Management

USDA Will Not Grant School Vending Waivers

March 21, 2014

The latest news from NAMA is that a waiver program for schools struggling to meet the new requirements of the Smart Snacks in School Standards, including the snacks in school vending, will not come to fruition.

According to the release, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testified that the USDA does not believe it has the power to implement a waiver program. This means that no waiver program will be provided to schools allowing them to delay compliance.

All food sold in schools will need to meet the new standards as of July 1, 2014.

Management

USDA School Waiver - VMWTV Legislative Update

March 3, 2014

NAMA's Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Eric Dell, is back to speak with VendingMarketWatch Editor Emily Refermat on the USDA's announcement of a school waiver...

Management

USDA New School Snack Guidelines Restrict Items Sold In Vending Machines

Feb. 4, 2013

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 required the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools -- beyond the federally...