{"id":8020,"date":"2022-09-24T08:55:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T00:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=8020"},"modified":"2022-09-24T08:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T00:55:07","slug":"celebrating-world-school-milk-day-by-making-milk-safe-and-accessible-to-filipino-school-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/celebrating-world-school-milk-day-by-making-milk-safe-and-accessible-to-filipino-school-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating World School Milk Day by making milk safe and accessible to Filipino school children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In light of World Milk School Day, a global event celebrating the benefits and success of school milk programs, world-leading food processing and packaging solutions company, Tetra Pak, draws attention to the role of multi-stakeholder collaborations to sustainably address childhood nutrition by making fresh milk safe and accessible for everyone. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Philippines, Republic Act 11037 also known as an Act Institutionalizing a National Feeding Program for Undernourished Children in Public Day Care was a breakthrough development that mothered the School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) of the Department of Education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the 2020-2021 School Year, it surpassed the target of providing nutritious food products and pasteurized or sterilized milk to 1.7 million beneficiaries from primary public school students in daycare, kindergarten, and elementary schools across the country. Despite the many challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, DepEd SBFP recorded an achievement rate of 183.46% for the milk component and\u00a0 198.15% for the Nutritious Food Products (NFP) component for the 2020-2021 School Year. <\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the SBFP aims to reach more schoolchildren and\ncommunities, RFM Corporation, a home-grown food and beverage leader, highlights\nthe advantages of using UHT milk or milk that went through Ultra High-Temperature\npasteurization, thus is safer and has a longer shelf life. This is an important\nfeature considering infrastructure challenges and the lack of refrigeration to\ndistribute the milk in far-flung areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tetra Pak has been helping RFM Corporation deliver\nSelecta Kids Fortified Milk in Tetra Wedge\u00ae Aseptic 200ml Slim, a carton\npackage that protects both the nutritional value and the taste of the milk for\nup to 12 months. Introduced in 2021, so that children in various parts of the\ncountry could have access to safe nutrition, Tetra Wedge\u00ae Aseptic Slim uses\naseptic technology to ensure that the packaging materials and product inside it\nare free from harmful bacteria. Like all Tetra Pak carton packages, it\u2019s made\nof renewable materials and recyclable paperboard, making it one of the best\nways to feed the future sustainably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ms. Marie Concepcion-Young, Senior Vice\nPresident and General Manager, Consumer Group of RFM Corporation, \u201cMilk help\nschool kids reach their physical and cognitive potential. Aside from making it\naccessible, it is imperative that the milk stays fresh and safe even as we\ntransport it to hard-to-reach areas or those with limited storage\nfacilities.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the first phase of SBFP Milk Component, Selecta\nKids Fortified Milk in Tetra Wedge\u00ae Aseptic 200ml Slim was delivered to schools\nin Bicol, Davao, and Soccsksargen regions benefitting 359,557 school children.\nTetra Pak together with Tetra Laval Food for Development is likewise providing\npractical support where they share best practices in school milk programs\norganization and implementation, as well as providing environmental education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor decades, we have been working with our customers and relevant stakeholders to support school feeding programs around the world because we believe these are effective in addressing poor health and nutrition in disadvantaged communities,\u201d said Michael Wu, Managing Director, Tetra Pak Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, and Indonesia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He adds that \u201cWe are committed to making food safe and available, everywhere.\u00a0 That is why we make sure that school children get all the goodness of milk to have the energy to stay in school and get that brain boost they need for learning.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tetra Pak believes that attaining a sustainable future is anchored on initiatives protecting people and the planet. That is why alongside its efforts in ensuring safe nutrition for children, Tetra Pak is also helping promote sustainability in various communities by providing recycling training for teachers and students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether it is addressing food availability or environmental concerns, we believe that real, lasting impact in society can be achieved if stakeholders work together,\u201d Wu concludes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tetra Pak believes that attaining a sustainable future is anchored on initiatives protecting people and the planet. That is why alongside its efforts in ensuring safe nutrition for children, Tetra Pak is also helping promote sustainability in various communities by providing recycling training for teachers and students. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[220,217,218,302,276,820,303],"class_list":["post-8020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-corporate-social-responsibility","tag-sustainability","tag-sustainable-efforts","tag-sustainable-goods","tag-sustainable-living","tag-sustainable-practices","tag-sustainable-products"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8020"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8020\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8022,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8020\/revisions\/8022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}