Omah
25-03-2013, 02:08 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21923218
School dinner staff have been banned from serving triangular flapjacks after one was thrown and hurt a pupil.
Caterers at Castle View School in Canvey Island, Essex, have been told instead to cut their flapjacks into squares or rectangles.
The incident, in which a year seven boy was hurt, happened last week.
The school said the "isolated accident" had led to a review of "the texture and shape of the flapjacks" served to students.
Essex County Council said it did not give schools guidance on the shapes of foodstuffs.
Health and safety advisor Ray Hurst said he could not understand why triangular flapjacks had been banned, but not those cut into squares or rectangles.
"Anything that is thrown is likely to cause injury if it hits somebody, especially in the face or the eye," said Mr Hurst, former president of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
"It does seem a little over the top to ban triangular flapjacks," he said.
Ban 'em, ban 'em all ..... :eek:
Flapjacks in the wrong hands have been known to bring down governments ..... :pipe:
School dinner staff have been banned from serving triangular flapjacks after one was thrown and hurt a pupil.
Caterers at Castle View School in Canvey Island, Essex, have been told instead to cut their flapjacks into squares or rectangles.
The incident, in which a year seven boy was hurt, happened last week.
The school said the "isolated accident" had led to a review of "the texture and shape of the flapjacks" served to students.
Essex County Council said it did not give schools guidance on the shapes of foodstuffs.
Health and safety advisor Ray Hurst said he could not understand why triangular flapjacks had been banned, but not those cut into squares or rectangles.
"Anything that is thrown is likely to cause injury if it hits somebody, especially in the face or the eye," said Mr Hurst, former president of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.
"It does seem a little over the top to ban triangular flapjacks," he said.
Ban 'em, ban 'em all ..... :eek:
Flapjacks in the wrong hands have been known to bring down governments ..... :pipe: