Energy Drinks (Motion #13-11)

Moved by Noland, Dennis. Approved on March 10, 2011, by the Sudbury & District Board of Health.

Motion

WHEREAS energy drinks contain excess amounts of caffeine, sugar and other additives; and

WHEREAS energy drinks provide minimum nutritional value and children and youth consuming energy drinks may easily exceed the maximum amount of caffeine for their age; and

WHEREAS there are no regulations prohibiting the advertisement or sale of energy drinks to children and youth; and

WHEREAS the effects of caffeine present in energy drinks can mask the symptoms of intoxication when energy drinks are mixed with alcohol and may lead to alcohol toxicity, impaired driving, and other negative outcomes; and

WHEREAS Health Canada issued a media advisory in March 2010 which expressed their concern over combinations of energy drinks and alcohol;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Sudbury & District Board of Health urge the federal Minister of Health, the provincial Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Minister of Health Promotion and Sport to review the health issues associated with energy drinks, their advertisement to children and youth and their sale as premixed alcohol/energy drink beverages in liquor stores; and

FURTHERMORE THAT copies of this motion be forwarded to all Ontario boards of health, provincial government partners and local members of provincial parliament, the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA), the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) and local school boards.

 

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