Auditor General launches investigation into school lunch programme

Auditor General launches investigation into school lunch programme
The Auditor General will examine the procurement process for the revamped school lunch contract. (Image: NZME)
Cécile Meier
The Auditor General will conduct an inquiry into the Ministry of Education's school lunch programme. It will cover planning, procurement, and contract implementation for the programme, which has been mired by problems since its revamp at the end of last year. Food safety, quality, and nutrition concernsThe programme, which switched from more than 150 suppliers to a single, centralised provider to cut costs, has raised concerns about late, inedible, repetitive, low nutrition and mislabelled lunches in its first term. Meals rep...

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