The Ribena ban is wrong - we should let people decide what they want

But health campaigners point out that high-sugar drinks are still available just in different sizes.

Annie O’Leary, Editor in Chief of Netmums, the UK largest parenting site said: "We know from our own research that two-thirds of mums are worried about the amount of sugar their children are consuming - with nearly half of them thinking their family has too much sugar in their diets as a whole.

"So Tesco tackling these concerns will be welcome news for lots of mums, and it's a good starting point to tackle the bigger issues around sugar and food.

There are many things that are illegal cause they are too dangerous, Many drugs are

I agree with this ban, Because many people dont know what is best for them, its why we have many other things that are banned in many parts of the world

I have a lot of gut hate for so called 'net-mums' anyway, but this is just ridiculous. if mums are so concerned - why are they still buying them? They shouldn't have to wait for Tesco to stop selling them, they should just look on the packet for sugar content and stop buying them!!

To me that translates as "I want my child to have a diet that contains less sugar but I still want to be able to buy them things that contain a high sugar content."

It's interesting that they chose to stop selling Ribena (an internationally known and well-loved drink) instead of their own cheap version of Red Bull (which tastes like a fine mixture of rotten piss and paint-thinner and is one step away from being meth).

Absurd. Blanket bans are ridiculous. A lot of drugs have the capacity to be dangerous, but that doesn't make them inherently dangerous. Banning the whole lot because some are dangerous, while others aren't, shows a clear lack of understanding not only of the subject being banned, but also of the concept of personal responsibility.
Take alcohol as a prime example. Drinking isn't dangerous, but driving after drinking is. To then make the judgement that because of that, alcohol is therefore dangerous, is daft.

What about pharmaceutical drugs? To quote Katt Williams, "aspirin is perfectly legal but if you take 13 of them mother****ers it'll be your last headache". People use painkillers all the time, but if you take too many of them they can be dangerous. Should we ban them too?

People shouldn't be deciding what other people can and can't put into their bodies, regardless of what it is. Wrapping someone in cotton wool takes away part of their sense of personal responsibility, and with it, their common sense.



To me that translates as "I want my child to have a diet that contains less sugar but I still want to be able to buy them things that contain a high sugar content."

It's interesting that they chose to stop selling Ribena (an internationally known and well-loved drink) instead of their own cheap version of Red Bull (which tastes like a fine mixture of rotten piss and paint-thinner and is one step away from being meth).

I agree that there are many drugs that are relatively safe, and also ban need to be not specific but have general rules.


Are you saying no food whatsoever should be illegal?

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/07/28/tesco-ribena-ban-big-bottles_n_7888026.html

So apparently the ribena ban is only for lunchbox-sized ribenas at Tesco, and only the full sugar version. But why are they allowed to tell us what we should be eating and drinking?
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We have been letting people choose there own foods for decades now which has led to obesity and diabetes in a uncontrollable ascension. Sugar is a addictive drug, this is a good move by tesco.

Tesco don't stock cars.

I agree with this ban, Because many people dont know what is best for them, its why we have many other things that are banned in many parts of the world

Exactly, I mean i'm underweight and have a fast metabolism and artificial sweeteners give me a migraine so we should definitely ban low sugar drinks and
artificial sweeteners!1!1! Whats best for me is best for everyone else11!!1