Calls for ban on Coca-Cola's Christmas truck tour over child health fears

Head of Public Health England says annual marketing campaign targets areas where children suffer from higher rates of tooth decay and obesity

The NHS’s public health boss is urging local councils and shopping centres to ban visits from Coca-Cola’s promotional Christmas trucks because of sugar’s key role in rotting children’s teeth and making them fat.

Duncan Selbie, the chief executive of Public Health England, has criticised the soft drink giant’s annual PR stunt, in which 14-tonne lorries decorated with fairy lights and fake snow visit towns, cities and landmarks around the UK to advertise its products.

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