I read the 21 Children Die From Tainted Lunches at Indian School article in The New York Times. All countries need health codes and requirements before serving food to people. It is much harder to supply healthy food in the poor countries like India. Have you ever had to worry about being on your death bed from eating school lunches? You most likely have not had to worry about that. The United States has many rules and regulations on the school health codes. People should take the time to ensure the children's safety.
I think the poor countries need more health requirements, especially in the schools. The article says 21 children died and two dozen were hospitalized. There is no excuse to why all these children were poisoned. I understand India does not have the needed wealth, but the contaminated lunches could have been prevented if people put more effort into their jobs. Many charities and organizations help provide the food, and that is amazing. People just need to take the time to simply test the food for harmful substances before serving it.
My opinion on the health of other countries is well supported by the article I chose. It is stated that the quality of the food served is not very good, and the school lunch program is the largest in the world. India's school lunch program serves over 12o million children. One man says it is not possible to taste the food in all the 73,000 schools before it is eaten, but I disagree with that statement. The food can be tasted in all schools before being served if people were actually willing to work and help out.
A country's wealth should not matter when it comes to its safety. All schools should have health codes much like the United States. India's tragedy should be an example and an inspiration to people everywhere to help make the environment a safer and healthier place. School lunch programs need to step up their game, and check all meals before schools serve them to the children. Health codes like this should not only be encouraged, but required in all schools around the world.
