School milk and fruit program covers almost half a million schoolchildren

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2018. 09. 10. 11:16

In the new school year, the school fruit program reaches 550,000 students, while the school milk program covers 430,000 students, the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) announced on Friday in Budapest.

Rétvári Bence said that under the programs 12.6 million liters of milk and 48.8 million doses of fruits will be given to the students in addition to the variety of juice and dairy products.

He added that, thanks to the measures, Hungary provides the highest number of fruits in European context to the students, which is the double of the EU average. (MTI)

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