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Soda Wars: Sugar taxes reduce sugar beverage intake among Philadelphia consumers

April 20, 2018 | Filed under: Highly Processed Food

Since implementing a new beverage tax at the start of 2017, Philadelphians are about 40% less likely than residents of nearby cities to have a soda, and are 58% more likely to drink bottled water daily. Read more here.

Soda Wars: Coca Cola introduces new drinks in the UK to dodge soda tax

February 23, 2018 | Filed under: Highly Processed Food

In addition to reformulating many of their bubbly drinks so that they avoid the UK’s upcoming soda tax, Coca Cola is introducing 3 new still drinks that will all have sugar levels low enough to avoid the tax. Read more here.

Soda Wars, Colombia: Industry opposition goes to new extremes

November 28, 2017 | Filed under: Highly Processed Food

“Soda Wars” are not an exclusively American issue. In Colombia, backlash against Educar Consumidores – an organization leading the push for a 20% tax on sugary drinks – has gone as far as personal harassment. Though an extreme example, this situation is represents the “clash of science, politics, and money” surrounding the …

Soda Wars: Industry wins in Cook County,Illinois – Soda tax repealed in a 15-2 committee vote

October 19, 2017 | Filed under: Corporate products, Highly Processed Food

On October 10, the Cook County, Illinois soda tax was officially repealed by a 15-2 committee vote. The decision came after a “bitter clash” between the soda industry and and public health proponents. The tax – which was the sixth of its kind in the nation – was surrounded by …

Soda Wars – Dubai: The United Arab Emirates institutes 50% soda tax

October 5, 2017 | Filed under: Highly Processed Food

On October 1, a 50% tax on soda and a 100% tax on cigarettes and energy drinks went into effect in the United Arab Emirates. Other countries – including the United States – will be waiting to see whether the tax will have an effect on the countries’ rising rates …

Soda Wars: Cook County, Illinois soda tax repeal vote delayed one month

September 14, 2017 | Filed under: Corporate products, Highly Processed Food

The Cook County soda tax repeal vote has been pushed to October 10, giving both sides an extra month to advertise on TV and radio. A combined $6.4 million has been committed to this issue by the Can the Tax Coalition and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Read more …

Soda Wars: Cook County, Illinois being fought by soda industry for $1.4 million

September 5, 2017 | Filed under: Corporate products, Highly Processed Food

The “Can the Tax Coalition” is spending $1.4 million dollars on television ads in anticipation of a vote to repeal the soda tax in Cook County, Illinois. The coalition is funded by the American Beverage Association, which is made up of industry giants such as Coca Cola and Pepsi Co. …

Soda Wars: Study shows that the soda tax is an effective way to decrease consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages

April 19, 2017 | Filed under: Highly Processed Food

Berkeley, California was the first US city to pass a penny-per-ounce sugar-sweetened beverage tax in January 2015. A study published in April 2017 found that in the year following the tax’s implementation, sales of sugar sweetened beverages declined significantly (by 9.6%) as did self-reported consumption. Sales of untaxed beverages (such …

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