New York judge blocks sugary drink ban

[JURIST] A judge for the New York Supreme Court [official website] on Tuesday permanently enjoined [order, PDF] enforcement of amendments to a New York state regulation [NYC Health Code 81.53, PDF] prohibiting the sale or provision of "sugary" beverages in large cups or containers by food service establishments. In October groups representing restaurants, beverage makers and movie theaters challenged the link between regulation-defined "sugary" drinks and obesity, and asserted that "food service establishments" were arbitrarily defined such that a New...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/03/new-york-judge-blocks-sugary-drink-ban.php

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