[Vendorsmi] Fw: [vendtalk] NYC Soda Sellers Get Grace Period Before Supersize Drink Fines Kick In Mar. 12; Hearing Next Week

[Joe Sontag]

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Drink Fines Kick In Mar. 12; Hearing Next Week


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> Fines Kick In Mar. 12; Hearing Next Week
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> Vending Issue Date: Vol. 53, No. 1, January 2013, Posted On: 1/17/2013 NYC
> Soda Sellers Get Grace Period Before Supersize Drink Fines Kick In Mar.
> 12; Hearing Next Week
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> Emily Jed: Emily at vendingtimes.net
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> NEW YORK CITY -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large-size sodas will 
> take
> effect in March, but businesses will still have a few months to conform to
> the new regulations before they're hit with fines.
>
> City health department officials confirmed on Dec. 14 that the city will
> begin enforcing a 16-fl.oz. size limit on sugary drinks beginning March 12
> as planned, but soda sellers who need more time to comply now will get a
> three-month reprieve from fines. Instead, violators would get notices for
> until June, after which they could face $200 fines.
>
> The rule, passed by the New York City Board of Health last September, will
> prohibit restaurants, delis, concessions, food carts and other city venues
> from selling sweetened drinks in containers bigger than 16 fluid oz. It
> would not extend to vending machines, convenience stores or supermarkets.
> Drinks that are more than half milk or 70% juice would be exempt, and the
> rule wouldn't apply to lower-calorie drinks like water or diet soda.
>
> The city's decision to hold off on fines for the first three months comes 
> as
> soda makers, restaurateurs and other businesses are suing to try to block
> the unprecedented anti-obesity measure from taking effect. They say the 
> rule
> oversteps the city Board of Health's authority. A hearing is set for next
> week.
>
> Source:
> http://vendingtimes.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=Articles&type=Publishing&mod=
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