Celeb Chef Jamie Oliver Calls for Ban on Energy Drink Sales to Children

Chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver is calling for a ban on sale of energy drinks to the under-16s. Here Oliver attends a session on the second day of the World Economic Forum, on January 18, 2017 in Davos. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images

Celebrity chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver is urging the government to ban the sale of energy drinks to children, and wants to see the products regulated like cigarettes.

“We have to do this,” says Oliver, according to the Mirror. “Because these drinks are turning our kids into addicts. Their use is, to my mind, akin to drugs.”