP News - 165 days ago
Guilty pleas for couple described as ringleaders in scheme to steal, sell baby formulaThe ringleaders of a group accused of stealing more than $20,000 worth of baby formula from stores and then selling it at a discount have pleaded guilty. Jefferson County ...
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American Dairy Chairman Leng You-Bin buys shares

AP News - 170 days ago
American Dairy Chairman Leng You-Bin purchases about $1 million of common stockAmerican Dairy Inc., which produces and distributes infant formula, milk powder and soybean, rice and walnut products in China, said Thursday that Chairman Leng You-Bin bought approximately $1 million of its ...
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Danone 2009 earnings boosted by baby food sales

AP News - 206 days ago
Danone earnings up 3.7 percent in 2009 on strong revenue in baby food division, Asian demandFrench yogurt and bottled water company Groupe Danone SA on Thursday reported 2009 earnings rose 3.7 percent from the previous year, boosted by strong growth in its ...
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Ag Secretary pushes school nutrition plan

AP News - 208 days ago
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack pushes ambitious school nutrition plan, targets sugary snacksThe Obama administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition by ridding school vending machines of sugary snacks and drinks and giving school lunch and breakfast to more kids. Agriculture Secretary Tom ...
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Bill seeks more fresh produce in school meals

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 262 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government would spend $150 million to put more fresh fruits and vegetables into school meals under a bill filed by 16 lawmakers on Wednesday with an eye to next year's overhaul of school food programs. Congress delayed work ...
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House approves $82.8 billion for nutrition programs

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 332 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House approved $82.8 billion for federal nutrition programs ranging from food stamps to school lunch on Wednesday, including a plan to compensate poor families for lunches missed during flu epidemics. The money is part of a $121 ...
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Streamline access to school meals: USDA's Vilsack

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 346 days ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Congress updates the U.S. school lunch program, it should remove paperwork barriers to enrollment to free or reduced-price meals, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Wednesday. Vilsack told a conference on children's health it should be simpler to ...
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