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Finding 2022-002 Program: Child Nutrition Cluster Federal Agency: United States Department of Agriculture AL #: Cluster 10.553, 10.555, 10.556, 10.559, and 10.582 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various ? See SEFA Pass-through Entity: Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Type of Compliance Finding: N ? Special Tests and Provisions Criteria Per the U.S. Department of Agriculture, federal rules and regulations 7 CFR 210.13(b) requires that schools shall obtain a minimum of two food safety inspections during each school year conducted by a state or local government agency responsible for food safety inspections. If a violation occurs during the food safety inspection, a corrective action plan must be implemented, and violations resolved by a specified date. Condition/Context In our sample of ten schools, Kansas City Public Schools (the District) obtained the requisite two food safety inspections at each school during the school year; however, the food safety inspection reports identified critical violations at four schools, which were not corrected by a specified date. Cause The District does not have a process in place to ensure that timely corrective actions were taken for violations identified by inspections conducted by the Kansas City, Missouri Health Department (KCMO Health Department). Effect The District did not comply with food storage, preparation, and service standards established by the KCMO Health Department. Questioned costs None Is the finding a repeat finding No Recommendation We recommend the District resolve all violations identified during food safety inspections within the prescribed timeline and implement a monitoring process to ensure violations are resolved timely. Views of responsible officials/planned corrective actions Management agrees with the finding. See Corrective Action Plan on Organization?s letterhead.