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  “Sugary Drinks in California Could come with a Warning Label”

                                   - Time Magazine

Alexandra Sifferlin of Time magazine published an article on February 13, 2014. In the informative article, “Sugary Drinks in California Could come with a Warning Label”, Sifferlin discusses a new bill. The “first-of-its kind Bill” of California, proposes to include some sort of warning or precautious labels on the bottles of sugary drinks sold. These labels would include things like possible side effects that may, in the future, lead to Obesity and diabetes. This bill was brought up and introduced by the Senator Bill Monning, and was also backed up by several nutrition groups. They proposed , that any drinks contain seventy five calories or more per twelve ounce, would have to have some sort of label that writes, “State of California Safety Warning: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay.” California is not the only state in the United States trying to promote these kinds of actions. In 2012, the previous Mayer of New York tried to ban large sugary drinks. However, this was unfortunately ruled “unconstitutional. Also, San Francisco is now starting to work on passing a tax, which requires a two cents fee on any sugary beverages sold. Although this seems like a beneficial bill for all, the Beverage industries will post probably put up heavy oppositions.