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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9683

17 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Commission to propose €90 million a year for distribution of fruit and vegetables to school children

Brussels, 16/06/2008 (Agence Europe) -The European Commission is soon to adopt - most likely on 8 July - a proposal to create a programme for the free distribution of fruit and vegetables in school establishments, as already exists for milk and dairy products. In order to do this, the Commission proposes to pledge an envelope of a maximum of €90 million a year. The objective of this initiative is to fight weight problems and obesity and to get children into good eating habits from a very...

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