Sugared drinks out of school canteens

Most major bottlers of non-alcoholic carbonated, non-carbonated, juice and water-based drinks have agreed to guidelines which will remove sugared drinks from primary school canteens and stop advertising directly to children. The policy, announced today by the Australian Beverage Council (ABC), is in response to increasing pressure to fight child obesity. Dentists will welcome the move as a step in helping to improve the oral health of children.

The ABC recently issued a Media Release on Soft Drinks and Tooth Decay - at the same time as the ADA was conducting Dental Health Week around the theme of 'oral health for young people'.