«التعليم» تصدر قائمة المأكولات الممنوعة في المقاصف المدرسية

The Ministry of Education emphasized the importance of school cafeteria contractors adhering to the health requirements related to the food meals provided in the three public education schools for boys and girls. It confirmed that there will be field monitoring tours by the relevant authorities to ensure compliance with the allowed and prohibited products and beverages for sale.

The ministry indicated in the health requirements guide that the prohibited beverages, foods, and meals include: evaporated or condensed milk, flavored or artificially colored milk, flavored or artificially colored yogurt, frozen yogurt, flavored drinking water, carbonated drinks, sugary beverages, energy drinks, soft drinks, flavored vitamins, mineral water, and prohibited sports drinks, beverages with fruit flavors, flavored drinking water, iced tea, and juices containing less than 30% fruit juice or containing coloring and preserving agents or added sugar exceeding 5%, as well as juices containing artificial sweeteners, coffee, and tea for elementary and middle school students, and all types of meat such as red meat, liver, white meat, poultry, fish, sausages, and other processed meats like mortadella or luncheon meat, falafel, fried potatoes, all types of chips, fried popcorn, spring rolls, samosas, or any food items that are fried.

Prohibited meals for sale include candies made from sugar and coloring agents, jelly, gum, sticky sweets made from dyes, all types of chocolate, chocolate-covered wafer varieties, ice cream, sandwiches or pastries containing custard, chocolate, toffee, or vanilla, cakes, sweets, pastries, croissants, sweet bread, donuts, cookies, peanut butter (for elementary students), mayonnaise, and any chocolate or cream sauces. It is also prohibited to provide salt for adding to food after cooking, fruits that are dipped and sweetened with sugar or other sweeteners, mixing salads with seasoned dressings, puffed grain sticks, or any type of chips such as potato chips or similar products, corn chips, and all artificial sweeteners, as well as salted food items like pickles and salted nuts.