Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads
Source: Associated Press
Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads
Updated 1:05 am, Wednesday, May 18, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal court in Northern California has rejected an effort to block a new San Francisco law that requires health warnings on ads for sugary drinks.
U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen's decision Tuesday clears the way for the law approved by city lawmakers last year to take effect in July.
The ordinance requires the warnings to appear on ads for soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages that appear on billboards, buses, transit shelters, posters and stadiums within the city.
The labels would read: "WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay."
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