date:Oct 31, 2012
ganization (WHO), which recommends consuming a minimum of 400 g of fruit and vegetables per day. The volume of the EU fruit and vegetables market has shown a declining trend in the last decade which suggests that consumption rates are even decreasing.
The School Fruit Scheme is addressing this issue and hoping to change this statistic. The scheme started in the school year of 2009/2010 after the Agriculture Council of Ministers agreed on a Commission proposal for a European Union-wide campaign