At a briefing at the Central Communications Service, Chief State Sanitary Doctor Sarkhat Beisenova spoke about the readiness of schools for the new academic year and compliance with the new nutrition standard. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to her, special attention is now paid to the quality and safety of school meals.
"Since September 1, 2025, a new nutrition standard has been in effect in educational organizations, providing for a 3.6-fold reduction in sugar content and a 5-fold reduction in salt, an increase in the share of vegetables, fruits and dairy products, as well as the exclusion from the menu of sausages, smoked meats, spreads and other products with high sugar and salt content. Sugar-containing drinks and juices have been replaced with water, milk and fermented milk drinks," Beisenova reminded.
According to her, the main goal of these changes is to form a healthier diet for children and reduce risk factors for obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular and other chronic diseases.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that Sarkhat Beisenova at the Central Communications Service said that in June of this year, sanitary doctors conducted a large-scale inspection in domestic schools and identified various violations of sanitary and epidemiological requirements. Most of them - 2,087 - were found in school canteens.
In particular, unsatisfactory sanitary and technical condition was revealed in canteens. It also reported poor equipment of school canteens with technological and refrigeration equipment.
The largest number of such violations was found by sanitary doctors in Turkestan region (259), Karaganda region (163), Almaty (123) and Kyzylorda region (115).
The introduction of the new standard is an important step aimed at improving children's health. All these measures are aimed at improving the quality of school meals and reducing factors that negatively affect their health.
Work to monitor compliance with the nutrition standard in schools will continue. Additional information on the results of this work will be published later.
According to Sarkhat Beisenova, the introduction of the new standard will help improve the diet of children and strengthen their health. All these changes are part of comprehensive measures aimed at protecting the health of schoolchildren.
To improve the situation in school canteens, appropriate work is being carried out. Measures are being taken to eliminate identified violations.
This information is important for parents and teachers. They can send their questions about the quality of children's nutrition to the relevant authorities.
In the new academic year, special attention will be paid to compliance with the nutrition standard in schools. This work will be continued.