In fact, Ohio Department of Education's Division of Child Nutrition Services has received more than 4.4 million pounds of Gold Kist chicken since July 1 as part of a commodities program. We have over 1,000 school districts in Ohio participating in the commodities program. Starting today, the Ohio Department of Agriculture will test samples of frozen chicken stored at warehouses in Dayton and Columbus at the request of the education department. But officials insisted the tests are purely precautionary. Ala. The report quotes inspectors who said chickens were allowed to pass even though carcasses had visible sores, bruises, tumors, scabs or pus.
All statutory requirements continue to be met under the new inspection procedures.
In Hamilton County, the Cincinnati, Northwest, Princeton and Sycamore school districts confirmed that they serve Gold Kist products. At Northwest, Gold Kist chicken patties and nuggets have been served to the district's 10,500 students for several years, said Food Services Supervisor Sheryl Romans. Gold Kist appeared to have very high quality products, but I doubt I'll ever eat their nuggets again. Sycamore Child Nutrition Services Manager Barbara Duncan said chicken nuggets are a very popular menu item among the district's 6,000 students. In Butler County, chicken nuggets are on today's lunch menu at the Lakota Schools, but they won't be from Gold Kist.