RRED has worked with many third sector public and professional organisations and is supported by The Educational Institute for Scotland, The Royal College of Physicians, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, The Children's Food Campaign and the Food Research Collaboration.
There is also evidence that children in deprived areas are more likely to take lunch outside the school gate and therefore more likely to consume energy drinks (see "The Influence of Deprivation and the Food Purchased by Secondary School Pupils Beyond the School Gate" by Wendy Wills for Food Standards Scotland 2015).
There is considerable public interest in this subject. RRED calls for the Scottish Government to take action now rather than wait for research and the subsequent policy debate to tell us what we already know; energy drinks and children do not mix. We cannot leave it to retailers, manufacturers and distributers to act. While every can of energy drink states "not recommended for children", they continue to market and sell them to children. Scotland's children deserve better.