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Ag groups, schools press for clarity on 'Buy American' school lunch provision

11/17/21 6:30 AM By Noah Wicks
KEYWORDS Buy American California Canning Peach Association chicken of the sea florida department of food and agriculture FNS independent bakers association National Council of Farmer Cooperatives san francisco school district school lunch U.S. Apple Association United Fresh utah state board of education
School districts are joining some state agriculture and education departments in appealing to the Agriculture Department to create a list of food products that are exempt from Buy American requirements because U.S.-made versions are hard to obtain.
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Noah Wicks
Associate Editor

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