in the u.s. school food policy is set by the dept. of agriculture, or at least they provide subsidies to local school districts for lunch. the dept. of agriculture is run by the large agribusiness like conagra, cargill, tyson, monsanto, etc. whereas in france farming is run by farmer co-ops and so the food served while offering a political message (do kids eat brie cheese?) is also more nutritious and natural.
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