Red Alert: Sausages, Ham and Cheese Sandwiches Restricted From WA Schools Over Health Concerns

Parents in Western Australia have expressed confusion after the humble ham and cheese sandwich was taken off school canteen menus. The state’s health department has updated a traffic light system for foods, placing multiple meat items, including ham, in the “red” category rather than amber. Foods placed in the red category cannot be served at canteens under the colour-code system that has been in schools for years. A Western Australian Department of Health’s School, Food, and Drink criteria places processed red meat including ham, sausages, and frankfurters in the red category. Pies and sausage rolls, along with hot potato, sweet potato chips, and wedges are also now in the red category, along with chips and savoury biscuits such as salty crackers....