Posted 4/10/2024, 6:25:11 PM
Petition Urges Schools to Remove Lunchables Over Health Concerns
- Consumer Reports found concerning levels of lead, high sodium, and phthalates in Lunchables sold in stores
- A petition with 14,000+ signatures calls for removing Lunchables from school lunch programs
- Lunchables don't meet proper nutrition standards, yet lobbyists got them included in school lunches
- School-customized Lunchables were added to lunch programs despite outcry from nutrition experts
- Advocates say schools need to provide truly healthy foods, not processed junk foods like Lunchables
