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PE1919: Ban the sale of high caffeine products to children for performance enhancement

Petition Summary 

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to ban the sale of fast release caffeine gum to under 18s for performance enhancement due to risk of serious harm.

Petitioner: Ted Gourley

Status: Under consideration

Date published: 14 December 2021

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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration

SPICe Briefing (122KB, pdf) (122KB, pdf) posted 24 January 2022


Committee Meetings

23 February 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland, Scottish Athletics, sportscotland, Cardiac Risk in the Young and Food Standards Scotland.  

Official Report of Meeting 23 February 2022

28 September 2022: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. 

Official Report of Meeting 28 September 2022 

22 February 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, and UK Athletics.  

Official Report of Meeting 22 February 2023

20 September 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government.

Official Report of Meeting 20 September 2023

15 May 2024: The Committee agreed to write to relevant stakeholders.  

Official Report of Meeting 15 May 2024


Written Submissions

PE1919/A: Scottish Government submission of 19 January 2022 

PE1919/B: Petitioner submission of 14 February 2022  

PE1919/C: Sport Scotland submission of 1 April 2022   (96KB, pdf) (96KB, pdf) posted 01 July 2022

PE1919/D: Food Standards Scotland submission of 4 April 2022   (86.9KB, pdf) (87KB, pdf) posted 01 July 2022

PE1919/E: Children and Young People Commissioner Scotland submission of 4 April 2022   (120.7KB, pdf) (121KB, pdf) posted 01 July 2022

PE1919/F: Scottish Athletics submission of 28 July 2022  (162.7KB, pdf) (163KB, pdf) posted 01 August 2022

PE1919/G: Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) submission of 2 September 2022 (100.1KB, pdf) (100KB, pdf) posted 05 September 2022

PE1919/H: Petitioner submission of 5 September 2022 (104.7KB, pdf) (105KB, pdf) posted 06 September 2022

PE1919/I: Scottish Government submission of 20 October 2022 (143.5KB, pdf) (144KB, pdf) posted 28 October 2022

PE1919/J: Petitioner submission of 14 November 2022 (81.3KB, pdf) (81KB, pdf) posted 23 November 2022

PE1919/K: Petitioner submission of 1 February 2023 (176.1KB, pdf) (176KB, pdf) posted 14 February 2023

PE1919/L: Scottish Government submission of 25 April 2023 (64KB, pdf) (64KB, pdf) posted 12 September 2023

PE1919/N: Petitioner submission of 17 May 2023  (92KB, pdf) (92KB, pdf) posted 30 May 2023

PE1919/M: UK Athletics submission of 10 May 2023  (96KB, pdf) (96KB, pdf) posted 06 June 2023