«التعليم» تصدر قائمة المأكولات الممنوعة في المقاصف المدرسية

The Ministry of Education emphasized that school canteen contractors must adhere to the health requirements related to the meals provided in the three general 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 clarified 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 waters, and sports drinks. Additionally, prohibited items include drinks with fruit flavors, flavored drinking water, iced tea, and juices containing less than 30% fruit juice or those containing coloring and preserving agents or added sugar exceeding 5%, as well as juices that contain artificial sweeteners, coffee, and tea for elementary and middle school students, along with 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.

Among the meals prohibited for sale are candies made from sugar and colorings, jelly, gum, sticky sweets made from dyes, chocolate of all kinds, plain and chocolate-covered wafers, 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 sauce made with chocolate or cream. 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 salad 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.