Parents in Davis, California, should be pleased and proud that the city council has passed an ordinance making milk or water, and not soda, the default beverages for meals intended for young children.
More than three-quarters of New York state residents (78 percent) support government-required warnings on chain restaurant menu items with more than a day’s worth of added sugars. The support is consistently high across all demographic and political groups, according to a new poll conducted by Engine Insights.
The Food and Drug Administration should take enforcement action against three prominent infant formula manufacturers for marketing sugary drinks to toddlers up to three years old, according to an enforcement request sent to the agency today.
The New York City Council passed legislation that will ensure that healthier beverages like water, lowfat milk, or 100 percent juice are the default drinks with restaurant children’s meals, rather than soda or other sugary drinks.
Raley’s is on a roll. The nation’s 27th largest grocer is taking a next step toward reducing unhealthy marketing, by committing to move the highest-sugar cereals to the less-visible bottom shelves.
Raley’s, the nation’s 27th largest grocer, is pledging to reduce candy at checkout by 25 percent, according to the company. The West Sacramento-based chain of 121 stores in California and Nevada will replace some candy with snacks such as granola bars and nuts and will reduce the portion sizes of its remaining candy options. In 2016, Raley’s eliminated sugar-sweetened soda at the register.
