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"I welcome today’s vote in Parliament to provide schools with fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk, across the EU. This programme helps us promote the consumption of healthy food in schools and also change the food eating habits of our future generations.
From August 2017, schools will have to prioritise the distribution of fresh food over processed food. Added sweeteners and artificial flavour enhancers will also be totally banned from the products distributed under the school schemes for the first time.
Products containing added sugar, salt and fat will, as a general rule, be prohibited and would only be allowed after being authorised by national health authorities. Furthermore, limits of salt, sugar and fat will be defined at EU level by the Commission via a delegated act.
In Ireland, one in four children is overweight or obese. If we do not start changing habits now, we will be faced with even bigger costs in the health system due to increased numbers of patients suffering from diabetes, diseases, cancer and a vast range of other conditions associated with obesity and poor dietary habits.
There is an increasing need to restrict sugar and unhealthy fat intake. This will help our younger generations live healthier and longer lives."@en1
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