This article was translated from Arabic. Read the Arabic original
Austria Now News – Lower Austria
A motion submitted by the FPÖ in the municipal council of Korneuburg in Lower Austria sparked wide debate, as the party called for kindergarten children to be served pork twice a week, before ultimately withdrawing the motion.
Supporting farmers as the aim of the motion
According to Heute, citing NÖN, the council was discussing the reorganisation of meal provision in kindergartens when FPÖ councillor Hubert Keyl called for pork to be included twice a week in order to support pig farmers in the region.
Reactions from the parties
SPÖ Deputy Mayor Bernadette Haider-Wittmann expressed reservations, stressing that what matters most is balanced and healthy nutrition. Green councillor Elisabeth Kerschbaum also asked why beef should not be mandated as well.
ÖVP Mayor Christian Gepp pointed to children’s differing tastes and promised to review the weekly menu, but said that prescribing specific foods in contracts made no sense. After a commitment to discuss the meals at a later date, the FPÖ withdrew its motion.
New kitchen for kindergarten meals
The council did, however, unanimously approve the reorganisation of meals, as the Landesklinikum Korneuburg hospital can no longer prepare the growing number of meals on its own. In future, part of them will be prepared at Behindertenhilfe Oberrohrbach.
Austria Now News – keeping you up to date.
Illustrative image
Sources
- Heute – Zwei Mal pro Woche Schweinefleisch im Kindergarten – 01.11.2026 – https://www.heute.at/s/zwei-mal-pro-woche-schweinefleisch-im-kindergarten-120275197
