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| Supermarket energy drink ban for under 16s | Supermarket energy drink ban for under 16s |
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| Morrisons supermarket has banned children under the age of 16 from buying high caffeine energy drinks. | Morrisons supermarket has banned children under the age of 16 from buying high caffeine energy drinks. |
| The staff at some of the supermarket branches will challenge customers to prove their age. | The staff at some of the supermarket branches will challenge customers to prove their age. |
| The ban has been brought in because of health fears about extreme-caffeine intake by children with energy drinks. | The ban has been brought in because of health fears about extreme-caffeine intake by children with energy drinks. |
| The restrictions apply to certain brands with more than 150mg of caffeine per litre. | The restrictions apply to certain brands with more than 150mg of caffeine per litre. |
| It will affect Red Bull which has 320mg, Monster (338mg) and Relentless (320mg). | It will affect Red Bull which has 320mg, Monster (338mg) and Relentless (320mg). |
| Morrisons is the first major UK retailer to ban the drinks. | Morrisons is the first major UK retailer to ban the drinks. |
| Spokeswoman Claire Johnson said: "We understand the concern over the potential impact of high-caffeine energy dinks on young people and are taking steps to address this." | |
| The supermarket is trialling the ban in stores in Glasgow, Dorset, Leeds, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk with a view to rolling it out further. | The supermarket is trialling the ban in stores in Glasgow, Dorset, Leeds, Cheshire, Staffordshire and Suffolk with a view to rolling it out further. |
| Earlier this month, a campaign to encourage major retailers to crack down on the sales of energy drinks to children was launched in Edinburgh. | Earlier this month, a campaign to encourage major retailers to crack down on the sales of energy drinks to children was launched in Edinburgh. |
| The sale and promotion of high caffeine drinks such as Red Bull is already banned in schools there, under the Schools: Health Promotion and Nutrition Act Scotland 2007. | The sale and promotion of high caffeine drinks such as Red Bull is already banned in schools there, under the Schools: Health Promotion and Nutrition Act Scotland 2007. |
| But children can still easily purchase them from retailers despite warnings on the cans stating that they are not advised for children. | But children can still easily purchase them from retailers despite warnings on the cans stating that they are not advised for children. |
| Aaron, 17, James, 16 and Will, 16 in Liverpool think the ban is a "bad idea." | Aaron, 17, James, 16 and Will, 16 in Liverpool think the ban is a "bad idea." |
| Speaking after just finishing an energy drink, the teenagers in London, questioned how the supermarkets would enforce it. | Speaking after just finishing an energy drink, the teenagers in London, questioned how the supermarkets would enforce it. |
| They said: "I think it's a bad idea. How would they police it? It's easy with fake ids. | They said: "I think it's a bad idea. How would they police it? It's easy with fake ids. |
| "It's not the supermarkets responsibility. It should be up to the parents to decide whether or not they should drink it." | "It's not the supermarkets responsibility. It should be up to the parents to decide whether or not they should drink it." |
| They added: "I think it would be a good idea to ban the drinks for kids a bit younger, like under the age of 10." | They added: "I think it would be a good idea to ban the drinks for kids a bit younger, like under the age of 10." |
| Energy drinks are high in sugars, caffeine and taurine, an organic acid and a major constituent of bile found in the large intestine. | Energy drinks are high in sugars, caffeine and taurine, an organic acid and a major constituent of bile found in the large intestine. |
| Little is known about the effects of heavy or long-term use. | Little is known about the effects of heavy or long-term use. |
| Gavin Partington from the British Soft Drinks Association said: "We operate a code of practice which says that high caffeine content soft drinks are not suitable for children, and specifies this information should be clearly stated on the label of such drinks. | |
| "It also states that high caffeine soft drinks should not be promoted or marketed to those under 16." | |
| This ban comes after research earlier this month found one in 20 teenage pupils goes to school on a can of energy drink instead of a good breakfast. | This ban comes after research earlier this month found one in 20 teenage pupils goes to school on a can of energy drink instead of a good breakfast. |
| In the past a number of other schools around the UK have banned the drinks. | In the past a number of other schools around the UK have banned the drinks. |
| In September 2009 two major retailers in Sweden banned the sale of energy drinks to under-16s, due to worries over hyperactivity and a suggestion the drinks were a gateway to alcohol abuse. | In September 2009 two major retailers in Sweden banned the sale of energy drinks to under-16s, due to worries over hyperactivity and a suggestion the drinks were a gateway to alcohol abuse. |
| Sainsbury's have commented and said they have no plans to follow the ban. | |
| The energy drink manufacturers have yet to respond. | |
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