Idaho Bills

States findings of the Legislature and urges federal lawmakers to prohibit inclusion of artificial sweeteners in school meal programs.

The state of Idaho is one of the largest producers of sugarbeets in the nation, usually ranked as number two in production. The sugarbeet is a natural, non-artifucial source for sugar. Currently the Trump Administration is pushing what they are calling the MAHA movement-Make America Healthy Again. Through this memorial, we, the members of the Idaho Legislature, are urging Congress to join Secretary Robert Kennedy's push to move away from artificial sweeteners in our children's school lunches and replace with natural sources of sugar. This memorial will be read in Congress, placed in the journal, and Idaho has the chance to lead the way.