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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9786

20 November 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Agreement on distribution of fruit to schoolchildren

Brussels, 19/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - In Brussels on Wednesday 19 November, the Agriculture Ministers of the Member States of the EU reached a political agreement on the creation of a Community programme to distribute fruit (including bananas) and vegetables to schools. The beneficiaries will be children aged from six to 10 years. The objective of this programme is to increase the proportion of fruit and vegetables in children's diets at an age when they are acquiring their eating habits...

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