Romania has lately offered a prison restriction at the sale of power beverages to other people underneath 18. A identical initiative has been proposed in Hungary, however little has been heard about it lately.
24.hu information portal lately contacted the 2 MPs who raised the proposal, István Hollik (Fidesz) and Lőrinc Nacsa (KDNP), who’ve reiterated their earlier place that the sale and distribution of power beverages must be regulated.
As they mentioned,
In contemporary months, we’ve held consultations with governmental, clinical, and circle of relatives coverage civil society organizations. These discussions have showed the will for this proposal.”
One of the consulted organizations, the Young Families’ Club, additionally introduced the 2 MPs with a survey they’d carried out. They identified that “the consequences display that society isn’t detached to the dangerous results of power beverages on youngsters.
98 % of fogeys consider the decision for stricter laws to forestall underage youngsters from eating industrial power beverages.”
It is essential to notice that Romanian regulation defines power beverages as any beverage “containing, in addition to carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals, substances that stimulate the central nervous system (such as caffeine, taurine, carnitine, guarana, and glucuronolactone).” The Hungarian Energy Drinks Association’s (Magyar Energiaital Szövetség) place in this definition is that “the energy content exceeds 34 kcal/100 ml and the caffeine content exceeds 30 mg/100 ml and contains vitamins and energizing ingredients.” Comparing the 2 definitions, the adequacy of the law in Hungary could also be known as into query.
It may be questionable to which puts the lawmakers intend to limit the selling of power beverages when introducing the regulation. If strict law have been to be offered, it’s most likely that the distribution of power beverages could be restricted to National Tobacco Stores (Nemzeti Dohánybolt), as maximum tobacconists promote comfortable beverages and handiest adults (over 18) can legally acquire there.
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