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Second grader writes letter to Michelle Obama about “ruining” Taco Tuesday

Mar. 10, 2015

The student, who doesn’t like the new wheat tortillas and whole-wheat pizza crust that are used in the school cafeteria, airs his complaints to the First Lady.

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Culinary boot camp could start a national movement

 By Paul King on Mar. 10, 2015

When 39 school foodservice directors and their affiliates gathered in December in Minneapolis, Minn., for a three-day culinary “boot camp,” they did more than taste food and share ideas.

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Is there a link between climate change and food safety?

Mar. 09, 2015

A study published in Food Research International suggests flooding, warmer temperatures attributed to global warming could compromise the integrity of fresh produce.

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University to close Peet’s coffee shops under pressure of Real Food Challenge

Mar. 06, 2015

A study performed at the University of Utah showed only 11 percent of food on campus is “real.” Dining services is appeasing students by changing to locally-sourced coffee and other products.

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Equipment leak sickens cafeteria workers, disrupts school

Mar. 06, 2015

A foul odor, determined to have come from old equipment, sickened two cafeteria workers and closed several classrooms.

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Cafeteria closes due to bat infestation

Mar. 06, 2015

The cafeteria at George Munroe Elementary in Quincy closed after the foodservice manager found bats flying around the kitchen.

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School FSD: “We have some of the healthiest trash cans in the nation”

Mar. 06, 2015

A food fight is brewing in Washington over school lunch standards as kids take mandatory servings of produce, just to throw them away.

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Student group working with Sodexo to increase “real food” served on campus

Mar. 06, 2015

A group on Northwestern University students are working with Sodexo to determine how much of the food served at dining halls is “ecologically sound, community-based, humanely produced or fair trade.”

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Top takeaways from MenuDirections 2015

Mar. 05, 2015

Here's a look at what MD attendees took away from MenuDirections 2015, from the food to the speakers.

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College uses “food detective” to identify the source of its food

Mar. 02, 2015

Chico State is tracking supplies back to their farm origins to comply with the state university system’s new sustainability standards.

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