Czech schools to serve less salt and sugar

Starting next school year, school cafeterias in Czechia will serve meals with less salt, sugar, packet soups, and sugary drinks. Meals will feature fewer dairy products and meat but larger portions of the latter. Experts have sent the Ministry of Education recommendations to update the 30-year-old consumption guidelines, aiming for healthier meals. The proposed changes are expected to take effect in September without a transition period, said Jan Mareš, Director of the Ministry’s Education and Youth section, during a press conference. Approximately 1.5 million children eat in school cafeterias daily.