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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Keith Vaz (Labour), on Monday, 17 November 2014, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 41 members in total.


SUGAR CONTENT IN FRUIT DRINKS

That this House is alarmed by Action on Sugar's report that a quarter of supermarket fruit drinks contain more sugar than the equivalent volume of Coca-Cola; notes that these drinks are commonly advertised as healthy and targeted at children; further notes a quarter of the products tested met or exceeded the maximum daily adult intake recommended by the World Health Organisation; is concerned such products are contributing to record levels of tooth decay, obesity and type 2 diabetes among children; and calls on the Government to implement legislation to reduce levels of sugar content in food and drink products.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
513 
Session
2014-15
Other sponsors
Sandra Osborne
Mark Durkan
David Anderson
Chris Ruane
David Simpson
Subjects
Children Diseases Food Health education Obesity
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk