Observing the widespread recreational consumption of manufactured products containing sugar, especially among minors;
Recognizing the addictive nature of sugar;
Noting the adverse health effects associated with sugar and further noting the high tax-revenue cost associated with treating these health effects in nations with government funded health care;
The World Assembly hereby:
Mandates that all manufactured products containing sugar be labeled on the back with an identifier that states, “This product contains sugar, which is addictive”, the text of which must take up at least 15% of the packaging of the product. This warning must be printed in the language local to the intended marketplace;
Requires that manufactured products containing sugar must be labelled on the front with an identifier which states, “This product contains sugar, which is known to cause cancer, diabetes, obesity, and other serious health problems", the text of which must take up at least 15% of the packaging of the product. This warning must be printed in the language local to the intended marketplace;
Mandates that member nations fund informational campaigns targeted at both minors and adults encouraging them to abstain from consuming manufactured products containing sugar;
Exempts from these regulations agricultural products which contain naturally occurring sugar without having sugar added.
Furthermore,
Encourages member nations to prohibit the sale of manufactured products containing sugar to minors;
Urges member nations to prohibit advertisements for manufactured products containing sugar;
Further encourages member nations to consider taking further action to prevent and discourage sugar consumption, especially among minors.