No more pepperoni, salami, bacon, or ham will be offered on school menus.

New York City council is taking students' health seriously. Earlier this year, mayor Bill de Blasio announced the introduction of Meatless Mondays, when all meals served in 1,700 schools would be vegetarian in an effort to improve nutrition and curb emissions. Now, the city has gone one step further and passed a law banning processed meats from schools, although the start date has yet to be determined.

This ban, also known as Resolution 238 or 'Ban the Baloney', was introduced last spring by councilman Fernando Cabrera of the Bronx and supported by Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams. (Both men eat a plant-based diet.) The resolution eliminates processed meats such as salami, bacon, pepperoni, ham, hot dogs, and sausages, based on a 2015 World Health Organization report that labeled these products as Group 1 carcinogens, increasing the risk of diabetes, multiple cancers, and respiratory illnesses.

In Adams' words, quoted in VegNews: