K: Let them eat cake-or maybe not! - (Glamorgan Gazette)
November 30, 2007 – 7:04 pmhttp://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/bridgend-maesteg/2007/11/29/let-them-eat-cake-or-maybe-not-91466-20174395/
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Mynydd Cynffig Junior School in Wales has, according to this story, banned home-made cakes and biscuits from its Christmas fair to protect pupils health and safety, following the 2005 E.coli outbreak, and fears that ingredients could trigger pupils allergies.
Coun Peter Foley, cabinet member for education, was quoted as saying, Children are going to be gorging themselves on home-made products in the Christmas season and I see no harm in them being on sale. I have grandchildren and I encourage them to eat home-made food as much as possible and it is a key feature in many families for the entire Christmas season. The E.coli outbreak was caused by a commercial and not a domestic premises.
The Welsh Assembly Government issued a ban on the sale of home-made products in schools in areas affected during the E.coli outbreak, but this guideline was withdrawn when the outbreak was over.
Neil Davies, headteacher of Mynydd […]
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