Dear USDA Secretary Vilsack,

More than 23,000 kids got sick from food served in schools between 1998 and 2007. We should make sure that our kids are getting safe, healthy food in school by:

· Requiring meat inspections before the meat is ground.

· Adopting science-based safety standards for all school lunch meat.

· Notifying schools directly about recalls, and creating a national database to help school officials avoid food companies with a history of safety problems.