Tesco is to ban the sale of energy drinks to those aged under 16 from March, following similar decisions from Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose over the past few weeks. The move follows a number of high-profile cases in which children have been killed or seriously injured after consuming energy-drink mixers. Tesco spokesperson Jane Lawrie said: "With millions of customers across the UK shopping with us every week and 300,000 colleagues working in our stores, centres and offices, implementing new measures on energy drinks is another opportunity to help our customers adopt healthy habits. Campaigners have also raised concerns about the caffeine content of energy drinks, with some beverages containing caffeine equivalent to that found in two cups of coffee.
Tesco is to ban the sale of energy drinks to those aged under 16 from March, following similar decisions from Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose over the past few weeks. The move follows a number of high-profile cases in which children have been killed or seriously injured after consuming energy-drink mixers. Campaigners have also raised concerns about the caffeine content of energy drinks, with some beverages containing caffeine equivalent to that found in two cups of coffee.