Boston City Councilor John Connolly Catches Expired Frozen Food at Curley and English High

After finding four Boston Public Schools with frozen food well past their expiration dates still in their freezers, At-Large Boston City Councilor John Connolly wants school officials to explain how come students are being fed expired food.

Connolly visited the , , Orchard Gardens School, and Boston Latin Academy, and found things like expired liquid cheese. He said he saw expired food in every school's kitchen, not just their freezer, said a Connolly aide. 

While frozen foods can be served after their recommended expiration dates, Connolly noted that "unsafe food practices could compromise the safety and welfare of students" and that parents and students need to be informed about the quality of food that BPS is serving to students.

In particular, Connolly has requested information from the City and BPS about any documentation about memos relating to cheese sticks that were not to be served to students on June 20, 2010.

He also requested any and all documentation, including emails, phone calls, proofs of delivery, receipts and more, in regards to food purchases, storage, disposal from the City and BPS.

One of Connolly's peers, At-Large Councilor Felix Arroyo, who lives in Jamaica Plain, quickly championed Connolly's work, "I would like to commend Councilor Connolly for bringing this issue to our attention," Arroyo said in a statement. "I would never serve expired foods to a member of my own family. We should not serve the students that attend the Boston Public Schools food we would not eat or serve our own loved ones. While I have not been blessed with children yet, all of my nieces and nephews that are of school age attend the Boston Public Schools. I am stunned that we may be serving them and all Boston Public School students expired foods."

The School Committee is holding a at English about their budget. It starts at 5 p.m.