美國：參議院一致通過兒童營養(yǎng)法案

    食品伙伴網(wǎng)報道，據(jù)食品安全網(wǎng)消息稱，8月5日美國參議院一致通過了兒童營養(yǎng)法案的重新授權(quán)。
 

    《健康、無饑餓兒童法案》對聯(lián)邦兒童營養(yǎng)項目重新授權(quán)，為在學(xué)校銷售的所有食品建立營養(yǎng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，并且三十年來首次提高午餐補(bǔ)助率（30年來都是每餐大約6美分）。并且出資45億美元用作支付補(bǔ)助和激勵的資金。

    該法案的通過在美國政界引起強(qiáng)烈的反響，贊譽(yù)之聲一片。

    據(jù)悉，該法案用時10年，耗資80億美元。
 
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    原文地址：http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2010/08/landmark-child-nutrition-bill-clears-senate/

    原文報道：

Landmark Child Nutrition Bill Clears Senate

by Helena Bottemiller | Aug 06, 2010
The Senate unanimously approved child nutrition reauthorization yesterday, a big step forward for a bill fighting for time amidst a busy legislative agenda.

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act reauthorizes federal child nutrition programs, sets nutritional standards for all food sold in schools, and increases the reimbursement rate for the first time in over three decades, by approximately 6 cents a meal. The $4.5 billion bill is paid for through offsets and stimulus funding.

Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, has been urging her colleagues, via floor statements, press conference, and media appearances, to act before the August recess, as the current extension of child nutrition programs expires Sept. 30.

"[T]he Senate has seized a tremendous opportunity to do what's right for our children and our families," Lincoln said in a statement yesterday. "The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will finally put us on a path toward improving the health of the next generation of Americans, providing common-sense solutions to tackling childhood hunger and obesity. This is a resounding victory for our nation's children and an investment that will last a lifetime."

All that, and it was unanimous.

"With passage of this bill, we are breathing some fresh, bipartisan air into the Senate," said Lincoln. "It just goes to show that when you are willing to roll up your sleeves, work across the aisle, and make the tough choices in a collective, bipartisan manner, that you can see real results."

First Lady Michelle Obama, who has championed the reauthorization as a central tenet of her nationwide campaign to combat childhood obesity, also praised the bill's passage.

"I am thrilled that Congress has taken a major step forward today in passing the Child Nutrition bill--a groundbreaking piece of legislation that will help us provide healthier school meals to children across America and will play an integral role in our efforts to combat childhood obesity," said Mrs. Obama in a statement released from the White House.

"Over the past few months, this bill has garnered widespread support from both Democrats and Republicans, all of whom care deeply about the health and wellbeing of our children and are committed to ensuring they have the nutrition they need to learn, grow and succeed," added Mrs. Obama.

The House version of the bill, which costs $8 billion over ten years and does not have adequate offsets, has yet to be brought to a vote.