Safe Schools Meal Act

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The “Safe Schools Meal Act” (SSMA) was introduced by Senator Cory Booker on September 18, 2024 to protect children from harmful toxins in school meals. The bill would:

Place limits on heavy metals
Ban certain pesticide residues
Trigger the safety reassessment of food additives, including artificial food dyes that have been linked with health harms
Ban the use of PFAs, phythalates, and bisphenols in school meal food packaging
Increase funding available to schools to purchase safe school meals

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* 1. I am a Mother.

Yes

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* 2. The FDA should set safe limits for heavy metals in school meals.

Strongly agree

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 3. Pesticide residues (such as Glyphosate) should be banned in school meals (certified organic farms would automatically meet this requirement).

Strongly agree

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 4. PFAS, phthalates, lead, and bisphenols in food packaging should be banned in school meals.

Strong agree

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 5. The FDA should reevaluate food additives, such as food dyes, and ban any with known carcinogenic, reproductive, or developmental health harms.

Strongly agree

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 6. Grants should be available for manufacturers to switch to toxic-free packaging and remediate their soil and water.

Strongly agree

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 7. I trust the current FDA standards for metal and pesticide limits in food.

Strongly agree

Agree

Unsure

Disagree

Strongly disagree

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* 8. Here's the most important thing to me about what should be provided in school lunches:

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* 9. How many children do you have?

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* 10. What is the age range of your child(ren)? (select all that apply)

0-4

5-10

11-13

14-18

18+

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* 11. Your race or ethnicity is best described as:

American Indian or Alaska Native (e.g., Navajo Nation, Blackfeet Tribe, Inupiat Traditional Gov't., etc.)

Asian or Asian American

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino/a

Middle Eastern or North African (e.g., Lebanese, Iranian, Egyptian, Moroccan, Israeli, Palestinian, etc.)

Native Hawai`ian or Pacific Islander (e.g., Samoan, Guamanian, Chamorro, Tongan, etc.)

White or Caucasian

Multiracial

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* 12. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 13. Generally, I identify as

Very Liberal

Liberal

Moderate

Conservative

Very Conservative

Other (please specify)

Safe Schools Meal Act

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* 1. I am a Mother.

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* 2. The FDA should set safe limits for heavy metals in school meals.

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* 3. Pesticide residues (such as Glyphosate) should be banned in school meals (certified organic farms would automatically meet this requirement).

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* 4. PFAS, phthalates, lead, and bisphenols in food packaging should be banned in school meals.

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* 5. The FDA should reevaluate food additives, such as food dyes, and ban any with known carcinogenic, reproductive, or developmental health harms.

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* 6. Grants should be available for manufacturers to switch to toxic-free packaging and remediate their soil and water.

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* 7. I trust the current FDA standards for metal and pesticide limits in food.

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* 8. Here's the most important thing to me about what should be provided in school lunches:

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* 9. How many children do you have?

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* 10. What is the age range of your child(ren)? (select all that apply)

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* 11. Your race or ethnicity is best described as:

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* 12. What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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* 13. Generally, I identify as

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* 14. I live in

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* 15. My five-digit zip code is