Consumption Resumes the Law Prohibiting Energy Drinks for Children Under 16 Years of Age
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QUEBEC—Everything indicates that Eric Duhaime's Conservatives will block the passage of a bill that would prohibit energy drinks for people under 16 years of age. Their political opponents call them heartless. The upcoming introduction of a bill on energy drinks has made a strong response to the National Assembly on Thursday. Rimouski's Independent Member of Parliament, [...]
His deputy, Maïté Blanchette Vézina, echoes the arguments of the manufacturers of these drinks.
The piece of legislation will provide a precise definition of the products in question, says Minister Sonia Bélanger.
The Conservative Party of Quebec opposes the ban on the sale of energy drinks to younger people, a measure compared to the prohibition of grapefruit, which interacts with certain medicines. The other parties reply and accuse Eric Duhaime of being a heartless demagogue.
After Congress rejected the proposal, Minister Bustinduy announces that the bill goes to public consultation
If you are under 16 years old, get ready because your Monster or Red Bull can has the days counted in Spain. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has launched this Wednesday a public consultation of a preliminary bill that will prohibit its sale to minors. And it is not a symbolic measure: almost 40% of Spanish teenagers already take these drinks, according to the data that the department owns. Indignometer Level of social impact: 9/10. Millions of …
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