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The National Parents Council made the call after a government survey found the battle against obesity is still being hampered by teenagers? sugar-fuelled diets.
According to the Department of Education?s just- published 2012 Lifeskills survey, 30% of secondary schools in this country allow vending machines on their premises.
While the rate is down slightly from 35% in 2009, it compares to just 0.3% of primary schools which allow the same type of fizzy drinks and other unhealthy items to be sold in their facilities.
The Department of Education said legal reasons mean that, despite flagging the issue as being of serious concern, it cannot ban vending machines from schools entirely.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/irelan...k-food-in-school-vending-machines-258413.html
According to the Department of Education?s just- published 2012 Lifeskills survey, 30% of secondary schools in this country allow vending machines on their premises.
While the rate is down slightly from 35% in 2009, it compares to just 0.3% of primary schools which allow the same type of fizzy drinks and other unhealthy items to be sold in their facilities.
The Department of Education said legal reasons mean that, despite flagging the issue as being of serious concern, it cannot ban vending machines from schools entirely.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/irelan...k-food-in-school-vending-machines-258413.html