2:21 PM
Munching Concerns
For some kids, school lunch is as part of the day as having leaf on a tree. City schools for the most part (at least here in New York) are required to serve school lunches. Sure they might not be the most edible thing you've ever seen on the end of your fork, but it kept you going throughout the day (unless you skipped lunched in lieu of "other activities"). If you go to a Boston city school, you might want to follow this practice. Recently, it has been discovered that some of Boston's city schools have been serving something that many would find repulsive: expired food. Many items were found to be either past the expiration date or the best-if-used-by date.
Imagine your kid or a little kid you know going to school, then during lunch are forced to unwittingly drink a spoiled carton of milk. Then they have to miss class due to being ill either immediately afterward or the next day. Not to mention these expired items could potentially seriously endanger their lives. Boston, please clean your fridge.
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13 years ago
2 comments:
That is actually very sad that a school would be that irresponsible to serve expired food to children. Many children do not understand that food can expire and the effect that expired food can have on your body. When I was in school the food was delicious. We had options from healthy foods to cookies and ice cream. The school should be heavily fined and possibly shut down for serving expired foods.
Best if used by dates does not mean the milk is completely spoiled. It just means that the quality of the content is starting to diminish. Expiration dates/ best if used by dates are marketing gimmicks and leads to many, many products wasted. These reports rely on overly paranoid parents but it's completely understandable that a school is better off being too safe when it comes to food. -Ken
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