Competitive Foods and Smart Snacks

~Competitive Foods

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NC Public School Law
Existing Policy, Law and Regulation
Competitive Foods Letter – Guidance on Food and Beverage Sales in Schools
Competitive Foods Policy Brief – Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
Competitive Foods Report – GAO
Competitive Foods Child Obesity Research Brief
Measuring Competitive Foods in Schools: A Point of Sales Approach

~Smart Snacks

(USDA) A Guide to Smart Snacks in School for School Year 2018-2019
FNS Smart Snacks in School
Smart Snack Fact Sheet
Smart Snack Summary Chart
Smart Snack Final Rule
Final Rule: National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School as Required by the HHFKA of 2010 (USDA external web link)
Smart Snack Announcement Letter to Superintendents, Finance Officers and School Nutrition Administrators
Smart Snack Calculator (Healthier Generation external web link)
Smart Snack Cookie Q&A

~Regulation & Policy for Smart Snacks

SP 23-2014 (v.3)   Questions and Answers Related to the "Smart Snacks" Interim Final Rule - Revise (Rel. date:  March 31, 2015)
SP 53-2014 Transition of Foods and Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value to Smart Snacks in School Standards (Rel. date: June 30, 2014)

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