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Lack of communication leaves some hospital cafeterias uninspected

 Mar. 11, 2015

Investigators found critical food violations in Chicago hospitals and uncovered a bureaucratic problem – the state and city each thought the other was conducting health inspections.

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FDA tests uncover dairy farmers breaking law on antibiotics

 Mar. 11, 2015

A new report from the FDA reveals that some farmers are slipping past antibiotic tests in cows' milk by using drugs that aren’t supposed to be used on dairy cattle at all.

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USDA announces nationwide school food training program

Mar. 11, 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the nationwide rollout of its Team Up for School Nutrition Success training program will be complete by September 2015.

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Several schools chosen for Hunger-Free Kids project

Mar. 11, 2015

Students in selected schools will be offered breakfast, lunch and dinner, and packs of non-perishable food to take home on weekends and breaks during the 2015-16 school year.

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Budget issue leaves health benefits for cafeteria workers in limbo

Mar. 11, 2015

Legislators in Georgia shifted the more than $100 million budget shortfall to local school districts, proposing the removal of health benefits from cafeteria workers.

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Snow days leaving kids hungry

Mar. 10, 2015

Students who get free or reduced-price lunches are finding themselves hungry at home during snow days. One district is looking for ways to help.

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Is an extra 35 cents enough to help a cafeteria break even?

Mar. 10, 2015

The School Nutrition Association is asking Congress for an additional 35-cent reimbursement per meal to offset rising food prices and the cost of adhering to new nutritional standards, but it might not be enough for some districts.

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Healthcare chef takes top honors in Competition Dining Series

Mar. 10, 2015

Chef Ryan Conklin of Rex Healthcare beat out restaurant chefs to take the Competition Dining Series title, giving a boost to the notion of hospital food.

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School to go all-vegan by fall 2015

Mar. 10, 2015

The privately-funded school is going beyond Meatless Mondays and will be the first to offer an all-vegan cafeteria. Officials have been working on making the switch since 2013.

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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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