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What is the Minister’s response to the difference between the Ministry for Primary Industries report School Lunch Collective (SLC) Operations and Recent Investigation December 2025, which attributes the 1 December 2025 incident to leftover meals, and the Haeata Community Campus Internal Investigation Report, which outlines a documented process whereby leftover lunches are collected by delivery drivers at 2 pm or, if not collected, stored separately in the cafeteria?

Answered Question 6279 (2026)
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Reuben Davidson

Member for Christchurch East · Labour Party

Question

  • What is the Minister’s response to the difference between the Ministry for Primary Industries report School Lunch Collective (SLC) Operations and Recent Investigation December 2025, which attributes the 1 December 2025 incident to leftover meals, and the Haeata Community Campus Internal Investigation Report, which outlines a documented process whereby leftover lunches are collected by delivery drivers at 2 pm or, if not collected, stored separately in the cafeteria?

Answered by

Hon Andrew Hoggard

List MP · ACT Party · Minister for Food Safety

Answer

This is an operational matter for New Zealand Food Safety.