The phrase "deter consumption" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing strategies or measures aimed at reducing or preventing the use of a product or resource.
Example: "The government implemented new policies to deter consumption of single-use plastics."
Alternatives: "reduce consumption" or "curb consumption."
Nor does anybody know what level of taxation will most effectively deter consumption without encouraging a black market.
As child advocates fighting to improve access to healthy, affordable food, we support an excise tax on sugar-sweetened beverages as an effective means to deter consumption.
"Because the increased in cost is so small [6p to 8p per 330 ml], it is highly unlikely to deter consumption among children and young adults," said Tom Sanders, professor emeritus of nutrition and dietetics at King's College London.
Efforts to deter consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fatty foods have gained favor in the United States as skyrocketing obesity rates drive up healthcare costs.
If it's time for twenty-one birthday shots, no health reminder on the side of a bottle will deter consumption, but for the casual consumer, it makes a difference.
10 It is equally important to bring informal manufacturing of bidi and smokeless tobacco under the tax net and remove detrimental government subsidies on bidi manufacturing, in order to deter consumption, increase the tax base and maximise revenue generation.
While countries such as France use written warnings to deter alcohol consumption by mothers-to-be, in other places such as Thailand they warn about the increased risk of suicide, family break-up and drink-driving.
High taxes on sugary drinks and on tobacco make sense to deter unhealthy consumption.
Examples are payroll taxes that finance Social Security and Medicare, taxes on tobacco that deter tobacco consumption and taxes on carbon.
If displaying a calorie count is meant to deter over-consumption of calories, then why not merely require restaurants to display the weight of trans-fat in any given dish, to deter the consumption of trans fats?
According to some economists the 20% drop against the dollar and even bigger slide against the euro is a good thing, boosting exports and deterring the consumption of increasingly expensive imports.
