Quebec defends lack of provincial framework for school food allergy policies
MONTREAL — Quebec should consider a province-wide framework on how schools manage food allergies rather than leaving it up to individual school boards, allergy experts said Wednesday.
The government was forced to defend its lack of provincial protocol this week after a Montreal school board announced it wouldn’t tell parents what to pack in their kids’ lunches.
In a memo to parents, the Commission scolaire de Montreal said school staff will not confiscate any food brought to school as it is up to parents to decide what their children eat.
The memo said students will be required to wash their hands before and after meals and are prohibited from sharing food.