Posted on 13 September 2012. Tags: Board Of Health, Bold Step, City Council Member, Columbia University, Commissioner Thomas, Excess Weight, Fellow Board, Fighting Obesity, Health Board, Health Commissioner, Health Problem, Hunter College, Internist, Major Health, Mayor Bloomberg, Public Health Program, Sixto, Sugary Drinks, Thomas Farley, Urban Public Health
I wonder if Mayor Bloomberg is running for President of Europe. He certainly has the disdain for democracy down well. Today, the Board of Health of NYC passed regulations that banned supersized sugary soda beverages: New York City has passed the first US ban on large-size sodas and other sugary drinks being sold in restaurants [...]
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Posted on 24 July 2012. Tags: Agenda 21, Big Apple, Big Ban, Bloomberg, Board Of Health, Legislators, Nbsp, New York City, Opponents, Proposal, protest, Public Hearing, Soda, Tuesday Afternoon, Vote
If you are a resident of New York City, go today at 1 PM to state your protest to the proposed Bloomberg Agenda 21 style soda ban! Here’s the details and I am sorry I do not have more time to help with this: The proposal requires only the approval of the Board of Health [...]
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