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Peru Launches Nationwide Checks on School Meal Program

The campaign safeguards meal quality for 4.1 million students.

Overview

  • The Midis-led operation, which launched Thursday, began with joint checks at a Lima school and simultaneous supervision in 500 schools serving 440,651 users.
  • Inspectors from Social Inclusion, Education, and Health verified kitchen hygiene, storage, and Digesa food safety standards.
  • Officials said the checks will run every 15 days through the year and expand to regions such as Ayacucho and San Martín.
  • In Ayacucho, teams reviewed breakfast prep and service across 2,866 institutions that serve more than 12,000 users, watching over 1,000 rations cooked before classes.
  • In Junín, about 80 schools have not yet started the program due to sanitation gaps or kitchen repairs, and each case will be assessed to protect students’ health.