On catering issues

Since 2014, at the initiative of deputies and proposals of school principals, the choice of a supplier of services and goods for the organization of school meals has been withdrawn from the public procurement system due to the dumping of prices affecting the quality of food, as well as the lack of direct control by school principals over service providers.

To date, the order of catering for students in secondary education organizations and the purchase of goods related to the provision of nutrition for children raised and studying in preschool organizations, educational organizations for orphans and children left without parental care has been worked out (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of  RK  № 598 on 10/31/2018).

In order to guarantee the quality and safety of children's nutrition, the Rules provide criteria for choosing a supplier more prepared to provide this service with a qualified staff (work experience, qualified chefs, technologists, nutritionists, positive characteristics, own food production, energy-saving equipment).

Since 2018, a public-private partnership mechanism has been introduced to improve the material and technical base of school canteens that affect food storage conditions, safety and quality of cooked meals.

Also, according to the Rules, representatives of NGOs and the parent community, boards of trustees, as well as territorial public health authorities are included in the composition of the competition commissions.

To ensure the use of fresh and natural products by suppliers, the Rules provide for suppliers to receive additional points for having their own food production used in organizing school meals (peasant or farm, greenhouse, etc.) and the purchase of food from domestic producers.

 Consumer properties of dishes, food products and culinary products, their organoleptic properties, technologies and manufacturing conditions must comply with the technical regulations of the Eurasian Economic Union regarding food safety for children.

In case of violation or improper fulfillment of the terms of the contract by the supplier, the contract is terminated in court and this supplier is declared unfair (Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan № 599 dated October 31, 2018).

In 2015, in order to provide high-quality nutrition to certain categories of students, the Ministry, together with the Kazakh Academy of Nutrition, for the first time developed uniform standards for one-time school meals (additions were made to PP RK № 320ot 12.03.2012), taking into account the age characteristics of children.

These standards provide for children to receive all the micronutrients necessary for the body: vitamins, minerals and trace elements.

In 2018, as part of the implementation of the State Program for the Development of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Densaulyk" for 2016-2019, as well as in order to increase interest in healthy (hot) nutrition of students of educational organizations of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, unified standards on nutrition in educational institutions were developed.

Since 2019, the Ministry has introduced desk control over the organization of school meals by educational authorities and organizations, which allows conducting control measures without going to the facility.

In addition, the Ministry, together with the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, is working on the issue of transferring competitive procedures to an electronic format through the public procurement portal.

Today, legislation provides for the possibility of constant monitoring of the provision of services, both by school staff and the parent community.  Each school has a commission to monitor the nutrition of children. The commission is headed by the director of the school, which includes the school's nurse, teachers, members of the parent committee, and the Board of Trustees.

According to the Rules of Catering, the service provider must provide monthly information to the head of the secondary education organization about the list of food products used for students with attached documents certifying their quality and safety.

Every day, an organoleptic assessment of the quality of ready meals is carried out by a medical professional or a responsible person with entries in the journal of organoleptic assessment of the quality of dishes and culinary products.

Thus, at present, all the necessary levers allowing school administrations to influence the quality of children's nutrition have been worked out. Today, it should be recognized that the level of responsibility of heads of educational organizations (chairmen of marriage commissions) comes to the fore.

In this regard, the main activity of the Ministry for improving the quality of school meals is to provide wide information coverage of the procedure for the activities of the Commission for the control of the quality of nutrition. As well as informing students and their parents about further actions in case of violations in the organization of children's nutrition.

 

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