The Government plans to roll out new nutritional standards for school meals to primary and secondary schools from September this year, with these becoming mandatory from 2006.
But in response to a question in Parliament last week, junior education minister Derek Twigg said the Government had not given any advice to schools on additives in school meals.
He laid responsibility for additive content at the door of local education authorities or, where applicable, the school's governing body.
He added that the Government would "carefully consider" results of Food Standards Agency research on additives due out in March 2007.
But Hyperactive Children's Support Group director Sally Bunday called on the Government to act sooner.
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