School canteen: which foods and products may not be prepared or sold?

School canteen: which foods and products may not be prepared or sold?

? Extensive reforms are being carried out in our country to promote a healthy lifestyle among the population, in particular to organize safe and healthy nutrition for pupils in general secondary, secondary specialized and vocational education institutions.
In accordance with the resolutions of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated November 10, 2020, "On additional measures to ensure healthy nutrition of the population" and dated May 25, 2021, "On additional measures for the comprehensive development of the healthcare sector", measures have been established to organize safe and healthy nutrition for pupils in general secondary, secondary specialized and vocational education institutions, to prevent infectious and non-infectious diseases, and to prevent food poisoning.

✅ Along with the sanitary-epidemiological requirements for organizing meals in educational institutions and for the location and layout of dining rooms, the resolution sets out many important requirements, such as organizing proper nutrition and drawing up a model menu. The question arises: which food products and dishes are not permitted to be prepared and sold in general education institutions?

Nurmat Atabekov, Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Sanitary-Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health:

? According to the "Sanitary rules, norms and hygienic standards for organizing the nutrition of pupils in general secondary, secondary specialized and vocational education institutions", the following may not be prepared or sold in school canteens:

• ? ? Bread products filled with meat, mayonnaise, ketchup and vegetables (hamburgers, cheeseburgers and hot dogs);

• ? ?Confectionery products containing artificial flavors, aromas, dyes and flavorings;

• ? ?"Kirieshki", "khrustyashki" and chips with artificial preservatives, nuts, pistachios, and home-made lollipops;

• ??Colored and colorless carbonated drinks;

• ? ? Meat, fish and poultry that have not passed veterinary inspection; all offal other than liver, tongue and heart;

• ? Eggs whose shell is not clean, cracked, or that do not meet the required standards;

• ? ? Canned goods of all kinds, especially home-made ones, with broken jar seals, bulging lids, rust, deformed shape, no label, or no production date and expiry date;

• ? ? Cereals, flour, dried fruits and other products contaminated with various admixtures or warehouse pests;

• ? ? Confectionery products with cream (cakes and pastries);

• ? ? Aspic (kholodets), dishes made from the feet of poultry and hoofed animals, head-meat rolls, liver-and-lung sausages and blood sausages;

• ?? Unpasteurized (flask) cottage cheese, cottage cheese and sour cream stored in containers without heat treatment, home-made yogurt, milk and dairy products obtained from farms with epizootic problems or that have not undergone initial processing and pasteurization, kumis, and other fermented milk products containing ethanol (more than 0.5 percent);

• ? Mushrooms and products made from them;

• ? ? Kvass;

• ? ? (https://www.pinterest.com/qoqonseojsb) Raw smoked meat delicatessen products and sausages, including boiled sausage;

• ? Vinegar, mustard, horseradish, hot pepper (red, black) and other hot spices;

• ?Spicy sauces, ketchups, mayonnaise, canned goods, pickled vegetables and fruits;

• ☕️ ? ? Natural coffee, tonic and energy drinks and alcoholic beverages;

• ? Cooking oils, lard, margarine and other hydrogenated fats;

• ??Kernels of stone fruits, chewing gum, cold drinks and fruit drinks (morses) made from fruits and berries (without heat treatment);

• ? ?Okroshka and cold soups, fried eggs, pâté, and meat and cottage cheese pancakes.

• ? ?First and second courses based on instant dry food concentrates are prohibited in school canteens.

Source: UzA