There may be some confusion about the Pickle Sickle/Bobs Pickle Pops falling under the USDA guidelines 21 CFR 135.160 Food and Drug Administration Regulations as a product of minimal nutritional value being a "Water Icee". Because no one has ever created a vegatable juice pop it is easy to mistakenly add us to that catagory but due to the above nutritional data, we are not the same. You can click below to see the detailed report regarding Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value.

Regulations

Public Law 108-265, the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, required all Local Education Agencies (LEA's) participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program to develop a Local Wellness Policy by 2006. The Local Wellness Policy is required to address nutrition education and provide guidelines for all foods available on school campuses, with the objective of promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity. The standards apply to all grades in all buildings.

Competitive foods are foods offered at school, other than meals served through the National School Lunch of School Breakfast Programs, as would be the case for sale of foods in school stores. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines competitive foods as those foods and beverages sold at school outside of the USDA school meal program, regardless of their nutritional value. The only federal regulation on sale of foods and beverages outside of the school meal program addresses foods of minimal nutritional value (FMNV). Currently, federal regulations require only that a school prohibit access to foods of minimal nutritional value in food service areas during mealtimes, but your state and local policies could include restrictions on competitive food sales in your school. Check with your state and/or local education agency to find out your Local Wellness Policy.