Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I thank the witnesses for being here this afternoon.
Ms. Pellerin, you consider both soft drinks and energy drinks to be a factor in childhood obesity. You in fact used the word “children”.
I would like to remind you of two statements made in committee here, at a hearing held on June 8, 2010. Firstly, the senior scientific officer at Red Bull, Mr. Andreas Kadi, said the following: “When you look at the events we are supporting [...] these are clearly events that are targeted at adults. When you look at the marketing activities we perform, when you look at the universities, for example, starting with students who are 18, yes, this is where we are. When you look at high schools, where students are younger, then this is where we are not.”
Mr. Justin Sherwood, president of Refreshments Canada, added the following: “The target market is young adults who are 18 to 34 years old.”
In light of that, how can you say that energy drinks contribute to childhood obesity?