As the standards now specify that only low fat milk can be provided in schools, can whole milk still be provided to pupils up to the year in which they turn 5?
There were some minor technical changes to the School Food Regulations (2007) that came into force in September 2008. These can be viewed here. These technical changes include updating the definition of milk that can be provided in schools from “skimmed or semi-skimmed” to “low fat milk” (milk where the fat content has been reduced to no more than 1.8%). This has been updated to reflect the definition of low fat milk as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No. 2597/97. The School Food Regulations, Schedule 2, paragraph 7 states that no milk other than low fat milk may be provided in schools, except that whole milk may be provided for pupils up to the end of the school year in which they turn five. This schedule remains unchanged, and therefore whole milk can still be provided for these pupils. The Regulations do not apply to nursery schools or nursery units within primary schools, and whole milk can be provided to pupils in nursery schools or nursery units within primary schools.
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