From January 2015 all maintained schools and academies and free schools that signed funding agreements from last month, must adhere to the revised food standards.
To help schools and caterers prepare for the change, the Children’s Food Trust has introduced a new menu-checking service, which will see expert nutritionists check that a school’s meals comply with the standards and provide the energy and nutrients children need to do well.
As part of the service, nutritionists will recommend improvements that can be made to schools' menus to support them in offering the best service possible.
Claire Wall, senior nutritionist at the Children’s Food Trust, said, ‘The Trust was involved in setting the original school food standards and have been closely involved in revising them. We have a wealth of expertise and experience in this area and we are here to help.
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