THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TOOL TO ASSESS THE TEMPERATURE OF FOODS OFFERED BY A SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

A tool was designed to monitor tbe temperatures of foods served by a s chool lunch program to elementary school children in St. Jahn's, Newfo undland. The tool had two components: An objective component to old in the assurance of food safety which was composed of an explanatory Mem orandum for workers and a Temperature Evaluation Farm.A subjective com ponent, a Food Temperature Satisfaction Questionnaire, to monitor acce ptability by the school children. Both components were pretested and f ound to have a practical application. Adoption of this tool is now bei ng considered by a local school lunch program.