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At the NYT, Michael M. Grynbaum reports on
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to abolish sales of large bottles or cups of soda outside of grocery stores.
The proposed ban would affect virtually the entire menu of popular
sugary drinks found in delis, fast-food franchises and even sports
arenas, from energy drinks to pre-sweetened iced teas. The sale of any
cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 fluid ounces — about the
size of a medium coffee, and smaller than a common soda bottle — would
be prohibited under the first-in-the-nation plan, which could take
effect as soon as next March.
Presumably, refills and the purchase of multiple smaller sodas will
also be banned, in order to demonstrate that this isn't empty hot air
that just happens to increase the price- and profitability-by-volume of
soda.
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