Probably the best solution honestly… In chain restaurants that don’t offer free refills, I quite frequently just take one anyway. Nobody ever stops me. If I asked they might say no, but I don’t ask.
Comment on Brits in disbelief as new refillable drinks ban implemented across UK
Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
If customers are allowed to help themselves then it’s totally uninforcible. It’s not like the restaurants are going to police this and a sticker isn’t going to deter anyone!
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Pretty much no one will ever enforce it. It will be interesting to see what happens when some jobsworth does though.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Not at all unenforcable. Just needs an RFID on the cup.
Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
I was referring to the sticker deterrent method as outlined by the article but let’s discuss.
So, every company selling sugary drink refills has to now spend hundreds of thousands, if not millions, on new cups or tags and the associated tech to make the system work for every outlet. Then, what if I buy a coke zero then decide I want a refill of full fat? Or, visa versa? Gets a bit complicated there.
They could also have a tap behind the counter for sugary drinks and refill taps with ‘diet’ versions accessible to patrons. But again that would mean installing another bunch of taps in every outlet.
Furthermore, who’s going to be checking up on this, making sure restaurants are following the law? As it’s not a safety issue it doesn’t fall within the FSA’s remit so there’s literally no one checking up on this.
It’s a virtue signalling nothing law. Sure, you can enforce anything if you throw money at it, but this is the UK. Currently scraping the barrel in the race to the bottom. If the sticker doesn’t stop you there’s not going to be any consequences.
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Obesity is the biggest health crisis in Britain right now. This is a necessary step.
Apocalypteroid@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Yes, I forgot how obese people are famously terrified of stickers.
A far better way to tackle the obesity crisis would be to implement stricter laws around processed food additives, how food is labelled and priced, and educating people about their diet at an early age instead of this uninforcible nanny state nonsense.
They could, if they were serious about doing something, make it illegal to sell drinks with a high sugar content… Or make unhealthy food packaging unappealing like they did with tabacco products… Include healthy eating in the national curriculum…
This isn’t going to change anything and makes the government look stupid.