Our government in action - school lunch department
From
USA Today:
Fast-food safety rules trump those for school lunches
Major fast-food chains and some premium grocery stores impose standards for their beef that are more stringent than those set by the Agricultural Marketing Service for beef supplied to the National School Lunch Program.
Here's how the school lunch program's standards for various pathogens compare with those set by Jack in the Box, which maintains one of the industry's most rigorous food safety programs.
STANDARDS: Fast-food meat tops schools
OLD-HEN MEAT: Fed to pets and schoolkids
SALMONELLA: Call to close plant for inspection
This is the index and synopsis of a three-part article -- the three links above lead to the full story.
Not a surprise there. Meat that otherwise would go for pet food is going to our children. And these folks want to manage our healthcare?
Posted by DaveH at December 9, 2009 2:31 PM