Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Senator Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Became Law
Summary
Whole milk and nutritionally equivalent nondairy beverages can now be offered in school meals, with new fortification rules and added food allergy training for cafeteria staff.
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- Students and families: Students may receive flavored or unflavored organic or nonorganic whole milk and a range of other milk options, including fortified nondairy beverages that meet the nutrition standards set by the Secretary.
- Parents and medical decision-makers: A physician, parent, or legal guardian may be part of the decision about a student's milk choice.
- Schools and meal planners: Nondairy beverages must be fortified for calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D to match cow's milk and can be treated as equivalent to milk where appropriate.
- Nutrition compliance and staff training: Milk fat in provided fluid milk will not count toward a meal's average saturated fat limit, and local food service training must add guidance on preventing, recognizing, and responding to food-related allergic reactions.
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More milk choices in school meals
Schools in federal meal programs can offer more milk choices. They can serve whole, reduced-fat, low-fat, fat-free, and lactose-free milk, flavored or unflavored, organic or not. Schools may also serve nondairy drinks if they meet standards set by the Secretary. Those drinks must match cow’s milk for calcium, protein, vitamin A, and vitamin D. Milk fat in school milk does not count toward the meal’s saturated fat limit. A parent or legal guardian can join a physician in student milk choice decisions. These changes take effect upon enactment.
School meal staff get allergy training
School food service training now includes food allergies. Staff learn how to prevent, spot, and respond to allergic reactions. Certification programs must cover the new allergy content. These changes take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 1/30/2025
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 3/27/2025
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/5/2025
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Elissa Slotkin
MI • D
Sponsored 1/30/2025
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