Stephanie Worsop: Are the Ministry's new food guidelines a step too far? 24 Jan, 2021 10:00 PM 3 minutes to read The MOE's new food guidelines to prevent choking come into effect today. Photo / Getty Images The MOE's new food guidelines to prevent choking come into effect today. Photo / Getty Images OPINION Is it the Government's place to dictate what we feed our children? When the Ministry of Education announced its new anti-choking food guidelines, my knee-jerk reaction was annoyance. I pack my son's lunch every day so I think I know better than some pen-pushing official what my child can and can't eat.