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Healthy School Environment

• Food Safety• Milk Requirements• Promotion of Dietary Guidelines• Local Wellness Policy

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Food Safety Food Safety

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Food Safety

• Prior to Reauthorization, schools Prior to Reauthorization, schools required to have at least one food required to have at least one food safety inspection per year safety inspection per year

• Inspection conducted by State or Inspection conducted by State or local agency responsible for such local agency responsible for such inspectionsinspections

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Food Safety (cont.)Food Safety (cont.)

• Effective July 1, 2005, schools must have Effective July 1, 2005, schools must have at least 2 inspections per yearat least 2 inspections per year

• School must post most recent report and School must post most recent report and make available upon requestmake available upon request

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Food Safety (cont.)

• State to annually audit food safety State to annually audit food safety inspections of schools andinspections of schools and

report results to USDAreport results to USDA

• FY 2006 through FY 2009FY 2006 through FY 2009

• USDA required to annually audit State USDA required to annually audit State reportsreports

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Food Safety (cont.)

• Also requires that each SFA implement Also requires that each SFA implement a school food safety program a school food safety program

• Must comply with “HACCP” system Must comply with “HACCP” system established by USDA established by USDA

• Effective July 1, 2005 Effective July 1, 2005

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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.

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HACCP Principles

1. Analyze Hazards2. Identify Critical Control Points3. Establish Critical Limits4. Establish Monitoring Procedures5. Establish Corrective Action6. Establish Verification Procedures7. Establish Record–Keeping Procedures

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HACCP

• HACCP is a food safety program that focuses on FOOD and 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.

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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

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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.

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Milk RequirementsMilk Requirements

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Types of Milk OfferedTypes of Milk Offered

• Requires schools to offer fluid milk in Requires schools to offer fluid milk in a variety of fat contents.a variety of fat contents.

• Drops “prior year preference” for Drops “prior year preference” for schools.schools.

• Effective July 1, 2005.Effective July 1, 2005.

• Memo issued.Memo issued.

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• Specifies in law the current policy on Specifies in law the current policy on accommodating children with accommodating children with disabilities, i.e., disabilities, i.e.,

– Schools must provide a fluid milk Schools must provide a fluid milk substitute for students whose substitute for students whose disability restricts their dietdisability restricts their diet

– SSchools must receive a written chools must receive a written statement from a licensed physician statement from a licensed physician that:that:

1)1) Identifies the disability; andIdentifies the disability; and2)2) Specifies the substituteSpecifies the substitute

Milk – Disability RequirementsMilk – Disability Requirements

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• School School may may substitute non-dairy substitute non-dairy beverages nutritionally equivalent to beverages nutritionally equivalent to fluid milk for medical or other special fluid milk for medical or other special dietary need.dietary need.

• Request may be made by medical Request may be made by medical authority or parent or guardianauthority or parent or guardian

• School may limit the available School may limit the available substitutionssubstitutions

Milk – Substitutions for Milk – Substitutions for Non-Medical ReasonsNon-Medical Reasons

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• ““Nutritionally equivalent” determined Nutritionally equivalent” determined by Secretary.by Secretary.

• Nutritionally equivalent must include Nutritionally equivalent must include fortification of:fortification of:

• CalciumCalcium• ProteinProtein• Vitamins A & DVitamins A & D

Milk – Substitutions for Milk – Substitutions for Non-Medical Reasons (cont.)Non-Medical Reasons (cont.)

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• Substitutions for non-disabled Substitutions for non-disabled children remain optionalchildren remain optional

• School must notify the State agency School must notify the State agency if implementing this procedureif implementing this procedure

Milk – Substitutions for Milk – Substitutions for Non-Medical Reasons (cont.)Non-Medical Reasons (cont.)

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• Prohibits Prohibits restrictions on sale restrictions on sale of fluid milk of fluid milk products on school products on school premises or during premises or during school events.school events.

• Effective July 1, Effective July 1, 2005. 2005.

Sale of MilkSale of Milk

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Dietary GuidelinesDietary Guidelines

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Provision of InformationProvision of Information

• USDA to issue guidance to USDA to issue guidance to States and SFAs on States and SFAs on increasing consumption ofincreasing consumption offoods specifically foods specifically recommendedrecommendedin most recent Dietaryin most recent DietaryGuidelines for Americans Guidelines for Americans

• Effective July 1, 2004 Effective July 1, 2004

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Local Wellness PolicyLocal Wellness Policy

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Child Nutrition and WIC Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 Reauthorization Act of 2004

Requires local education agencies Requires local education agencies participating in the Federal school meals participating in the Federal school meals programs to have “school wellness programs to have “school wellness policies” in place by first day of the 2006-policies” in place by first day of the 2006-2007 school year2007 school year

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School Wellness Policy ProvisionsSchool Wellness Policy Provisions

Assurance that guidelines for reimbursable Assurance that guidelines for reimbursable school meals shall not be less restrictive than school meals shall not be less restrictive than regulation and guidance issued by USDAregulation and guidance issued by USDA

A plan for measuring implementation of the A plan for measuring implementation of the school wellness policy, including designation of school wellness policy, including designation of at least one person to maintain responsibility at least one person to maintain responsibility for program operation for program operation

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School Wellness Policy ProvisionsSchool Wellness Policy Provisions

Parties involved in development of school Parties involved in development of school wellness policieswellness policies• ParentsParents• StudentsStudents• Representatives of the SFARepresentatives of the SFA• School boardSchool board• School administratorsSchool administrators• Members of the publicMembers of the public

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School Wellness Policy ProvisionsSchool Wellness Policy Provisions

To support implementation of these policies, To support implementation of these policies, USDA required to provide technical USDA required to provide technical assistance and best practices for State assistance and best practices for State Agencies and schoolsAgencies and schools

Partners collaborating with USDA effortsPartners collaborating with USDA efforts• USDAUSDA• DHHSDHHS• CDCCDC• DOEdDOEd

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Resources for States and SchoolsResources for States and Schools

Wide range of tools and materials Wide range of tools and materials available for schools and Statesavailable for schools and States• Fruits and Vegetables GaloreFruits and Vegetables Galore

• Eat Smart. Play Hard.Eat Smart. Play Hard.• Changing the Scene Changing the Scene

• Team NutritionTeam Nutrition