The Singapore government is weighing up a range of measures, including taxes, more stringent advertising bans and warning labels on products, for soft drink manufacturers that fail to meet its sugar reduction objectives.
Young people often lack a basic understanding of energy drinks and their ingredients, according to an Australian study: suggesting that educational campaigns and easy-to-understand labels would help address confusion.
The European Commission has tightened the rules around bisphenol A (BPA) by banning it in the manufacture of packaging for infants and young children 0-3 years.
The Cook County Finance Committee is set to vote on the repeal of the Sweetened Beverage Tax, that would eliminate the penny-per-ounce tax on Dec. 1, 2017.
The Australian drinks industry has accused an alcohol awareness group of “attempting to create a crisis where none exists” after it called for TV ads promoting alcohol to be phased out at times when children were likely to be watching sports broadcasts.
A new position statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) says that ‘sports and caffeinated energy drinks can pose serious health risks to children and youth and should be avoided’.
Some bottles of 7up in Mexicali, Mexico were contaminated with methamphetamine and have been linked to one death and seven illnesses, according to officials.
Vietnamese beverage firms have hit out at proposals for a special consumption tax on sweetened drinks, saying their production would be badly hit by the move.
