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"I voted in favour of this motion for a resolution which urges the Commission to place restrictions on the marketing of energy drinks to children and adolescents.
The Commission’s draft measure authorises health claims on caffeine relating to an increase in endurance performance, an increase in endurance capacity, increased alertness and improved concentration.
There are concerns however about the adverse effects this could have on consumers, especially on young people. Energy drinks have a high sugar and caffeine content and they are known to cause headaches, sleep problems and behavioural problems in young people who regularly consume them.
Growth in the energy-drinks market has boomed and children and teenagers are some of the biggest consumers. Warning labels are being ignored whilst the industry’s code of practice, which is merely voluntary anyway, only commits it not to market energy drinks to children under 12.
Instead of pushing forward with health claims which help to promote these energy products, the Commission must stop dragging its heels and come forward with the nutrient profiles which have already been agreed upon in legislation, instead of giving energy drinks a leg-up on the market."@en1
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