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national school lunch act s dual mission

National School Lunch Act's Dual Mission. Strengthen the Nation's nutrition safety net by providing nutritious meals to school children. Support American agricultural markets by donating commodities for use in school feeding programs.. The foundation of USDA's commodity programs is the American farmer..

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national school lunch act s dual mission

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    3. California Cling PeachBearing Acreage Trends1998 - 2008

    5. Number of Cling Peach Growers in California

    6. West Coast Bartlett PearsBearing Acre Trends1997 - 2006

    7. California ApricotsBearing Acre Trends1997 - 2007

    8. Consolidating U. S. Processed Peach Industry in California 1952 – 42 CANNERS 1972 – 17 CANNERS 2007 – 4 CANNERS 2 FREEZERS

    9. U. S. Canned Fruit Processors

    10. U. S. Canned Vegetable Processors(Corn/Green Beans/Peas)

    11. Labor Concerns Availability Timing Quality & Productivity Impact of Stepped Up Immigration Enforcement Uncertainty Regarding Future U.S. Immigration Law Reform

    13. California Minimum Wage Trends

    14. U. S. Canned Peach Market SegmentsProjected for 2007-08 Marketing Year

    15. USDA Summer PurchasesCanned Cling Peaches

    16. USDA Fruit & Vegetable Program Purchases2003-2007 Fiscal Years

    17. USDA Fruit & Vegetable PurchasesTop 20 by ProductFiscal Year Ending Sept. 30, 2007

    19. The Importance of Timingin USDA Purchases The key is early timing for USDA purchase announcements and bid awards. Processors no longer routinely pack entire crop. Non-commercial pack sizes and packing mediums exacerbate supply problems and result in higher costs. IDIQ issue for non-commercial items. Bids awarded prior to commencement of harvest and packing operations allows growers to sell surplus product which otherwise may not be harvested.

    20. U. S. Canned Peach Import Trends1990 -2007

    21. U. S. Canned Peach Imports from China2000 - 2007

    22. U. S. Canned Peach Imports from China2000 - 2007

    23. Chinese School Lunch Policy(September, 2006) The Chinese press reports that schools in the Sichuan Province have adopted a new school lunch policy: Teachers will sample meals 30 minutes before their students each day. If they show no symptoms of food poisoning, the students will eat the meal. In addition, data will be recorded and samples will be kept in the school’s refrigerator for 48 hours in case contamination is found. An average of 300 million people in China contract some type of foodborne illness each year.

    25. Buy American Requirements Key Existing Elements Buy American Provision – Requires SFAs to purchase domestically grown and processed foods, to the maximum extent practicable “Domestic Commodity or Product” – Produced and processed in the United States substantially (51% of the final processed product consists of agricultural commodities that were grown domestically) Not just SFA’s – Any entity that purchases food or food products on behalf of the SFA must follow the same “Buy American” provision Applies to all Purchases – SFAs must ensure that all purchases using funds from the school food service account comply with the Buy American provision

    26. Buy American Requirements Key Existing Elements Compliance – SFAs should include in their bidding process a requirement for certification, or include a Buy American clause in all product specifications, bid solicitations, requests for proposals (RFPS), purchase orders, and other procurement documents Shared Burden – Certification requires that manufacturers and distributors have the ability to look far enough back to ensure compliance

    30. Nutrition Comparison of Fresh, Frozen and Canned Fruits and Vegetables C. M. Bruhn, PhD, J. Rickman, PhD Candidate, D. M. Barrett, PhD Department Food Science and Technology University of California, Davis USA

    32. Key Findings By the time food is consumed, fresh, frozen, and canned are likely to be nutritionally similar Processed products may have greater bioavailability of B carotene and lycopene A good diet should include a variety of fruits and vegetables

    33. Schools’ Top Foodservice Issues

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