Health Enhancement and Safety

Annual Food Safety Inspection Report

Each year in November the OPI School Nutrition Programs office is required to send a report to the USDA of the food safety inspections conducted in Montana Schools.

The USDA suggests that National School Lunch Program (NSLP) schools should be inspected twice during each school year.  The following list is the number of food safety inspections conducted and reported during the 2011-12 school year:

Zero Inspections -130

One Inspection – 248

Two Inspections – 454

Three or More Inspections – 0

Schools Not Reporting – 0

During the 2010-11 school year only 88 schools reported no inspections and 269 had only one while 467 schools reported two inspections.  If your school is one that has not been inspected, please contact your county sanitarian about scheduling an inspection today.

For more information, contact School Nutrition Programs, 406-444-4413