Author Topic: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.  (Read 836 times)

Roses

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7984
Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« on: August 30, 2018, 01:53:54 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45342682

I think it is a very good idea, because there is nothing healthy about them, they can be very damaging.

My grandchildren only drink milk or water.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them."

Shaker

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 15639
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2018, 01:55:54 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45342682

I think it is a very good idea, because there is nothing healthy about them
I don't think that's the point of them - they're supposed to be a stimulant rather than a health food.

Quote
they can be very damaging.
True of an awful lot of unbanned stuff, though.
Pain, or damage, don't end the world. Or despair, or fucking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man, and give some back. - Al Swearengen, Deadwood.

Roses

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 7984
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2018, 01:57:28 PM »
I don't think that's the point of them - they're supposed to be a stimulant rather than a health food.
True of an awful lot of unbanned stuff, though.

Too much caffeine can be very harmful to children, it can cause them to be over stimulated and badly behaved.
"At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them."

jeremyp

  • Admin Support
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 32449
  • Blurb
    • Sincere Flattery: A blog about computing
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2018, 02:08:08 PM »
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45342682

I think it is a very good idea, because there is nothing healthy about them, they can be very damaging.

My grandchildren only drink milk or water.

That's weird. I though the sale of energy drinks to children was already banned. At least, when I go through the self service queue at Morrisons with my Red Bull, I have to get authorisation much like with alcohol.
This post and all of JeremyP's posts words certified 100% divinely inspired* -- signed God.
*Platinum infallibility package, terms and conditions may apply

Rhiannon

  • Guest
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2018, 10:24:33 PM »
That's weird. I though the sale of energy drinks to children was already banned. At least, when I go through the self service queue at Morrisons with my Red Bull, I have to get authorisation much like with alcohol.

Could they have a voluntary policy?

Humph Warden Bennett

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 5013
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2018, 09:43:57 AM »
More turning young adults back into children. In all fairness Labour would probably ban selling these products to the under twenty fours.

jeremyp

  • Admin Support
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 32449
  • Blurb
    • Sincere Flattery: A blog about computing
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2018, 09:45:47 AM »
Could they have a voluntary policy?
It must be.
This post and all of JeremyP's posts words certified 100% divinely inspired* -- signed God.
*Platinum infallibility package, terms and conditions may apply

Nearly Sane

  • Administrator
  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 64207
Re: Proposed ban on energy drink for kids.
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2018, 09:52:29 AM »
It must be.
From the link


'Many shops already have their own voluntary bans in place for under-16s, but it is still possible for children to buy the drinks from some retailers and vending machines'