This just in from the National Restaurant Association: New York City’s Board of Health has approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to ban the sale of sweetened beverages above 16 ounces at restaurants and other foodservice operations.
The health board, appointed by the mayor, voted 8-0 (with one abstention) in favor of the ban, which will prohibit restaurants, delis, food carts, stadium concession stands and movie theaters from selling sugared drinks, such as soda, iced tea, energy drinks, some smoothies and certain coffee beverages, in containers larger than 16 ounces. Unless blocked by a judge, the ban, which is the first of its kind, will take effect in six months, a board spokeswoman said.
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