State: Appropriate Action Taken After School Food Mess

The decision to destroy school food housed in rodent-infested facility was necessary for public health, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

The Westford Board of Health earlier this week ordered thousands of dollars worth of food tossed out after .

The food was stored at a dilapidated facility called "the barn" on Town Farm Road.

DHHS reviewed the matter with the Board of Health before the board made the decision to discard the food and serving materials like lunch trays and utensils that were also stored in the barn.

"We agreed with the decision," said DHHS spokeswoman Julia Hurley.

Previous coverage:

• Photos: School Food Stored in Rodent-Infested Facility
• VIDEO: Official Explains Decision to Discard School Food
• Plan in Place for Problem Food, Serving Materials, Says Superintendent