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A re-balancing of EU subsidies for school milk programmes

On 26 September 2007, the Council adopted a package of measures that will introduce a flat-rate subsidy for the European school milk scheme. This means that for the first time, skim milk distribution will have the same financial support as full fat milk. It is hoped that this will contribute towards reducing childhood obesity by enabling schools to provide healthier milk options without losing money.

As the EU is increasingly concerned about the public health effects of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), the European Council has just agreed to put an end to the higher aid rate system for fat milk dealt out to schoolchildren. The new school milk scheme introduces a flat-aid rate (Eur16,11/100 kg) for milk distributed in schools, regardless of its fat content.

Mariann Fischer Boel, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, is thereby hoping to encourage children to consume law fat dairy products and develop health habits.

- See the European Commission’s press release

- More EPHA articles on CAP and health

- The 3rd annual obesity Europe conference, June 2007

Last modified on October 31 2007.

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