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Committee forwards three-part sugary beverage package — warnings, ad ban on city property and procurement ban — to full Board
Summary
After presentations from public-health experts and sizable public comment on both sides, the Land Use and Transportation Committee adopted amendments and forwarded three ordinances requiring health warnings on sugary-beverage ads, banning such advertising on city property, and prohibiting city purchases of sugary beverages to the full Board with a positive recommendation.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee advanced a three-part legislative package aimed at reducing exposure to sugar-sweetened beverages in San Francisco: an ordinance requiring prominent health warnings on posted advertisements for sugary beverages, an ordinance banning advertising of those beverages on city property, and an ordinance barring city departments and contractors from purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, lead sponsor of the health-warnings ordinance, described the measure as modeled in part on tobacco-warning precedents and said the proposed warning would read, "Warning. Drinking beverages with added sugar contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay. This is a message from the city and county of San Francisco." Wiener said the draft requires warnings on posted ads…
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