The expert called for a radical change in the organization of meals in schools

Federal legislation in the field of social nutrition, including school nutrition, needs to be radically changed, and it needs to be brought into the field of special regulation, Vladimir Chernigov, president of the Institute of Industrial Nutrition, told Izvestia.

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"We insist on a radical change in the sphere of social nutrition, which should generally be brought into the field of special regulation," he said.

According to him, this issue is already being discussed: on November 17, the State Duma discussed approaches to changing federal legislation in this area. Now they are going to hold a conference in St. Petersburg, which already has its own subject law on social nutrition and social nutrition management - the only executive state authority in Russia, which contains all the competencies on social nutrition.

Vladimir Chernigov noted that now catering is based on the legislation on the contract system, but local authorities often simply do not have the competence to competently and within the framework of the current legal framework to order catering services in schools.

"In ordinary municipalities, even large ones, these competencies are transferred to the educational authorities. Subjects give money for food to municipalities, but who in district or small towns, especially rural municipalities, is an expert in competitive procurement? These are ordinary officials at the municipal level. It is necessary to change this particular upper structure," he said.

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