Children are to be banned from buying soda

Children under the age of 14 years, I propose to prohibit personally to buy a soda. This initiative was made by the Deputy Secretary of the Public chamber Vladislav Grib. An appropriate message will be aimed at the government, the Federal Antimonopoly service and the Ministry of industry and trade.

This is not the only initiative of the Public chamber, which will be explained offices. She in addition wants to make mandatory special notes on the labels of delicious water, which informs about the consequences of its frequent consumption - diabetes and obesity.

"The child does not understand what is diabetes mellitus, he drinks, because it's delicious, and as a result sits down on sugar. He wants to quench your thirst with soda, believing what they say in advertising. Responsible parents can explain to him that it's bad and not worth buying, but, walking with friends, he soon will buy popular PR-company around drink than beer, juice or mineral water. So, soda displace really need a drink. This is already a genetic problem, because the generation that grew up on Pepsi, already a genetic problem, because the generation that grew up on Pepsi, already acquires own children", - said Vladislav Grib "Izvestia".

According to the activists, these measures will be discussed with doctors, nutritionists, adepts of the offices to which they address with this proposal, as well as manufacturers of soda. "For us to convey to them that these measures are not directed against specific brands - Pepsi, "Fanty" or "Pinocchio". Just there are a number of goods and beverages at a constant use cause psychological addiction and contribute to the development of various diseases," explained the Fungus.

At the Federal Antimonopoly service said that it will consider proposals when they come into the office. Profile Committee of the state Duma stressed the importance of the initiative and announced the readiness to participate in the study, a wide range of measures to increase the responsibility of the manufacturer and to protect children from excessive consumption of harmful drinks.

"I fully support the intention to forbid to realise children these drinks, because the baby is no understanding that it is impossible to drink, " said a member of the state Duma Committee on occupational health Sergey Furgal. And it's not just sugar. We are talking about a large number of chemical additives, allergens, soft drugs".

Furgal added that, in addition to delicious carbonated water, children in addition to buy energy drinks that are harmful to the health of schoolchildren. According to him, power engineers are taurine and like him drugs that cause over-stimulation of the nervous system and addictive.

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