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Allergies: School meals workers being ‘set up to fail’

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A fifth of allergic reactions happen at school and yet school meals staff are being ‘set up to fail’ these children due to overwork, understaffing, and a lack of time to ensure meals are safe. Leigh Powell explains
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Imagine this scenario – you’re at work, it’s incredibly busy, it’s hot and the pressure is through the roof.

You’ve got very little time to prepare for the hundreds of customers who are going to descend on you – all at the same time and they all need to be served within the space of half an hour.

You can’t remember the last time you weren’t short-staffed, and no matter how often you have asked for the equipment you need it never seems to be given.

Your customers all have different wants and needs – and if you make one small mistake then for some of those customers the consequences could be life-threatening.

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