AHA blasts Congress for tobacco, school meals riders in ag bill
American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on the FY 2018 appropriations bill, released today by the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Committee:
“The nutrition and tobacco riders tucked into this bill are a serious setback to the strong progress we’ve made on these issues to benefit the health of the public. This legislation fails everyone when it comes to nutrition. Successful school meal standards are being recast, voluntary sodium targets are stalled, and the food stocking requirements for retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could put the health of participants at risk.