After much debate over alleged hygiene concerns around nutrition bars provided to civic school students, the BMC education department has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the supplementary nutrition scheme.

Teachers, principals, and education inspectors have been given end-to-end responsibility to ensure the bars are safe for consumption. The guidelines mandate checks on sourcing from authorised contractors, airtight packaging, maintenance of supply registers, safe storage, and proper handling of the nutrition bars. Also, children must consume the bars on the school premises itself.