iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The New York Court of Appeals refused to reinstate New York City’s ban on large sodas and other sugary drinks on Thursday.
The ban went into effect in 2012 and prevented the sale of single-size servings of soda and other sugary drinks that were more than 16 ounces. The law, supported by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was ruled unconstitutional by a lower court in 2013.
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett says that the ban was beneficial, and that the court’s ruling “doesn’t change the fact that we have a huge problem with obesity in this city, and it doesn’t change the role of sugary drinks in that epidemic.”
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