School scheme gets thumbs up

The National Diet and Nutrition Survey published in June 2000 made uncomfortable reading. One child in five ate no fruit whatsoever and since 1983 children’s consumption of fruit and vegetables had been in a continual state of decline. In response, the National School Fruit Scheme was launched with the aim of providing free school fruit to more than two million children between the ages of four to six by 2004. Emma Hatfield reports on its progress.