Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz said Tuesday it no longer is serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools.
The company introduced the two packaged meals — one starring pizza and the other a turkey, cheddar cheese and cracker plate — at the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year. At the time, Kraft Heinz said the offerings were protein-enriched and contained reduced levels of saturated fat and sodium to meet the requirements of the national free and reduced-price school lunch program.
The drumbeat quickened in April, when Consumer Reports said its tests showed the school-approved Lunchables contained more sodium than the store varieties. The organization also reported that commercially available Lunchables had more lead compared to ready-made meals made several other companies.petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ban Lunchables and similar processed meal kits from schools.
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