ORANGE pips and plum stones have become the latest concern for health and safety enthusiasts, a report reveals. Some schools, which are giving out free fruit to their pupils under a health initiative funded by the Scottish Executive, believe that fruits 
with pips are dangerous and so are avoiding them. “We tend not to use stone fruits because of the safety issues. Orange pips fall into that category,” a respondent to the study said. As well as worrying that children would choke to death, some teachers were concerned that they could slip over on dropped fruit, or be allergic to it. A spokesman for the Executive said the children were still receiving free fruit, whether it had pips in or not. “It is up to individual schools what fruit is served,” he said. “The important thing is that children eat it.” Fiona Hyslop, the SNP shadow education minister, said the move risked giving children a fear of fruit. “This is like the nanny state gone mad,” she said. According to the report, 14 per cent of respondents had some fears over health and safety issues. Most worrying were the hygiene aspects of preparing, storing and handling the fruit. Daily Telegraph 9/1/06.
with pips are dangerous and so are avoiding them. “We tend not to use stone fruits because of the safety issues. Orange pips fall into that category,” a respondent to the study said. As well as worrying that children would choke to death, some teachers were concerned that they could slip over on dropped fruit, or be allergic to it. A spokesman for the Executive said the children were still receiving free fruit, whether it had pips in or not. “It is up to individual schools what fruit is served,” he said. “The important thing is that children eat it.” Fiona Hyslop, the SNP shadow education minister, said the move risked giving children a fear of fruit. “This is like the nanny state gone mad,” she said. According to the report, 14 per cent of respondents had some fears over health and safety issues. Most worrying were the hygiene aspects of preparing, storing and handling the fruit. Daily Telegraph 9/1/06. 
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