The Associate Education Minister's defending the school lunches programme despite dozens of early safety complaints. 

There were 21 food safety probes into the lunches from May 2024 to mid-November 2025. 

Some investigations came after reports of metal wire, fragments, or glass were discovered in food. 

David Seymour told Mike Hosking it's 21 lunches out of around 13 million.  

He says the issues are from when Government overtook Labour's scheme or the first term of their new scheme, which faced some teething issues.  

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The Associate Education Minister's defending the school lunches programme despite dozens of early safety complaints.&nbsp;
There were 21 food safety probes into the lunches from May 2024 to mid-November 2025.&nbsp;
Some investigations came after reports of metal wire, fragments, or glass were discovered in food.&nbsp;
David Seymour told Mike Hosking it's 21 lunches out of around 13 million. &nbsp;
He says the issues are from when Government overtook Labour's scheme or the first term of their new scheme, which faced some teething issues. &nbsp;
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David Seymour: Associate Education Minister on the food safety complaints around school lunches

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