Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2018 to Question 121787, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential merits of issuing guidance or bringing forward proposals on banning or restricting the sale of high caffeine energy drinks in supermarkets.

The Government will continue to monitor the situation and any new emerging scientific evidence on the consumption of energy drinks to determine whether any changes to our advice are required. Our current advice is that children, or other people sensitive to caffeine, should only consume caffeine in moderation.

It is already a requirement that drinks other than tea and coffee that contain more than 150mg of caffeine per litre are labelled as “not recommended for children”. In addition, many large food and drink retailers, including most supermarkets, have already implemented a voluntary ban on the sale of energy drinks to under-16s.