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Glasgow secures bronze Food for Life Served Here Award for 2nd consecutive year

13th Jan 2023 - 07:00
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Glasgow City Council has been given the Food for Life Served Here (FFLSH) bronze award for its efforts in serving fresh, local and sustainable school meals to pupils across its 130 primary schools and seven ASN schools.

The Bronze level award certifies that Glasgow's school meals are free from trans fats, sweeteners and additives as well as using free range eggs, higher welfare meat and ingredients from sustainable and ethical sources.

At least 75% of dishes served up to pupils across the city are freshly prepared from unprocessed and seasonal ingredients from local suppliers like McLays. The award also recognises Glasgow for providing pupils with the opportunity to participate in cooking and food growing activities. 

Councillor Christina Cannon, city convener for education, communities and equalities, said: "We are absolutely thrilled to have retained our Food for Life Served Here Award this year and are proud to continue to serve up 34,000 award winning, nutritious school meals each day across the city.

"Here in Glasgow it is of the upmost importance that our pupils are provided with a healthy, fresh and locally sourced lunch each day that is beneficial to both the pupil and the planet. We remain committed to ensuring that our pupils are provided with the highest quality lunch that fuels them for the school day. We aim to pursue the silver Food for Life Served Here Award in the near future and are already exploring what is needed to secure this."

The FFLSH programme supports local authorities across the country to serve up healthier meals which are better for the environment and benefit the local economy and wider community.

Sarah Duley, head of food at Soil Association Scotland, added: "Achieving and maintaining the award means every primary school in Scotland's biggest city is serving food that's good for pupils' health, good for the environment and good for the local economy. 

“With 34,000 Food for Life meals being served daily in Glasgow, this is having a huge impact. We would like to thank catering teams across the city for the determination and care they put into their work every single day, particularly within the context of the cost of living crisis." 

Written by
Edward Waddell