Deep-fried food will be banned from school dinners in England under new government school food standards, in a change the government has described as “once-in-a-generation”.
The measure forms part of new rules for food served in schools in England. The supplied information identifies the ban on deep-fried items as a central element of the revised standards for school dinners.
The government’s description of the standards as “once-in-a-generation changes” indicates that it regards the policy as a major revision of school food rules. The change is focused on what pupils are served during school meals, with deep-fried food no longer permitted under the new arrangements.
No further details were provided in the source material about the timetable for implementation, how the rules will be enforced, or whether additional food categories are covered by the updated standards.
The latest known position is that the ban applies under the new school dinner rules in England, with the government presenting the wider standards as a significant overhaul of school food provision.
