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Healthy School Environment

Healthy School Environment. Food Safety Milk Requirements Promotion of Dietary Guidelines Local Wellness Policy. Food Safety . Food Safety. Prior to Reauthorization, schools required to have at least one food safety inspection per year

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Healthy School Environment

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  1. Healthy School Environment • Food Safety • Milk Requirements • Promotion of Dietary Guidelines • Local Wellness Policy

  2. Food Safety

  3. Food Safety • Prior to Reauthorization, schools required to have at least one food safety inspection per year • Inspection conducted by State or local agency responsible for such inspections

  4. Food Safety (cont.) • Effective July 1, 2005, schools must have at least 2 inspections per year • School must post most recent report and make available upon request

  5. Food Safety (cont.) • State to annually audit food safety inspections of schools and report results to USDA • FY 2006 through FY 2009 • USDA required to annually audit State reports

  6. Food Safety (cont.) • Also requires that each SFA implement a school food safety program • Must comply with “HACCP” system established by USDA • Effective July 1, 2005

  7. HACCPHazard Analysis Critical Control Points • The HACCP goal is to prevent food safety problems from happening by identifying and controlling any possible Biological, Chemical, and/or Physical Hazards.

  8. HACCP Principles • Analyze Hazards • Identify Critical Control Points • Establish Critical Limits • Establish Monitoring Procedures • Establish Corrective Action • Establish Verification Procedures • Establish Record–Keeping Procedures

  9. HACCP • HACCP is a food safety program that focuses on FOODand its flow throughout the school food service operation. • School food safety inspections usually focus on personal hygiene and sanitation. • Sanitation and hygiene now become a vital part of an effective food safety plan or Standard Operating Procedures-SOP.

  10. Food Safety References • School Food Safety Inspection Requirements, July 1, 2002 www.ode.state.or.us/services/nutrition/nslp • Safe Food: HACCP Resource Materials, Iowa State School HACCP Project www.iowahaccp.iastate.edu • Serving It Safe, USDA Manual www.usda.gov

  11. Do Not Panic… • When we get the “scoop” from USDA, we’ll let you know and schedule state wide HACCP trainings. • If you have any questions, please call your Child Nutrition Program Specialist.

  12. Milk Requirements

  13. Types of Milk Offered • Requires schools to offer fluid milk in a variety of fat contents. • Drops “prior year preference” for schools. • Effective July 1, 2005. • Memo issued.

  14. Milk – Disability Requirements • Specifies in law the current policy on accommodating children with disabilities, i.e., • Schools must provide a fluid milk substitute for students whose disability restricts their diet • Schools must receive a written statement from a licensed physician that: • Identifies the disability; and • Specifies the substitute

  15. Milk – Substitutions for Non-Medical Reasons • School may substitute non-dairy beverages nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk for medical or other special dietary need. • Request may be made by medical authority or parent or guardian • School may limit the available substitutions

  16. Milk – Substitutions for Non-Medical Reasons (cont.) • “Nutritionally equivalent” determined by Secretary. • Nutritionally equivalent must include fortification of: • Calcium • Protein • Vitamins A & D

  17. Milk – Substitutions for Non-Medical Reasons (cont.) • Substitutions for non-disabled children remain optional • School must notify the State agency if implementing this procedure

  18. Sale of Milk • Prohibits restrictions on sale of fluid milk products on school premises or during school events. • Effective July 1, 2005.

  19. Dietary Guidelines

  20. Provision of Information • USDA to issue guidance to States and SFAs on increasing consumption offoods specifically recommendedin most recent DietaryGuidelines for Americans • Effective July 1, 2004

  21. Local Wellness Policy

  22. Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 • Requires local education agencies participating in the Federal school meals programs to have “school wellness policies” in place by first day of the 2006-2007 school year

  23. School Wellness Policy Provisions • Assurance that guidelines for reimbursable school meals shall not be less restrictive than regulation and guidance issued by USDA • A plan for measuring implementation of the school wellness policy, including designation of at least one person to maintain responsibility for program operation

  24. School Wellness Policy Provisions • Parties involved in development of school wellness policies • Parents • Students • Representatives of the SFA • School board • School administrators • Members of the public

  25. School Wellness Policy Provisions • To support implementation of these policies, USDA required to provide technical assistance and best practices for State Agencies and schools • Partners collaborating with USDA efforts • USDA • DHHS • CDC • DOEd

  26. Resources for States and Schools • Wide range of tools and materials available for schools and States • Fruits and Vegetables Galore • Eat Smart. Play Hard. • Changing the Scene • Team Nutrition

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