Special Report No 10/2011: Are the School Milk and School Fruit Schemes effective?

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Series Title
Series Details 10/2011, Number 10
Publication Date October 2011
ISSN 1831-0834
EC QJ-AB-11-009-EN-C
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Abstract:

For over 30 years the EU has been subsiding the price of milk products in schools. Recently it launched a second scheme, this time for the distribution of fruit.The Court has carried out a joint audit of the effectiveness of both schemes.

In this report, the Court notes the very limited effectiveness of the School Milk Scheme, which is mainly impaired by a significant deadweight effect and a poorly exploited educational strategy. However, the report draws on observation of a number of good practices, and on the promising start made by schemes to distribute fruit free of charge, to show that solutions are available
Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.eca.europa.eu/lists/ecadocuments/sr11_10/sr11_10_en.pdf
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  • http://dx.doi.org/10.2865/84517
Related Links
ECA: Special Report No 10/2011: Are the School Milk and School Fruit Schemes effective? [PDF] http://eca.europa.eu/portal/pls/portal/docs/1/9390724.PDF
ECA: Press Release, 24.10.11: ECA issues special report No 10/2011 on whether the School Milk and School Fruit Schemes are effective? http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocuments/INSR11_10/INSR11_10_EN.PDF