Bottled Water Everywhere: Keeping it Safe
Consumers drink billions of gallons of bottled water each year. Find out about FDA’s role in ensuring that bottled water products are safe.
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California Rules in Favor of Sugary Drink Tax, Rejects Penalty Clause of State Preemption Law
California can no longer punish cities for enacting sugary drink taxes, as per an October 2021 court ruling that declared the penalty provision of the state’s Keep Groceries Affordable Act of 2018 unconstitutional. The lawsuit was filed in 2020 by Cultiva La Salud and supported by ChangeLab Solutions and the American Heart Association. The implications …
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Calculate It: See How Much Money a Sugary Drink Tax Can Bring Your Community
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