Food in the News British Soda Tax May Encourage New Low-Sugar Beverage Choices For about a decade, public health advocates have pushed for taxes on sugar-sweetened beverage…Diandra WongApril 4, 2016
Food in the News San Francisco Warning Labels on Advertisements for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Advances On June 9th, San Francisco supervisors voted unanimously to approve health warnings on advertisements for…Diandra WongJune 16, 2015
Food in the News Louisiana Bill Would Impose Statewide Soda Tax Louisiana state representative Ebony Woodruff has introduced a bill that would impose a statewide soda…Diandra WongApril 28, 2015
Food in the News 14 Attorneys General Call for Greater Government Oversight of Herbal Supplements In February, a New York examination of herbal supplements being sold at GNC Holdings Inc,…Diandra WongApril 10, 2015
Food in the News California Bill Would Require Warning Labels on Sugary Beverages On February 11, California Senate Majority leader, State Senator Bill Monning, reintroduced a bill…Diandra WongFebruary 24, 2015
Food in the News Mexico’s One Year Soda Tax Anniversary and Its Impact on Neighboring Countries On January 1, 2014, a beverage tax policy measure took effect in Mexico, adding…Diandra WongJanuary 20, 2015
Food in the News FDA Finalizes Menu and Vending Machine Calorie Labeling Rules On November 25—after a three year delay—the FDA finalized two rules requiring that calorie…Diandra WongDecember 9, 2014