Press Release: A Healthy Start for our Children: Commission conference on the School Fruit Scheme

The European Commission is holding a conference on the EU-wide School Fruit Scheme on the 15-16 December 2008, which will be open to the public through a web-streaming. During the two day conference, the Commission and around 300 stakeholders will discuss the background and objectives of existing schemes as well as looking into the many issues connected with running school fruit schemes effectively. In addition there will be four workshops, focusing on specific issues ranging from the supply chain to coherence with other policies, from communication with parents and teachers to evaluation techniques.