Scotland’s first minister Jack McConnell yesterday announced plans by Scottish ministers to ban the promotion of fizzy drinks in school vending machines and implement legal standards to regulate the salt, fat and sugar content of school meals.
The Executive has already spent £60m promoting the “Hungry for Success” programme in the country’s schools, which gives guidelines to education authorities on the content of schools meals.
However, speaking at the launch of his legislative programme for the coming 20 months, Mr McConnell said he wanted the Nutrition in Schools (Scotland) Bill to enshrine the standards in statute.
Many schools have already volunteered to replace fizzy drinks vending machines with water dispensers.
