INDONESIA: Schools must monitor nearby food vendors: Study - (The Jakarta Post)
July 31, 2008 – 11:36 pmSchools in Jakarta are unaware of their legal obligation to ensure their students have access to hygienic foods and beverages, a study has found.
The study, titled “legal study on the consumer protection for access to school snacks in elementary and junior high schools in Jakarta” was conducted in 2007 by a team of researchers at Atma Jaya University’s Institution of Research and Community Service (LPPM).
The study shows that of nine elementary and junior high schools surveyed in North and South Jakarta, most did not include specific clauses on food and beverage quality in their contracts given to snack vendors to operate on their premises.
“Most schools feel that the inclusion of terms demanding vendor quality and hygiene for school snacks will drive them away,” said Bernadetta T. Wulandari, one of the researchers, during a seminar Friday.
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