Like other nutrition programs around the world, Canada's Food Guide divides nutrition into four main food groups: vegetables and fruit, grain products, milk and alternatives, and meat and alternatives.
Therefore, it is in the school district's discretion to decide how long to keep such records. In keeping with the intent of 603 CMR 23.06, however, the time limit for destruction of the record should probably be not less than sixty years for a transcript and not more than five years for the temporary record.
There are usually state laws governing the keeping of medical records. They usually require the doctor to be able to provide copies of records and keep the original file for a specified period, often 5 years for adults and longer for children.