Ministry drafts revisions to school meal contracts

INGREDIENTS: The draft revisions call for the use of locally produced meat and eggs, and increase the penalty points for vendors that breach their contracts

Taipei Times
Date:  Nov 05, 20201
By: Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter

The Ministry of Education yesterday released draft revisions to a contract template for the procurement of meals by schools from outside vendors to fulfill its policy that all schools use domestic pork and beef in the meals they provide.

President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Aug. 28 announced that Taiwan would ease restrictions on imports of US pork containing traces of the animal feed additive ractopamine, as well as beef from cattle aged 30 months or older. The policy is to take effect on Jan. 1.

That same day, the ministry issued a statement saying that schools should give priority to the use of local, quality agricultural products certified by the central competent agricultural authority in the meals that they provide, in accordance with Article 23 of the School Health Act (學校衛生法).

The statement asked schools at all levels to use quality domestic pork and beef.   
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