Under current School Food Standards set by the Department for Education, schools are allowed to serve desserts, cakes and biscuits at lunchtimes.
However, the report by the London Assembly’s Health Committee, highlighted examples of schools already volunteering to go sugar-free, including John Scurr Primary School in Tower Hamlets, which carried out a ‘packed lunch audit’, adopted a water-only policy, and sent new packed lunch guidance to parents, according to the report.
As a result, the school reported that its children had entirely eliminated sugary drinks, crisps and chocolate from their packed lunches.
The report, Child Dental Health: Keeping the tooth fairy away, was released as part of the London Assembly Health Committee’s drive to reduce tooth decay in young children, also recommended:
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