Fall is fast approaching which means the back-to-school buzz is underway for school supplies lists, and grocery lists. Many parents will resume packing lunches for their kids during the week.
When food is left at
Continue Reading ‘Danger Zone’ is a terrific tune, but a sour song in a lunch bag
Weeks after most school districts dismissed students for summer break, 45 varieties of pre-prepared sandwiches are being recalled from 38 districts because of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Let’s Do Lunch Inc., doing business as Integrated
Continue Reading Repeated Listeria positives spur recall of food sent to schools
Controversial federal legislation to limit funding for subsidized school lunches and change some of the program’s nutritional standards passed a House committee on a 20-14 vote May 18, and the proposal is being hammered by
Continue Reading Legislation to revise school lunch program passes House committee
It’s back-to-school time, and, for many students, that means that many parents will be packing lunches for their kids again. Leaving food at room temperature can cause bacteria to grow to dangerous levels that can
Continue Reading USDA Offers Back-to-School Food Safety Tips for Parents
For anyone who still gets the printed version of The New York Times, the pretty magazine among all those advertising inserts is worth a read today. It contains a smartly illustrated story entitled, “How School
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: The ‘New’ School Lunch
