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In December 2009, a report was released that showed that [[fast food restaurant]]s were far more rigorous in checking for [[bacteria]] and dangerous [[pathogen]]s in [[beef]] and [[Chicken (food)|chicken]] than the school lunch program.<ref>{{cite news | title = Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches | work = | In December 2009, a report was released that showed that [[fast food restaurant]]s were far more rigorous in checking for [[bacteria]] and dangerous [[pathogen]]s in [[beef]] and [[Chicken (food)|chicken]] than the school lunch program.<ref>{{cite news | title = Fast-food standards for meat top those for school lunches | work = USA Today | date = 2009-12-09 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-12-08-school-lunch-standards_N.htm | access-date = 2009-12-10| first1=Peter| last1=Eisler| first2=Blake| last2=Morrison| first3=Anthony| last3=DeBarros}}</ref> | ||
A 2018 study by USDA and University of Connecticut researchers compared data from mandatory safety inspections for ground beef for the NSLP and separate data from random USDA inspections. The study found that the beef destined for the NSLP had fewer levels of test failures than beef for the market generally, although a study author noted that "ground beef that fails the National School Lunch Program’s inspection can be sold to other vendors and eventually make its way onto consumers' plates."<ref name="FSN">[https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/01/national-school-lunch-program-aces-safety-test/ National School Lunch Program aces ground beef safety review], ''Food Safety News'' (January 24, 2018).</ref> Between 2005 and 2014, there were no outbreaks of [[Salmonella]] and ''[[E. coli]]'' linked to beef provided to the NSLP, although there were dozens of such outbreaks in commercially sold ground beef over the same period.<ref name="FSN"/> | A 2018 study by USDA and University of Connecticut researchers compared data from mandatory safety inspections for ground beef for the NSLP and separate data from random USDA inspections. The study found that the beef destined for the NSLP had fewer levels of test failures than beef for the market generally, although a study author noted that "ground beef that fails the National School Lunch Program’s inspection can be sold to other vendors and eventually make its way onto consumers' plates."<ref name="FSN">[https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2018/01/national-school-lunch-program-aces-safety-test/ National School Lunch Program aces ground beef safety review], ''Food Safety News'' (January 24, 2018).</ref> Between 2005 and 2014, there were no outbreaks of [[Salmonella]] and ''[[E. coli]]'' linked to beef provided to the NSLP, although there were dozens of such outbreaks in commercially sold ground beef over the same period.<ref name="FSN"/> | ||