New York City Beverage Ban

  • Read more: How the New York Court of Appeals Applied the Soda Cap Criteria to Vaccines
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    How the New York Court of Appeals Applied the Soda Cap Criteria to Vaccines

    By Dorit Reiss New York’s Court of Appeals reversed an Appellate Division decision and reinstated New York City’s influenza mandate for city daycares in Garcia v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in June. Applying the same criteria the court used in 2014 to overturn the city’s controversial Soda Cap, the court…

  • Read more: Are There Any Good Legal Arguments to Overturn the NYC “Soda Ban”?
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    Are There Any Good Legal Arguments to Overturn the NYC “Soda Ban”?

    By Katie Booth New York City’s Board of Health has recently approved a ban on all sugar-sweetened drinks over sixteen ounces sold in restaurants, fast food chains, movie theaters, sports stadiums and food carts (with some exceptions). The ban does not prohibit consumers from buying multiple sixteen-ounce beverages or from buying over sixteen-ounce beverages at grocery or convenience…