The firm’s promotional material says the trucks will be “delivering Christmas cheer up and down the country. The CEO of Public Health England ( PHE ) is calling for local authorities and health centres to ban sugar from Christmas trucks and Coca - Cola because of the role of sugar in childhood dental decay and cancer . Duncan Selbie criticised the 14-tonne bus , decorated with 372 bulbs and 8,772 fairy lights , as research from PHE indicated that 80 % of the 42 stops on the tour have above - average rates of such health issues .
The CEO of Public Health England ( PHE ) is calling for local authorities and health centres to ban sugar from Christmas trucks and Coca - Cola because of the role of sugar in childhood dental decay and cancer . Duncan Selbie criticised the 14-tonne bus , decorated with 372 bulbs and 8,772 fairy lights , as research from PHE indicated that 80 % of the 42 stops on the tour have above - average rates of such health issues .