01.01.03
According to The RiceX Company, El Dorado Hills, CA, El Salvador’s Ministry of Education in San Salvador has purchased 196,000 pounds (the equivalent of four-and-a-half ocean container loads) of RiceX Solubles for use in a school nutrition program. The Ministry of Education will use RiceX Solubles in a proof-of-concept program to supplement the daily nutrition of 41,666 school-age children during 142 school days in 2003. RiceX Solubles will be mixed with water and flavorings at each school and given to the children as a mid-morning drink. The goals for the program are to improve the nutritional well-being, health, attention and scholastic achievement of the school children.