Sen. Gillibrand Reintroduces Safe School Meals for Kids Act
May 29, 2021
May 29, 2021
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced the Safe School Meals for Kids Act to eliminate harmful pesticides from produce served in kids' school meals. Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that is widely used on fruits and vegetables across the country -- including on apples, oranges, strawberries, corn, and wheat that regularly end up in school meals . . .
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, reintroduced the Safe School Meals for Kids Act to eliminate harmful pesticides from produce served in kids' school meals. Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that is widely used on fruits and vegetables across the country -- including on apples, oranges, strawberries, corn, and wheat that regularly end up in school meals . . .