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Cafeteria worker finds marijuana on child’s lunch money

 Mar. 09, 2015

Cafeteria workers called police after a dusty green substance was found in a child’s lunch money bag. The mother blamed an ex-boyfriend’s marijuana growing operation.

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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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4 strategies to stay ahead of a foodservice controversy

Mar. 04, 2015

Consumers are so keyed into social issues that the slightest comment about organics or GMOs could set off a food war, LYFE Kitchen’s Mike Donahue warned operators attending MenuDirections. He offered specifics on how to avoid a controversy on that and other fronts.

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10 states trying to block Sysco-US Foods deal

Feb. 26, 2015

Attorney generals from 10 states have joined the FTC in filing an injunction, claiming local businesses would be hurt.

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Proposed federal rule has daycare centers, others rethinking food

Feb. 25, 2015

Stemming from the Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act, a proposed federal rule could impart food regulations on daycare centers, before- and after-school programs and homeless shelters.

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School cafeteria worker resigns after plea deal for sex with minor

Feb. 25, 2015

A foodservice worker accused of having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student has formally resigned her position.

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Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee calls for eco-friendly diet

Feb. 24, 2015

The panel is asking that people eat less red meat and more plants, due in part to concerns over greenhouse gas emissions, energy, land and water use.

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Sodexo sues Detroit Public Schools for $23M, plus $2M interest

Feb. 20, 2015

Sodexo is waiting for DPS to honor a judgment ordering more than $23 million in outstanding invoices plus $2 million in interest, according to a federal complaint.

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FTC intends to block Sysco-US Foods merger

Feb. 19, 2015

The regulatory agency is turning to the courts for a temporary injunction until regulatory proceedings are completed. It characterized the $8.2-billion merger as a restraint of the competition that helps foodservice operations’ bottom lines.

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School Nutrition Association members break ranks over nutrition standards

Feb. 18, 2015

A number of SNA members have signed a petition asking the association to end the campaign to relax school nutrition standards. The organization says the request would limit any flexibility in school nutrition standards and discredit the association.

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