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 The parliament said such claims promoted sugar intake among
children.
"Displaying these claims on drinks cans would have led to higher
sugar consumption among adolescents, who are the largest group of
energy drink consumers," parliament said in a statement.
The Commission will now have to make a new proposal.
A spokesman for the Commission said its rule had been proposed not
to promote caffeine intake but to regulate health claims that were
already being made by producers.
"Without the new legislation the status quo would prevail and we
would miss an opportunity to enhance protection for EU citizens," he
said.
(Reporting by Robert-Jan Bartunek in Brussels)
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