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Resident asks district to add UPC/GTIN data to meal listings and disclose added sugar amounts
Summary
At public comment, resident Chad Bishop asked the Sioux Falls School District to include UPC/GTIN product identifiers in MealViewer listings and to publish added‑sugar breakdowns for prepackaged items and vending machines, citing discrepancies in reported nutrition data and health concerns.
Chad Bishop, a Sioux Falls resident, used his public‑comment time to ask the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 to provide clearer product identifiers and added‑sugar information for school meals and vending machines.
Bishop said the district’s MealViewer platform can support added‑sugar and UPC/GTIN labels but that the district had not implemented those features. He told the board that some menu items show changed nutrition values compared with previous listings and that a UPC or GTIN would make it possible to verify the exact…
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