Healthy food in schools : European Commission and Maltese Presidency present valuable new resource for public procurement authorities in Member States.
The report identifies the following potential benefits :
- Improved quality of school food service
- Increased availability and accessibility to nutritious and safe food
- Reduction of food insecurity
- Minimisation of health inequalities
- Improved dietary habits during childhood
- Reduced incidence of childhood obesity and overweight
- Positive effects on school attendance and performance
- Development of health-minded schools