date:Jun 27, 2017
Drink manufacturers have agreed to a world-leading water-only policy for all New Zealand primary and intermediate schools.
The NZ Beverage Council, which represents companies that sell 95 per cent of all juice and non-alcoholic drinks, will also stop selling sugar-sweetened soft drinks and energy drinks in secondary schools.
One of the conference organisers, Dr Simon Thornley, hailed the pledge as a really significant step in the right direction, going further than other countries.
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