Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailUnder 16s are going to be banned from buying energy drinks in a new crackdown, according to reports. The Health Secretary has reportedly said he has decided to put an age limit on products such as Monster, Red Bull and Lucozade. This comes after a Department of Health consultation on how energy drinks are damaging the health of youngsters. England's chief medical officer has been considering taxing all unhealthy foods to tackle childhood obesity by discouraging parents from buying them. The sugar tax on soft drinks was introduced in April last year, and has been celebrated by experts including the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Source: Daily Mirror July 16, 2019 21:28 UTC