The government and the Hungarian Energy Drinks Association (MESZ), who will sit down tomorrow, are straining each other, and the negotiation will certainly not be free of emotions, reports vasarnap.hu
According to their information sessions, Bence Rétvári, the Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior, called the MESZ for consultation. As you know, several organizations and authorities working in the field of health care will participate in the meeting. Last year, Rétvári already held a press conference on the subject, then the national chief medical officer Cecília Müller and Nóra Király, the founder of the Young Families Club, were also present.
The special feature of the next meeting on Wednesday is that, according to the information
Dr. Sándor Csibi, the Secretary General of MESZ, will also be present at the meeting, where you can certainly expect harsh criticism and questions.
In the past, the government tried to act against the overconsumption of energy drinks with various measures. The products were brought under the scope of the public health product tax, the so-called chip tax, and the sale of this type of product in school canteens was prohibited.
Several campaigns were launched last year
drew attention to the dangers of energy drinks, but energy drink consumption is still high among students.
Most recently, in the middle of January, Bence Rétvári indicated in the current program of the M1 channel that the government is trying to draw the attention of young people to the dangers of overconsumption of energy drinks with attitude-forming programs. Bence Rétvári explained in the program: 10 percent of middle school and high school students consume energy drinks on a daily basis. These young people can easily become addicted, which can have serious consequences in the long term, causing cardiovascular diseases and nervous system problems.
Source: vasarnap.hu
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