Friday, December 01, 2017

#UK: National Health Exec. Wants To Ban Red Coca-Cola Truck Visits Over Kids' Sugar Intake Fears

[world politics news]


The National Health Service's public health boss is urging local councils and shopping centers to ban visits from Coca-Cola’s promotional Christmas trucks because of sugar’s key role in rotting children’s teeth and making them fat. Duncan Selbie, the chief executive of Public Health England, has criticized the soft drink giant’s annual PR stunt, in which 14-ton trucks decorated with fairy lights and fake snow visit towns, cities and landmarks around the UK to advertise its products.

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