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Maintaining Integrity in School Meals Served Outside the Cafeteria

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Info Sheets

The FNS Office of Program Integrity (OPI) is excited to announce the release of a tip sheet to assist school meals program operators in strengthening integrity during meal services held in locations other than the cafeteria. OPI collected information from schools to create the tip sheet, Maintaining Integrity in School Meals Served Outside the Cafeteria. The tip sheet provides a list of suggested practices that program operators may adopt to assist with proper meal counting and claiming when meals are served in alternative locations.

Page updated: September 07, 2023