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

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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 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