In the near future, Portuguese schools will rely on a health technician to supervise the food and drinks (such as snacks, candy-bars or juices) served and sold in school canteens or vending machines.
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A protocol signed between the Education and Health Ministries implements new rules and defines the limits of certain ingredients for each product (energy value 250Kcal/maximum; sugar 35% of weight and no more than 15 grams/piece; fat 30/35% of weight and no more than 7 grams/piece; sodium 360milligrams/max.).
Most schools have only a small buffet, insufficient to meet the needs of all students and teachers during a short intermission between classes.
So, they agree to the placing of vending machines, owned by private operators. The prices of the products are fixed with the control of the board of school directors, and the school receives a commission of between 10/20% of total income.
The average price of the products dispensed by vending machines is EUR0.70 (US$0.93).
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