LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Kentucky State Lawmaker Steve Doan is making a push to remove ultra-processed foods from school cafeterias across the commonwealth as part of the legislature’s Make America Healthy Again Task Force.

The measure is similar to House Bill 439, a bill that Doan sponsored during the previous regular session.

It would make changes to the food available in cafeterias, vending machines, school stores and canteens.

During a Make American Healthy Again Task Force meeting, Representative Doan described how defining what “ultra-processed” means is actually more difficult than you’d think.

“A lot of people might think we’re talking about hot dogs, or you’re talking about something like that,” Representative Doan said. “But in reviewing a lot of medical review journals and l

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