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San Francisco Board Adopts Good Food Purchasing Standards, Citing Health and Labor Goals
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District Board adopted the Good Food Purchasing Standards after extensive public support from students, unions and food advocates; the board directed staff to complete a baseline assessment and report progress within 12 months.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted to adopt the Good Food Purchasing Standards, a values-driven procurement framework aimed at improving nutrition, supporting local economies, and strengthening labor and animal welfare practices in the district's food supply.
The unanimous 6-0 vote follows months of staff work and a public hearing in which students, labor unions, animal welfare groups and local food advocates urged the board to align its $11 million annual food purchasing with health and social values. Commissioner Feuer, the lead author of the resolution, said the policy…
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