Former health minister joins Pepsi

Monday 14 May 2007

He used to run the government department charged with persuading us to ditch the fizzy drinks and snacks but now Alan Milburn the former secretary of state for health has joined Pepsico’s UK advisory board.

After much pressure the department of health had worked with the department for education to limit school kids’ access to fizzy drinks and crisps, like Pepsi owned Walkers. They have also been heavily criticised by some newspapers as an example of the nanny state.