NO - Mark Gossage, director, Ice Cream Alliance
Of course not. Why?
As a society we often don't ban things that are proven to be harmful sohow can anyone consider banning ice cream? I won't pretend that it's ahealth food although it is a good source of calcium and vitamins A and Dand is a regular item on school and hospital menus. But it is a treatand perfectly fine as part of a healthy, balanced diet. Most of all,children love ice cream. To deprive them of this simple pleasure seemsto deny them another part of childhood.
YES - Bill McGregor, general secretary, Headteachers' AssociationScotland
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