New york soda ban

• New York City plans to enact a far-reaching ban on Dr. Farley said the city had seen higher obesity rates in neighborhoods where soda consumption was more common.
(New York Times)
• NEW YORK (AP) — New York City plans to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in an effort to combat obesity.
(USA Today)
• New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg For example, according to the administration, a diet soda, a milk shake or sweetened latte that is larger than 16 ounces would not be part of the ban.
(Wall Street Journal)
• A spokesman for the New York City Beverage Association, an arm of the soda industry's national trade group, saying the city is unfairly singling out sodas. The industry has purcased subway ads criticizing the ban.
(NewsMax.com)
• The New York City Beverage Association, however, is fuming at the thought of any possible ban.
(Staten Island Advance)
• The big-drink ban, which looks like a slam dunk I think it's fair to say that while everyone else is sitting around complaining, New York City is acting.
(New York Post)
• NEW YORK -- The Big Apple is poised to ban the Big Gulp.
(MyFox Houston)