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Expanding Fluid Milk Options in Child Nutrition Programs

The Food and Nutrition Service published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 8, 2026. It took effect on June 8, 2026.

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What the agency says

This final rule with comment period ("final rule") expands fluid milk options by allowing schools and child and adult care providers participating in Child Nutrition Programs to offer whole and reduced-fat milk to participants two years and older. This rule codifies milkfat requirements following enactment of the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act and supports the statutory requirements for meals to align with the goals of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. By removing previous fluid milkfat-content restrictions, this deregulatory rule restores flexibility to Program operators, allowing them to offer a greater variety of fluid milk options, including whole and reduced- fat milk, to meet the nutrition needs and preferences of the children and adults they serve.

Key facts

Document number: 2026-09212
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule with comment period
Agency: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Service
Published: May 8, 2026
Takes effect: June 8, 2026
Dates: Effective date: This rule is effective June 8, 2026.
Docket: FNS-2026-0067
Regulation ID (RIN): 0584-AF28
Code of Federal Regulations: 7 CFR 210; 7 CFR 215; 7 CFR 220; 7 CFR 226
Topics: Accounting; Aged; Day care; Food assistance programs; Grant programs; Grant programs-education; Grant programs-health; Individuals with disabilities; Infants and children; Intergovernmental relations; Loan programs; Milk; Nutrition; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; School breakfast and lunch programs; Surplus agricultural commodities
Pages: 9

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Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 2026-09137 · significant	Final rule	May 8
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Implementation of the Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022 and Related Provisions; Correcting Amendments 2025-23089 · significant	Final rule	Dec 17, 2025
Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 2025-18624 · significant	Proposed rule	Sep 25, 2025
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification 2025-15099	Final rule	Aug 8, 2025
Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children: Rescission of Obsolete Regulatory Provisions 2025-10623	Final rule	Jun 11, 2025
Child Nutrition: Streamlining Plan Requirements for the Summer EBT Program and the Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Food Service Program 2025-10342	Final rule	Jun 6, 2025
National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification 2025-10340	Final rule	Jun 6, 2025
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Rescission of Changes to Civil Rights Data Collection Methods 2025-08797	Proposed rule	May 16, 2025

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