Mayor Michael Bloomberg's NYC Soda Ban is being sued by the beverage industry, movie theaters, and other businesses that the new law will affect. These companies feel that the New York City Health Department has no right dictating the size of sugary drinks to its consumers. They argue that their sales revenue will be negatively impacted by this unfair regulation. In addition, the giant soda industry fears that other states struggling with obesity will hop on the bandwagon too. In response, the New York City Board of Health believes it does have the power to regulate sugary drink size because obesity is epidemic across the city. The mayor and his panel are happy that this ban will shed new light on obesity and possibly decrease the number of obese men, women, and children in the population.
Nice blog post! I think this topic is so interesting, yet controversial, and I'm surprised by the intense reactions. At first, I understood how people believed that their choices were being controlled and their unrest with it. But then, I believed that it was being taken out of proportion, and this article reaffirms my beliefs. I do not believe that these companies and businesses should be suing the Health Department, since it is not like they are banning soda all together but only one size, which personally I never see people buy anyways.
ReplyDeleteI feel as though the controversy surrounding this topic is less about the soda and more about the principal. People feel as though the government is slowly taking control and they are afraid of what might be next.
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