Kris Spellman

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  Fundamentally, these programs are good for kids so we need to do our best to keep providing them" states Kris Spellman, Director of Nutrition Services for Grand Island Public Schools.  

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  Kris Spellman, food service director for the Grand Island Public Schools, said the district got more than several hundred pounds of the recalled products.
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  Spellman said bleach or ammonia will be poured over the beef to make it inedible, then it will be dumped in regular trash.

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  Kris Spellman, director of nutrition services for Grand Island Public Schools, said she took her first ServSafe class 15 years ago and her department has been sending employees to ServSafe since before she became director 10 years ago.
  
  "It's a more in-depth training than I could possibly give my employees," Spellman said.
  
  "We require our head cooks to take ServSafe and other employees depending on their duties," said Spellman.She'd love to send all of her employees "because it helps reinforce how simple things like not washing your hands can have detrimental effects if not done properly."

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  That is equal to several hundred pounds, according to Kris Spellman, the director of nutrition services for GIPS.

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  Kris Spellman, food service director for the Grand Island Public Schools, said her office received a Jan. 30 e-mail notification on beef products that should have a "hold" placed on them and not be served as part of the school lunch program.
  
  Spellman said the products for the Grand Island Public Schools included breaded beef patties, ground beef and raw ground beef.She said the total amount was probably "more than several hundred pounds."
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  Spellman noted that despite the use of the term "recall," none of the beef will actually be shipped back.She said the beef will be made inedible by pouring bleach or ammonia over it and placing it in dumpsters.
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  Spellman said the Grand Island Public Schools purchased beef from other sources to substitute for the beef that was on hold and that will now be destroyed.
  
  Even though Grand Island Public Schools received the beef through the USDA commodity program, Spellman said, the district counted it the same as cash because that was money it did not have to spend to buy beef.
  
  Spellman said she is not sure whether the Grand Island Public Schools or other school districts will be reimbursed for the beef that had to be destroyed.She speculated that perhaps the USDA will extend a credit to school districts for next school year.
  
  She noted that school districts are getting close enough to the end of the school year that it was only due to receive one more commodity shipment this year.
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  Spellman said the beef involved was received by the Grand Island Public Schools in November, December and January, which means that some of the meat from Hallmark was consumed.But she also noted that the Grand Island Public Schools cooks all it beef to at least 165 degrees, which kills E. coli, salmonella and other contamination.

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  Parents who meet certain income guidelines are encouraged to apply for their children to receive free or reduced-price meals at schools, said Kris Spellman, nutrition services director at Grand Island Public Schools.
  
  Changes in the economy and the necessity of food could be prompting the increases, Spellman said.
  
  Other local social service organizations, including the Grand Island Salvation Army and Hope Harbor, have reported seeing increases in requests for assistance during the last year.

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  There's a certain amount of protein, breads and grains, fruits and vegetables and fluid milk we have to serve each day and there are serving sizes that are appropriate for school age children, too," explained Kris Spellman, GIPS director of Nutrition Services.
  
  But if your child eats a school-made lunch, make sure they stick to the menu.
  
  "Some schools that offer a lot of a la carte items.Kids that have choices to buy a la carte, they may not get all those food components if they choose not to eat the school lunch that day," Spellman said.
  
  Spellman said that still may be healthier than what your child may choose from your pantry.

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  Published on: 3/25/2009    Last Visited: 3/28/2009  

  "We've had a hard time satisfying some kids that want to eat peanut butter everyday for lunch," said Kris Spellman, director of Nutrition Services.
  
  G.I.P.S. yanked peanut butter from the menu in January during a nation-wide recall of peanut products, even though peanut butter was not part of that recall.
  
  "We're dealing with a susceptible population with kids, preschool kids even that are more likely to be affected by food born illness," said Spellman.
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  They can even do it with a phone call directly to the food service director's or manager's home," said Spellman.
  
  She says they went through a similar recall a few years ago with ground beef.

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  Kristi Spellman Nutrition Services Director kspellma@gips.org

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  Kris Spellman Nutrition Services
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  Kris Spellman Director of Nutrition Services kspellma@gips.org

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