A shortage of half-pint milk cartons is affecting school meals in cafeterias across the U.S.
In California, state education officials told schools to be flexible with how they offer milk to kids, including limiting milk choices; using boxed, shelf-stable milk; and providing milk using bulk dispensersThe problem is not a shortage of milk itself, but the cardboard cartons used to package and serve it, according to dairy industry suppliers and state officials.
In California, state education officials told schools to be flexible with how they offer milk to kids, including limiting milk choices; using boxed, shelf-stable milk; and providing milk using bulk dispensers. In Clarence, N.Y., local school district officials told parents they plan to provide “small bottles of water or cups of milk with lids” if the cartons run out., chocolate milk was missing from this week’s dairy delivery, said Jayme Taylor, director of communications for the local school district.
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