NOTICE OF IRRADIATED FOOD PRODUCTS.

SEC. 118. NOTICE OF IRRADIATED FOOD PRODUCTS. Section 14 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a) is amended by adding at the end the following:“(h) Notice of Irradiated Food Products.—“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall develop a policy and establish procedures for the purchase and distribution of irradiated food products in school meals programs under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.). “(2) Minimum requirements.—The policy and procedures shall ensure, at a minimum, that—“(A) irradiated food products are made available only at the request of States and school food authorities;“(B) reimbursements to schools for irradiated food products are equal to reimbursements to schools for food products that are not irradiated;“(C) States and school food authorities are provided factual information on the science and evidence regarding irradiation technology, including—“(i) notice that irradiation is not a substitute for safe food handling techniques; and “(ii) any other similar information determined by the Secretary to be necessary to promote food safety in school meals programs;“(D) States and school food authorities are provided model procedures for providing to school food authorities, parents, and students—“(i) factual information on the science and evidence regarding irradiation technology; and “(ii) any other similar information determined by the Secretary to be necessary to promote food safety in school meals;“(E) irradiated food products distributed to the Federal school meals program under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) are labeled with a symbol or other printed notice that—“(i) indicates that the product was irradiated; and 118 STAT. 753“(ii) is prominently displayed in a clear and understandable format on the container;“(F) irradiated food products are not commingled in containers with food products that are not irradiated; and“(G) schools that offer irradiated food products are encouraged to offer alternatives to irradiated food products as part of the meal plan used by the schools.”.