New Jersey 101.5 » soda ban http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:45:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Should People Using Food Stamps be Restricted from Buying Soda? [POLL] http://nj1015.com/should-people-using-food-stamps-be-restricted-from-buying-soda-poll/ http://nj1015.com/should-people-using-food-stamps-be-restricted-from-buying-soda-poll/#comments Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:29:11 +0000 Jim Gearhart Show http://nj1015.com/?p=280371 By Jeff Deminski:

While many people have been up in arms about the attempted ban on large soft drinks, maybe there is some use for this law after all in a different form.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/should-people-using-food-stamps-be-restricted-from-buying-soda-poll/feed/ 0 Tim Boyle, Getty Images NYC Moves to Reinstate Ban on Soda Size Limit http://nj1015.com/nyc-moves-to-reinstate-ban-on-soda-size-limit/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-moves-to-reinstate-ban-on-soda-size-limit/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 20:19:10 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=246069 New York City is asking appeals judges to reinstate a ban on supersized sodas and other sugary drinks.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-moves-to-reinstate-ban-on-soda-size-limit/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images New York City Soda Ban Halted [VIDEO/POLL] http://nj1015.com/new-york-city-soda-ban-halted/ http://nj1015.com/new-york-city-soda-ban-halted/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:00:08 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=239779 A state judge has halted New York City's ban on large size sugary drinks a day before it was to become law while Mayor Mike Bloomberg vows to appeal and urged businesses to comply with the law even if it is not being enforced.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/new-york-city-soda-ban-halted/feed/ 0 Large soda bottles are seen in a bodega in Chinatown (Allison Joyce/Getty Images) Critics Seek to Delay NYC Sugary Drinks Size Limit http://nj1015.com/critics-seek-to-delay-nyc-sugary-drinks-size-limit/ http://nj1015.com/critics-seek-to-delay-nyc-sugary-drinks-size-limit/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:42:30 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226468 Opponents of the city's plan to crack down on supersized, sugary drinks have asked a judge to delay enforcement of it, saying beverage makers and sellers shouldn't have to spend millions of dollars to comply until a court rules on whether the measure is legal.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/critics-seek-to-delay-nyc-sugary-drinks-size-limit/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Industry Sues Over NYC Crackdown on Sugary Drinks http://nj1015.com/industry-sues-over-nyc-crackdown-on-sugary-drinks/ http://nj1015.com/industry-sues-over-nyc-crackdown-on-sugary-drinks/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:53:02 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=179446 Soft drink makers, restaurateurs and other businesses are suing to block New York City's move to end the sale of super-sized, sugary drinks in many eateries.  The American Beverage Association and others sued the city Friday.  A City Hall spokesman says the lawsuit is baseless and health officials had authority for the regulation.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/industry-sues-over-nyc-crackdown-on-sugary-drinks/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Jersey Lawmaker Wants A Crackdown on Sugary Beverages http://nj1015.com/jersey-lawmaker-wants-a-crackdown-on-sugary-beverages/ http://nj1015.com/jersey-lawmaker-wants-a-crackdown-on-sugary-beverages/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:17:30 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=165336 Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator wants the U.S Surgeon General to investigate the possible link between sugary drinks and obesity.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/jersey-lawmaker-wants-a-crackdown-on-sugary-beverages/feed/ 0 Tim Boyle, Getty Images NYC Big-Soda Crackdown Plan Goes To Vote Today http://nj1015.com/nyc-big-soda-crackdown-plan-goes-to-vote-thursday/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-big-soda-crackdown-plan-goes-to-vote-thursday/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:18:26 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=165149 One of New York City's most ambitious efforts to prod residents to live healthier appears poised to pass as a health panel takes up a plan to cut down sales of big-sized sodas and other sugary drinks.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/nyc-big-soda-crackdown-plan-goes-to-vote-thursday/feed/ 0 Big Gulp cup (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) Weight Loss Groups Back NYC's Large Drink Ban http://nj1015.com/weight-loss-groups-back-nycs-large-drink-ban/ http://nj1015.com/weight-loss-groups-back-nycs-large-drink-ban/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:24:06 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=161030 Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig and other diet groups say they are supporting New York City's proposed crackdown on super-sized, sugary drinks.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/weight-loss-groups-back-nycs-large-drink-ban/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images Another Soda Ban Proposed? http://nj1015.com/another-soda-ban-proposed/ http://nj1015.com/another-soda-ban-proposed/#comments Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:47:53 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=122867 The mayor of Cambridge has proposed limiting the size of soda and sugar-sweetened beverages sold in city restaurants, saying she was inspired by a similar measure in New York City.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/another-soda-ban-proposed/feed/ 0 Joe Raedle, Getty Images NYC Soda Ban Could Face Legal Test http://nj1015.com/nyc-soda-ban-could-face-legal-test/ http://nj1015.com/nyc-soda-ban-could-face-legal-test/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:06:38 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=120455 If New York City bans big sugary sodas, what's next? Large slices of pizza? Tubs of movie-theater popcorn? The 16-ounce strip steak?

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