THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING NEW HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FOOD SOLD IN SCHOOLS. BUT, AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, SPOKESMAN JOHN MILLER SAYS HE DOUBTS A LOT OF CHANGES WILL HAVE TO BE MADE. HE SAYS STATES CAN SET UP THEIR OWN RULES AS LONG AS THEY'RE MORE STRICT THAN FEDERAL RULES. AND HE SAYS MANY THINGS THE FEDS ARE PROPOSING HAVE BEEN IN PLACE IN NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS FOR UP TO 7 YEARS.

MILLER TELLS 770 KKOB A-P-S RECENTLY RECEIVED A 160-PAGE BOOK OF GUIDELINES FROM THE GOVERNMENT. NOW, HE SAYS, THE DISTRICT'S FOOD SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL HAVE TO COMPARE THE NEW STANDARDS WITH WHAT ALREADY IS IN PLACE HERE.