Mouldy School Lunches 'Most Likely' Caused by Human Error, MPI Finds

Mouldy school lunches 'most likely' caused by human error, MPI finds

MPI has concluded mouldy school lunches served at a Christchurch school were likely left out for days and given to children as the result of “human error”....

Rotten lunches remained at school without refrigeration for three days - NZ Food Safety

"We rely completely on the Compass Group to deliver and then take the food that isn't eaten," says the principal at the centre of the saga.

Seymour says Compass 'smeared' as rotten meals likely left unrefrigerated at school

NZ Food Safety says rancid lunches served to students at Christchurch’s Haeata Community Campus were most likely meals delivered the previous Thursday, left unrefrigerated at the school over the weekend, and accidentally re-served on Monday alongside fresh meals. Investigators found one missing Cambro storage box, aligning with Compass Group’s internal records, and the School Lunch Collective said the findings matched what staff observed on the …