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Sweet drinks still being sold on government premises
Several still in midst of changing menu with implementation of Healthier Drinks Policy looming
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Vending machines in the National Library were found to carry carbonated drinks, despite there being less than a month left to the implementing of the new Healthier Drinks Policy.
ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
Jasia Shamdasani, Nathanael Phang
Many businesses on government premises have yet to clear their shelves of sweet drinks, with less than a month to go for the implementation of the Healthier Drinks Policy. The Health Promotion Board's (HPB) Whole-of-Government Healthier Drinks Policy, which takes effect from May 2018, states that all pre-packaged drinks sold on government premises should meet the Healthier Choice Symbol (HCS) lower-in-sugar guidelines.
By default, freshly prepared coffee, tea and malted drinks should also have no added sugar.
