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Foodservice director resigns amid allegations of lax financial controls

 Sep. 03, 2015

Union Springs Central School District discovered “weakness with controls over cash collections, employee purchasing of meals and non-prepaid transactions,” according to USCSD’s superintendent.

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Agriculture Secretary calls for strengthening NSLP standards

 By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 02, 2015

Tom Vilsack encouraged Congress to “expand on, solidify, institutionalize and strengthen” the regulations.

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L.A. prosecutors review school district’s foodservice-investigation report

Sep. 02, 2015

The findings will be reviewed to see whether there is sufficient evidence to file charges, L.A. Unified School District spokeswoman Jane Robison said, adding that it was not known how long the review would take.

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Study: Majority of parents fear school cafeterias are dirty

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 02, 2015

Nearly half of working parents say they pack lunch for their children, citing fears that cafeterias are “unclean” or “unsanitary.”

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District under fire for new lunch payment policy

Aug. 31, 2015

Parents are using social media to blast Athens Area School District’s new policy of refusing to serve lunch to middle and high school students with no money in hand or in their accounts.

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Farm-to-school program goes live

Aug. 31, 2015

Farm Fresh’s new program “Harvest of the month” is set to get more locally-grown vegetables into Rhode Island schools, as well as show students where their food comes from.

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Child nutrition director: No upcharge for substitution meals

Aug. 28, 2015

The director of child nutrition at Tahlequah Public Schools in Tahlequah, Okla., says if a child has a disability or needs specialty food prescribed by a doctor, the district will accommodate those requests at no extra charge.

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Students selecting produce more often, but throwing it away

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 28, 2015

A new study from the University of Vermont found that healthier school-nutrition standards are leading to more waste and reduced consumption of fruit and vegetables.

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School district debuts new cafeteria, concession stand

Aug. 28, 2015

Lee County School District’s new 11,000-square-foot cafeteria has allowed the district to reduce its number of daily lunch periods and includes a concession stand to accommodate the nearby football stadium.

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Nashville, Tenn., schools get high-tech kitchen equipment

Aug. 27, 2015

Wilson County and Murfreesboro City school districts added thermo sensors to their operations one year ago, which have since helped reduce waste and energy costs while eliminating the need for regular refrigerator and freezer thermostat checks.

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