New York, NY – New York City is asking the state’s highest court to take up the city’s effort to stop many eateries from selling super-sized, sugary drinks.
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The request was made public Monday. The city asks the Court of Appeals to review a lower-court ruling that struck down the measure last week.
That decision says the city Board of Health exceeded its authority by putting a 16-ounce size limit on high-calorie sodas and soft drinks. The cap was to apply to restaurants, stadiums and many other places.
The new filing isn’t a surprise. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had indicated it was coming.
It cites the toll of obesity-related disease. It also says the high court needs to resolve “important issues” about the health board’s authority.
The American Beverage Association did not immediately comment.
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Bloomberg is so concerned with our well being and yet he doesn’t care about his own. If he would care about his well being he would of checked himself into a mental institution the man is psychopath.This billionaire mayor loves making average people miserable.
Get a life Mr Mayor! New Yorker’s needs jobs.. not someone who should lead how many sodas to drink
I am reminded of a time in the late 70s or so when the Yankees were losing & George Steinbrenner kept flying to where ever the Yankees were at time, Graig Nettles, on putting up with Steinbrenner’s tantrums said:
“The more we lose, the more he’ll fly in here. And the more he flies in, the better the chance there’ll be a plane crash.”
Well, Bloomie flies to the Bahamas every weekend so …..
The board of health should not have such power to pass laws that were declared wrong by the courts! What “important issues” are there with the health boards authority? They don’t have any except to give recommendations!