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DATE: | December 19, 2007 | |
POLICY MEMO: | SP 05-2008 | |
SUBJECT: | Food Safety Inspections in Non-Traditional School Settings | |
TO: | Special Nutrition Programs All Regions | State Agencies Child Nutrition Programs All States |
We have been asked to clarify how the food safety inspection requirement is to be carried out by program operators on military bases, Indian reservations and Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs). Questions have risen because some of these program operators are not within the jurisdiction of a state/local public health agency responsible for food safety inspections, only serve vended meals, or prepare and serve family-style meals.
All institutions participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or School Breakfast Program are required to obtain two food safety inspections per school year. Program operators in non-traditional settings are expected to do their best to fulfill their responsibility:
We ask the state Agencies (SAs) to continue working with the state and local public health agencies and school food authorities to promote compliance with the food safety inspection requirement. SAs may discuss unusual situations with the regional offices.
STANLEY C. GARNETT
Director
Child Nutrition Division
The contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.