{"id":47251,"date":"2022-06-15T01:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileats.com\/?p=47251"},"modified":"2022-06-27T08:37:25","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:37:25","slug":"expiring-school-meal-waivers-usda-pandemic-nutrition-salmon-labeling-farmworkers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/civileats.com\/2022\/06\/15\/expiring-school-meal-waivers-usda-pandemic-nutrition-salmon-labeling-farmworkers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Field Report: Are Expiring School Meal Waivers a Looming Catastrophe?"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 27, 2022 update:<\/strong> On June 25, President Biden signed an extension of school meal waivers<\/a> passed by Congress. The bill includes free meals for all students through the summer and extends some flexibilities through the 2022\u201323 school year. However, Democrats were forced to remove a provision that would have extended free meals to students in the reduced-price category in order to get enough Republican support for passage.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>

Since March 2020, despite unprecedented labor and financial constraints<\/a>, school nutrition directors have largely been able to adapt their meal programs to meet the ongoing pandemic-driven challenges of getting healthy meals to the nearly 30 million children<\/a> who depend on them. They\u2019ve been able to swap ingredients<\/a> to manage shortages of certain foods; package meals and send them home<\/a> when necessary; and offer free meals to all students<\/a>. But none of it would have been possible without U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) waivers that were authorized by Congress\u2014and those are now set to expire on June 30.<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cAll of those flexibilities, collectively, will disappear on July 1,\u201d said Jillien Meier, director of partnerships and campaign strategies for Share Our Strength\u2019s No Kid Hungry<\/a> campaign. She worries that the shift could be, \u201cabsolutely catastrophic for schools, but even more catastrophic for kids and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the waivers in place, schools served more than double<\/a> the number of summer meals in July 2020 and 2021 compared to previous years. Share Our Strength estimates<\/a> that the expiration could mean that children will miss out on 95 million meals this summer and that schools will struggle to feed children during the 2022\u20132023 school year. And it\u2019s one of thousands of organizations<\/a>\u2014including the powerful School Nutrition Association\u2014that have been pushing Congress to extend the waivers for months.<\/p>\n

In March, Republicans prevented the provision<\/a> from being included in a spending bill, and they have since (with some<\/a> exceptions) opposed new measures introduced by Democrats and championed by<\/a> Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan). Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has expressed support for extending the waivers<\/a>, but the USDA\u2019s authority is constrained by Congress. \u201cThis has become a partisan issue. We are not hearing [of] any compromises,\u201d Meier said.<\/p>\n\n

While those who oppose the extensions point to the fact that children are back in school, many parents are back to work, and meal programs should be able to go back to pre-pandemic operations, Meier said that in No Kid Hungry listening sessions, school nutrition directors are reporting that in some ways, they are facing even tougher challenges compared to two years ago. While quarantines and delivery meals have ended, COVID absences have meant lower participation in meal programs, which tightens budgets. Directors still can\u2019t find many ingredients, and deliveries are inconsistent. With inflation soaring, they\u2019re paying significantly more for food. According to a recent report from the Food Research & Action Center<\/a>, more than half of districts surveyed identified supply chain disruptions, rising food prices, and labor shortages as significant challenges during the 2021\u20132022 school year. \u201cThere is nothing normal about the situation they’re operating under right now,\u201d Meier said.<\/p>\n

As the deadline approaches, many groups are turning to state policy advocacy as a pathway to expand school meal flexibilities in the absence of federal action. California<\/a>, Maine<\/a>, and Vermont<\/a> have already passed laws guaranteeing universal school meals, while similar bills are moving forward<\/a> in New York, Colorado, Minnesota<\/a>, and Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Meier said those efforts are commendable but in the end, state action alone will likely just result in inequality. \u201cParticularly in the South, where hunger is most acute in rural communities of color, they’re not going to get the benefits,\u201d she said. \u201cThat’s my biggest concern: In the places where we already had a hunger crisis pre-COVID, we’re only going to see inequities<\/a> get exacerbated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/em>
\nThe Pandemic Reveals Racial Gaps in School Meal Access<\/a>
\nAs School Meal Programs Go Broke, a Renewed Call for Universal School Meals<\/a>
\nThe People Behind School Meals Are Pushing for Free Access for All<\/a><\/p>\n

A Standard for Salmon Welfare? <\/strong>While a wide range of animal welfare certifications exist for chickens, pigs, and cattle, fish farmed for food have not been afforded the same attention<\/a> over the years. Now, Global Animal Partnership (GAP) is wading into new waters with its first certification program for farmed Atlantic salmon. GAP, which works closely with Whole Foods Market, is known for its five-step certification system that covers more than 400 million land-based farm animals around the world, from turkeys and laying hens to beef cattle and bison. It is a well-respected certification in the industry but has also been accused of “humanewashing”<\/a> by some advocacy groups. The new salmon standard<\/a> has three levels that include requirements such as minimum stocking density, water quality monitoring, and enrichments to the environment. In a press release<\/a>, Ben Williamson, the U.S. Director of Compassion in World Farming, said, \u201cThe new GAP standards for Atlantic salmon are now the highest and most comprehensive available.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/em>
\nWill Fish Get Their Animal Rights Moment?<\/a>
\nWhat the History of Salmon Can Tell Us About the Future of the Planet<\/a><\/p>\n

Fighting for Farmworkers.<\/strong> To show his solidarity with immigrant farmworkers, Senator Alex Padilla (D-California) recently headed to the fields<\/a>, harvesting and packing parsley and radishes alongside workers in Southern California. But the event once again resurfaced previous disagreements over immigration reform in the conversation around farm labor and justice. Padilla used the media opportunity to express his support for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, a bill that would<\/a> create a pathway to legal status for some undocumented farmworkers, expand the controversial H-2A guestworker program<\/a>, and require employers to use an electronic verification system to certify immigration status. It\u2019s supported by the United Farm Workers, who hosted Padilla in the fields, and by Farmworker Justice. But other food and farm labor groups firmly oppose the legislation, and this week, the Food Chain Worker Alliance reiterated its position on Twitter. \u201cThe Farm Workforce Modernization Act has not changed, it\u2019s still a deportation and anti-labor bill that will hurt farmworkers for generations,\u201d the group wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/em>
\nA Path to Citizenship is on the Horizon for Undocumented Farmworkers<\/a>
\nThe H-2A Guest Worker Program Has Ballooned in Size; Farmers and Workers Want it Fixed<\/a><\/p>\n

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