California AB2535 aims to improve access to locally grown and raised food in school meals and other nutrition initiatives.

California AB2535 establishes a policy to ensure children have access to sufficient, locally grown, and raised, affordable, and healthy food. The bill directs state agencies to identify strategies to enhance farm-to-fork infrastructure, supporting increased use of California-grown food in public programs, particularly school meals. It aims to reduce consumption of ultraprocessed foods, which are linked to serious health risks, by expanding access to whole food products.

California AB2535 aims to improve access to locally grown and raised food in school meals and other nutrition initiatives.

California AB2535 establishes a policy to ensure children have access to sufficient, locally grown, and raised, affordable, and healthy food. The bill directs state agencies to identify strategies to enhance farm-to-fork infrastructure, supporting increased use of California-grown food in public programs, particularly school meals. It aims to reduce consumption of ultraprocessed foods, which are linked to serious health risks, by expanding access to whole food products.