date:Apr 10, 2014
blame for an epidemic of childhood obesity.
By doing nothing, we are putting Californians at risk, the bill's author, Democratic state senator Bill Monning, said at a hearing on Wednesday. The minimal burden on industry to comply with this bill is far outweighed by the benefits.
In 2012, then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg spearheaded a citywide ban on sales of oversized sugary soft drinks, but the move was declared illegal by a state judge after a legal challenge by makers of soft drin