All cans and bottles of soda and juice drinks that have sugar added and 75 or more calories per 12 ounces may soon have health warnings in California. A state lawmaker and medical experts have proposed a first-in-the-nation bill seeking safety warning labels, similar to those on cigarette packs, on the cans and bottles of all sugary drinks and sodas sold in California. The label would read: … [Read more...]
California To Become The First State To Seek Warning Labels On Sugary Drinks
In accordance with a proposal announced by a state lawmaker; California would become the first state in the country to entail warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks. According to Dr. Harold Goldstein, of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, “Soda and other sugary drinks are the number-one source of added sugar in the American diet.” On an average American consumes 45 … [Read more...]