Burger King-- Safer Than School Lunches? |
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| Posted by The Exploited Intern on Dec 17 2009 |
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 A USA Today investigation released on Thursday states that although the USDA asserts that the meat purchased for the National School Lunch Program "meets or exceeds standards in commercial products," this isn't exactly true. "McDonald's, Burger King and Costco, for instance, are far more rigorous in checking for bacteria and dangerous pathogens.”
USA Today argues that "[T]he limits Jack in the Box and other big retailers set for certain bacteria in their burgers are up to 10 times more stringent than what the USDA sets for school beef." Considering the fast food industry's tendency to be stricken at random with dangerous bacterial outbreaks, this news is especially disconcerting.
Congress is scheduled to revisit the Child Nutrition Act, which oversees the national school lunch program next year. Until then--at the very least--31 million children will continue to eat meat that not even Taco Bell would serve.
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