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It will also allow flavored, low-fat milk in the Special Milk Program for Children and in the Child and Adult Care Food Program for participants ages 6 and older. Beginning in SY 2022-2023, this final rule will require at least 80 percent of the weekly grains in the school lunch and breakfast menus to be whole grain-rich. Lastly, this final rule will modify the proposed sodium standards and establish Sodium Target 1 as the sodium limit for school lunch and breakfast in SY 2022-2023 as proposed, but implement a Sodium Interim Target 1A effective for school lunch beginning in SY 2023-2024.","action":"Final rule with request for comments.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Nutrition Service","name":"Food and Nutrition Service","id":200,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-nutrition-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/200","parent_id":12,"slug":"food-and-nutrition-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2022/02/07/2022-02327.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"210","title":7},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"215","title":7},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"220","title":7},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"226","title":7}],"citation":"87 FR 6984","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective date: This final rule will become effective July 1, 2022.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["FNS-2020-0038"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2022-02327","effective_on":"2022-07-01","end_page":7023,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2022/02/07/2022-02327.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/07/2022-02327/child-nutrition-programs-transitional-standards-for-milk-whole-grains-and-sodium","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2022-02327?publication_date=2022-02-07","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2022-02-07/2022-02327/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":40,"page_views":{"count":13628,"last_updated":"2026-08-25 04:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-02-07/pdf/2022-02327.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-02327.pdf?1643982311","publication_date":"2022-02-07","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2022/02/07/2022-02327.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"0584-AE81":{"issue":"202110","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/0584-AE81/child-nutrition-programs-temporary-standards-for-milk-whole-grains-and-sodium-","title":"Child Nutrition Programs: Temporary Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium ","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202110&RIN=0584-AE81&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Economically Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["0584-AE81"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium; 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