Evaluating the impact of the universal infant free school meal policy on the ultra-processed food content of children's lunches in England and Scotland: a natural experiment

• Main Authors: Jennie C. Parnham (Author), Kiara Chang (Author), Fernanda Rauber (Author), Renata B. Levy (Author), Anthony A. Laverty (Author), Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard (Author), Martin White (Author), Stephanie von Hinke (Author), Christopher Millett (Author), Eszter P. Vamos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The Universal Infant Free School Meal (UIFSM) policy was introduced in 2014/15 in England and Scotland for schoolchildren aged 4-7 years, leading to an increase in school meal uptake. UK school meals are known to be healthier and less industrially processed than food brought from...