Naples – “It is unacceptable that in the canteens municipal schools still occur episodes of serving substandard or, worse, spoiled meals. Ensuring our children have a healthy and safe diet must be an absolute priority for the administration”.
With these words, Flavia Sorrentino, vice president of the City Council of Naples, launched an appeal for a change of direction in the management of the city's school canteens.
Sorrentino stressed the need to give priority, in tenders for canteens, to companies that provide fresh and zero-mile products. “Reducing the risks associated with poor conservation and improving the quality of service is fundamental,” he declared, proposing a new management model based on a short and controlled supply chain.
“The use of local products – he continued – would not only guarantee more genuine and nutritious food for children, but would also contribute to the growth of the economy of our territory and to the protection of the environment”.
According to Sorrentino, supporting local farms would create a virtuous circle, bringing benefits to the entire community. Furthermore, reducing the distance between the place of production and the place of consumption would reduce CO₂ emissions related to transportation, promoting a more sustainable catering system.
The vice president then made an appeal to the mayor Gaetano Manfredi and the councilor with responsibility for schools, Maura Striano, asking that clear and stringent criteria be included in the next tenders for school canteens to encourage the use of zero-mile products and ensure more rigorous control over the quality of meals.
“Neapolitan families – concluded Sorrentino – must be able to have the certainty that healthy, safe and quality food is served in schools”. A request that aims to protect not only the health of the little ones, but also the local economy and the environment, in a perspective of sustainable and responsible development.
Article published on March 11, 2025 - 13pm
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