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School Meal Programs: Few Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness Reported

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 22, 2000
Report No. RCED-00-53
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Summary:

More than 33 million meals are served daily to children through two federally assisted meal programs run by the Department of Agriculture (USDA): the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs. This report provides information on the safety of foods served in the two programs. GAO discusses the extent (1) of foodborne illness outbreaks related to meals served in schools; (2) to which USDA-donated foods in schools were removed, replaced, or disposed of; and (3) to which USDA has established procurement policies and procedures for ensuring the safety of foods it donates to the programs.

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