Scenario A series of recent articles in the local newspaper asserts that food pantries have empty shelves and soup kitch

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Scenario A Series Of Recent Articles In The Local Newspaper Asserts That Food Pantries Have Empty Shelves And Soup Kitch 1 (92.52 KiB) Viewed 61 times

Scenario A series of recent articles in the local newspaper asserts that food pantries have empty shelves and soup kitchens do not have enough meals to feed the number of patrons who need their services. The president of the dietetics club at a nearby college decides to ask the professor in charge of the foods laboratory what is done with the leftover prepared an unprepared food from all the food courses (basic foods, cultural foods, and experimental foods). Unfortunately, the response indicates all leftover food is discarded daily and that leftover nonperishable food is discarded at the end of the semester. This is astonishing to the student, who was very moved by the news articles regarding hunger among local residents. As she has learned about food insecurity in her courses, she knows that she must find a way to take action. She decides she will mobilize her fellow nutrition students to promote a new policy for the foods courses that would result in distributing leftover food, perishable and nonperishable, to the local food pantries and soup kitchens Initially, this seems to be a simple task to accomplish. She proposes that all recipes be doubled to ensure that there are perishable leftovers to be distributed. All leftovers can be wrapped and refrigerated. Leftover nonperishables will be collected in a box or crate for distribution to either pantries or soup kitchens Deliveries would be three times per week! and students would be required to assume this responsibility on a rotating schedule. It would be a service-learning activity required in the program. The club would make the delivery schedule and distribute the schedule in classes and electronically The student prepares a written proposal, which she submits to the chair of the Nutrition Department. This individual is impressed with the proposal and arranges a meeting with the student to congratulate her on her increasing awareness of the connection between dietetics and hunger, but also to raise the following questions with the student As a student preparing to meet with the chair of the Nutrition Department answer the following questions. 30pts 1) What are the food safety issues associated with distribution of prepared and nonperishable food items? 2) Do the food pantries and soup kitchens have an existing written policy on accepting food? 3) Does the state's Department of Health have a policy on accepting prepared food? 4) Does the government have a policy or guidelines on recycling food? Which government agency addresses this issue? Is it a federal or a state body? 5) Is there a written policy in the Nutrition Department's foods laboratory manual on this issue? If not, are you prepared to write one? 6) Where will funds come from to double recipes? Are there ways that the dietetics club could fund the increase in ingredient purchases?