Table 2.

Identified Sustainability recommendations in governmental school food policies documents.

Year (Reference)	Document	Document Type	Responsibility	City/Country	Identified Sustainability Recommendations
Municipality of Barcelona (2020) [82]	This Is Not a Drill. Climate Emergency Declaration, Barcelona.	Declaration	Municipal	Barcelona (Spain)	Implementation and promotion of healthier and low-carbon diets in schools through the use of seasonal, local and organic foods; reduction of animal protein intake (especially red meat) and ultra-processed foods.
The National Food Agency (2021) [84]	Good school meals. Guidelines for primary schools, secondary schools, and youth recreation centers.	Guideline	National	Sweden	Topics on menu planning (including, among others, reducing meat and increasing vegetables, legumes, fruits, and cereals, choosing organic foods, and observing seasonality), measures to prevent food waste, reducing energy consumption, and transport distance.
Brazil (2009)/Brazil (2020) [34,86]	Law n° 11.947, from 16 June 2009/Resolution FNDE n° 06, May 2020.	Law/Resolution	National	Brazil	Support for sustainable development through purchasing local food from family farming, preference for organic and agroecological food, observation of sustainability in menu planning, and nutrition education actions, seasonality; local traditions.
Italian Ministry of Health (2021) [37]	National guidelines for hospital, care, and school catering Decree 28 October 2021.	Guideline	National	Italy	Seasonality; local, short-chain, organic, and typical foods; environmental protection; animal welfare; local traditions; fair trade; food recovery; reduction of food waste and non-organic residues; food education aimed at conscientious and sustainable consumption; social and environmental criteria for contracts.
Cabinet Office Japan (1954) [88]	School Lunch Program Act.	Law	National	Japan	Respect for nature; a positive attitude towards environmental conservation; a sense of valuing the work of those involved in food production; food education; generation of a correct understanding of the production, distribution, and consumption of food.
United States Department of Agriculture (2015) [89]	Updated Offer versus Serve Guidance for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program Effective Beginning School Year 2015–2016.	Guidance	National	USA	The possibility of the student refusing some of the foods offered to reduce food waste in school feeding programs.
Santa Catarina (2018) [87]	Law 17.504, 10 April 2018.	Law/Resolution	State	Brazil	Preference for the purchase of organic vegetables by schools, foreseeing a gradual increase in the percentage of purchases.
National Nutrition Council (2017) [81]	Eating and learning together–recommendations for school meals.	Recommendations	National	Finland	Sustainable development and environmental issues concerning food acquisition, food choices, and waste reduction, citing, among others, seasonality; favoring the consumption of domestic vegetables; assembly of dishes by students; possibility of repetition.
Department for Education (2021) [80]	School food standards practical guide.	Guidance	National	England	It recommended sustainable procurement, including the use of fresh, seasonal, sustainable, and locally sourced ingredients, sustainable fish purchase, waste reduction, and school gardens.
Consejo Interterritorial de Sistema Nacional de Salud (2010) [83]	Consensus document about food in educational centers.	Consensus	National	Spain	It informed that the possible incorporation of organic food in school lunches might have advantages about sustainability and protection of the environment. However, it considered no evidence to affirm that organic foods are nutritionally better or safer.
Senate Administration (2017) [85]	Reorganization of the school lunch at open and affiliated all-day primary schools and for support centers in Berlin.	Handout	State	Berlin (Germany)	The establishment of criteria for quality assessment, considered a priority about the price when hiring school food suppliers (organic food corresponds to one of the quality criteria).