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New York City will employ "Sugar Police" to enforce city soda ban

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Watch out, New York restaurants. The soda police are coming to get you. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial ban on large sugary drinks hits Tuesday and along with it comes an initiative to make sure restaurants are following the rules.

 

Health Officials Urge F.D.A. Action on Soft Drinks

Led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the group says the scientific consensus is that the level of added sugars in sodas is unsafe.

 

No more big, sugary soda in NYC

Michael Bloomberg

New York City's Board of Health voted Thursday to ban the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 ounces in restaurants and other venues, in a move meant to combat obesity and encourage residents to live healthier lifestyles.

 

NYC Big-Soda Crackdown Plan Goes to Vote Thursday

Soda

One of New York City's most ambitious efforts to prod residents to live healthier appears poised to pass as a health panel takes up a plan to cut down sales of big sodas and other sugary soft drinks.

 

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