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Ultra-processed foods in school meals
X Manx Newscast - News Interviews in Full
Thursday, 13 July 2023 - 15 minutes
Do you worry about how much ultra-processed food your children are eating at school?
Figures published by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture have shown up to 30% of food served in some of the Island's secondary school is classed as 'ultra-processed', and around 15.5% in primary schools.
Garff MHK Daphne Caine is now calling for a review into the food served in school.
In this edition of the Manx Newscast, Manx Radio speaks to Mrs Caine, and also the British Nutrition Foundation tells us what ultra-processed foods are, and how many are too many:
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