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Item #2 (Advanced Level)

The End to Schnitzel at School

The Ministry of Education announces a revolution in the nutrition
department today, an end to the pitta and chocolate. New guidelines
published, specify exactly what is the recommended food composition for
our children, everything according to the Ministry of Health’s directions.
The sale of sugary drinks or food will be prohibited, (like) cakes, cookies,
Danish and candy. The sale of fried food will be prohibited, fries and salty
snacks for instance, and the sale of processed animal or plant-based food
will be prohibited, like hotdogs, schnitzel and kebab. And what’s allowed
for sale? Whole wheat sandwiches, with low fat cheese, humus, tahini or
tuna. It should be noted that similar guidelines regarding food have existed
long ago. And still, at school cafeterias (you) can mostly find candy. The
Ministry argues that these guidelines, written after the law to supervise
food quality came into effect, “will have teeth”, and starting next school
year, 2017, it will be implemented for real. (Those) who will violate these
guidelines will have to pay [monetary] fines of up to six thousand NIS, and
(those) who will supervise it will be Ministry of Education’s inspectors
passing through institutions. After the whole world, maybe now we will
also realize the full meaning of health.

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