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Sodexo briefs board on new sugar, sodium and color‑additive rules for school meals
Summary
The district’s food services vendor summarized immediate changes (added sugar limits to begin July 1, 2025) and later mandates (sodium reductions and a 2027 ban on certain artificial color additives) and said the division will phase out noncompliant a‑la‑carte items where possible.
Powhatan County School Board received an update from Sodexo and district nutrition staff on upcoming federal/state nutrition changes that will affect school menus and a la carte offerings.
Sodexo staff explained two sets of changes: product‑level added sugar limits that the district must begin implementing July 1, 2025, and additional nutrition and ingredient changes that take effect July 1, 2027.
Immediate (July 1, 2025): the vendor said breakfast cereals served in the district must contain no more than 6 grams of added sugar per dry ounce, yogurts may not exceed 12 grams of added sugar per 6 ounces, and flavored milks must meet a 10‑gram per 8‑ounce limit when…
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