Diners have slammed plans to ban refills of sugary soft drinks as “completely pointless” - as proposals to crack down on unhealthy food and drink are unveiled. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Luton Today, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. The Welsh government has launched a consultation to restrict promotions on sugar-sweetened drinks, including a ban on refills in restaurants and cafes.
Advertisement Advertisement The plans also include restricting promotions on unhealthy food , such as buy-one-get-one-free offers, and barring shops from placing foods high in fat, salt and sugar in prominent locations, such as entrances and at the tills. Welsh health secretary Eluned Morgan said she intended the plans to be the “the first in a package of measures to improve the health of our food environments across Wales and to support the public to live healthier lives.” The proposed ban on free sugary drink top-ups, which are offered in restaurant chains such as Nando's and Five Guys, was branded “ridiculous” by some restaurant-goers.
Posting on X, one diner said: “Completely pointless - most of the machines that do this default to the zero options.” Advertisement Advertisement Another added: “Personally, I think the places [where] free refills are available in Wales are so few and far between that it really won’t make a difference to what people consume. “I think they need to concentrate on real issues.
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