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COVID-19 exacerbates obesity in the United States . . . and vice versa

By Guest Opinion on June 22, 2020
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Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This …
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FDA commissioner issues new guidance for menu labeling

By News Desk on November 9, 2017

Ahead of the effective date for those new, long-awaited menu labeling regulations, which is May 7, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is out with some non-binding “guidance” to help with implementation. FDA Commissioner…
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Court says San Francisco’s soda pop warnings unconstitutional

By News Desk on September 21, 2017

Sweetened beverage advertisers in San Francisco won’t be forced to add an obesity warning to their labels and advertisements. A federal appellate court has ruled the warning mandate violates the U.S. Constitution.

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California, New York Lawmakers Propose Warning Labels for Soda

By News Desk on April 11, 2015

CA-soda-warning_verticalCalifornia is having another run at adding warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages, and New York is joining in. Last year, state Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a bill requiring that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated…
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DeLauro Introduces Bill to Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

By Lydia Zuraw on July 31, 2014

On Wednesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act — a tax on drinks such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks that she first announced at the National…
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New York City’s Ban on Oversized Sodas is Dead

By News Desk on June 27, 2014

New York City’s Board of Health “exceeded the scope of its regulatory authority” when it sought to ban the sale of super-sized sodas, the state’s highest appeals court ruled Thursday. In a 20-page decision, Judge…
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Soda Warning Label Rejected by California Assembly Health Committee

By Lydia Zuraw on June 19, 2014

California’s bill to add warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages has stalled in the state’s Assembly Health Committee. The state Senate passed the bill last month but fell three votes short of the 10 needed to…
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California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Warning Labels on Some Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

By Lydia Zuraw on June 5, 2014

The “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Safety Warning Act” is now in the hands of the California State Assembly. Last week, the state Senate passed the bill, which would require that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated or…
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Controversial Documentary About Food Policy, Industry Opens Today

By Lydia Zuraw on May 9, 2014

“Fed Up,” a new documentary exploring the prevalence of added sugar in the American diet and how it causes childhood obesity to persist, opens today in select theaters across the country. The film traces the…
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Navajo Nation Hikes Sales Taxes on ‘Junk Foods,’ Makes Healthy Food Choices Tax-Free

By Dan Flynn on February 3, 2014

The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent…
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