'No new legislation' on hot school lunches, says food safety body

'No new legislation' on hot school lunches, says food safety body

It has been claimed that updated regulations had changed the guidance surrounding how hot meals should be delivered in primary schools

Confusion surrounds the decision by suppliers to pull hot school lunches for some rural schools after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) claimed that the legislation causing the issue has been in place for years.

The FSAI said “no new legislation has been introduced or application of the law changed”, amid claims that updated regulations had changed the guidance surrounding how hot meals should be delivered within the country’s primary schools.

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