The new EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme will be in place on 1 August, ready to be implemented across the Union from the first day of the 2017-2018 school year, states the European Commission in a press release published on Monday 31 July (see EUROPE 11743).
Under the scheme fruit, vegetables and milk products are distributed to school children and dedicated educational programmes teach pupils about the importance of good nutrition.
Over 20 million children benefitted from the...