Food stamps and nutrition: New Laws

New state laws and policies went into effect July 1:

• Food stamps eligibility change—families with children that receive food stamps no longer have to meet the “asset test” (which limits most households to $2000 in savings and other assets) to qualify for benefits
  
  
• School trans-fat ban—schools can no longer sell foods outside the federal school meal program with trans fat to students
  
  
• Menu labeling—large chain restaurants are required to disclose nutrition information to consumers and post this information by Jan 2011.

Read more news in the September-October Children's Advocates Roundtable report from the Children's Advocate (for Spanish or Chinese, click the link at the top of the page)