The Scottish Government is changing the regulations regarding nutrition in school meals from Autumn 2020. Read the latest update here.
Background
These changes came from a Scottish Government consultation in 2018. We ran a snap survey of parents in August 2018, asking parents for their views on the proposed changes to nutritional guidelines for Scottish schools. We used these in our response to the Scottish Government's consultation.
The majority of parents supported the Scottish Government proposals to reduce sugar, to require more fruit and vegetable portions and to reduce sugary drinks.
Views were less clear on cutting out fruit juice. We also asked for parents' views on artificial sweeteners and most parents did not agree with their use in primary or secondary schools.
Inadequate dining spaces and pressure of time, as well as concern about pupils leaving the school campus at lunchtime, featured in parents' comments.
Read our submission here.
The Scottish Government consultation information can be found here.