What is the FSAs policy on vending in schools?
Whether or not to have vending machines on school premises is a decision that is made by the head teacher and school’s governors. The Agency believes that vending machines allow students choice but they should contain products that help promote the messages taught in the curriculum. These messages are that we should eat a balanced diet based on starchy foods with plenty of fruit and veg, in which meat, fish, meat products, milk and dairy products are eaten in moderation and where foods high in fat and food and drink high in sugar are eaten sparingly. This is why the drinks vending machine project only sold milk, water and fruit juice.
