At Lviv School No. 32, the cafeteria was shut down due to mold in the food
At Lviv School No. 32, the cafeteria has been temporarily shut down after photos of substandard food and unsanitary cooking conditions appeared on social media.
According to Andriy Zakalyuk, director of the Lviv City Council’s Department of Education and Culture, experts have been inspecting the situation on-site for two days. Based on the results of the inspection, a decision was made to suspend the cafeteria’s operations.
In the near future, the premises will undergo an additional inspection, the identified deficiencies will be corrected, and the facility will be retrofitted to meet the required standards. The city also plans to terminate the contract with the company currently providing meals to the students.
While the cafeteria is closed, catering services will be organized for the students, so they will not be left without meals. The State Food and Consumer Service was also involved in the inspection.
More than a thousand children attend School No. 32. The school’s new principal has just taken office, so, as Zakalyuk noted, she is currently working with city officials to rectify the situation.
Source: Andriy Zakalyuk, Lviv City Council
Ihor Zinkevych, a member of the Lviv City Council, published photos of lunches from the cafeteria at Lviv School No. 32, the appearance of which sparked outrage and raised questions among parents and social media users about the quality of the children’s meals.
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