Milk carton shortage hits school lunchrooms in Pennsylvania and other states, USDA says The problem is not a shortage of milk itself, but the cardboard cartons used to package and serve it ...

FILE - Milk cartons are displayed at a high school cafeteria in Los Angeles on May 3, 2011. A shortage of half-pint milk cartons is affecting school meals in cafeterias across the U.S. in 2023 ...

School District of Philadelphia officials say they are bracing for the impact. "The carton manufacturers at this point are limiting production to half-pint sizes to 1% milk, and half-pint fat-free ...

Generally, the Department of Agriculture requires public schools to offer fat-free, 1% or flavored milk at breakfast and lunch. But because of the disruption, the USDA has relaxed some of these ...

Instead, milk producers are having trouble acquiring the half-pint cardboard cartons that are a staple of school cafeterias. Here’s what you need to know about the milk carton shortage.

Pleasant Valley Elementary School first graders Cassius Morris (left) and Mason Benise enjoy chocolate milk with their lunches on Thursday afternoon in the school’s cafeteria. Mirror photo by ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will set sugar and sodium limits on school lunches beginning in fall 2025, which should allow for chocolate and strawberry milk to remain on the menu.

More than 100 families stopped by Greenfield High School Friday, picking up a lunch of hot dogs, fruit and milk along with ...

Generally, the Department of Agriculture requires public schools to offer fat-free, 1% or flavored milk at breakfast and lunch. But because of the disruption, the USDA has relaxed some of these ...

Everyone is scrambling to figure out a workaround. Galliker has set up a School Milk Hotline to try to help customers left without their typical supply. What's going on ...