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Junk food ban in Scottish schools Bid to ban junk food from schools
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Plans to ban schools from serving junk food and sugary drinks have been put forward by the Scottish Executive.Plans to ban schools from serving junk food and sugary drinks have been put forward by the Scottish Executive.
The move comes after figures showed one in three children moving from primary to secondary school in Scotland is overweight. The move comes after figures showed one in every three children moving from primary to secondary school in Scotland was overweight.
Ministers said the new approach, outlined on Monday, would also affect school vending machines, breakfast clubs and tuck shops. Ministers said the new approach would also affect school vending machines, breakfast clubs and tuck shops.
At present at least one child in every five in Scotland is obese. The news came as two reports said the executive had failed to meet a number of targets to improve Scotland's diet.
Studies by the Food Standards Agency and an independent experts panel found that in some areas Scots were eating even more of the wrong types of food than 10 years ago.
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The policy comes in the wake of new guidelines for schools in England which state that all meals must contain at least two portions of fruit and vegetables, while deep-fried foods are to be restricted. The bill comes in the wake of new guidelines for schools in England which state that all meals must contain at least two portions of fruit and vegetables, while deep-fried foods are to be restricted.
The restrictions there also apply to school vending machines.The restrictions there also apply to school vending machines.
South of the border the government has earmarked an extra £240m to subsidise healthy ingredients until 2011, while school cooks are to receive extra training.South of the border the government has earmarked an extra £240m to subsidise healthy ingredients until 2011, while school cooks are to receive extra training.
Ministers in Scotland hope their measures will encourage children to take the healthier meals on offer in school canteens.Ministers in Scotland hope their measures will encourage children to take the healthier meals on offer in school canteens.
Campaigners said they are disappointed that the executive has not put forward plans to provide all school meals free of charge. Campaigners said they were disappointed that the executive had not put forward plans to provide all school meals free of charge.