MPs may expand proposed ban on energy drinks to children under 15

The Czech Chamber of Deputies may expand a proposed ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under 15 to all energy products such as sweets, chewing gum and bars containing stimulants. The expansion, proposed by a group of opposition and coalition MPs, led by Iveta Štefanová of the Freedom and Direct Democracy Party, will be debated in the bill’s second reading in the lower house. Energy drinks are widely consumed by teenagers and critics point to the fact that the prevalence of diseases associated with excessive consumption of energy drinks and foods is growing.