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The food safety regulator says it's seen CCTV footage from a Christchurch school, which shows that mouldy lunches were served to students because of a mix up that can't be blamed on the company providing the meals.
Haeata Community Campus principal Peggy Burrows says the footage shows the school was not at fault, as it shows the same number of boxes being delivered and taken away on Monday, but Food Safety officials say they have seen the footage and disagree.
Officials and the school remain at odds over how mouldy meals came to be served to children alongside fresh ones on Monday.
The regulator is part of the Ministry for Primary Industries and the Ministry's director-general Ray Smith said an investigation into the meals was ongoing.
He said it had moved quickly in order to address public concerns over food safety, with evidence so far showing the problem had occurred at the school, not at the provider, Compass Group NZ.
"[Our] view is that there's been a problem at the school with distribution of these things, and we can work with them to help that. Remember, these lunches went to 15 other schools. There's parents too with children that are receiving these lunches.
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