NYC Sugary Drinks Ban Hits Tuesday, but Starbucks & Others Won’t Comply Until Court Decision Made
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg with Linda I. Gibbs, deputy mayor for health, discussing his ban large sugary beverages. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times.)
Although New York City’s sugary drinks ban is set to take effect Tuesday, some vendors are holding off on complying with the new law until a ruling is made on a lawsuit challenging the regulations.
“The lawsuit was filed by the American Beverage Association and a local Korean-American grocers’ group. It wants to stop the ban from taking effect until a judge decides on their bid to block it altogether,” CBS New York reports.
Businesses including Starbucks are hoping that the court challenge will ban or at least delay the new law.
“Starbucks announced it plans to continue offering 20 ounce venti-sized drinks because of the milk content. Like Dunkin’ Donuts, customers will also be able to add their own sugar to their coffee,” the report adds.
The ban applies to sugary drinks larger than 16 ounces (both bottled and fountain) and will affect theaters, restaurants, and most sports venues.
The new regulations will not, however, affect grocery or convenience stores that don’t serve prepared food. It also won’t apply to non-sugary drinks, diet soda, “or anything that has at least 50 percent milk or milk substitute,” CBS New York reports.
“I definitely believe it’s going to hurt my business,” Mary Cira of Pronto Pizza, who claims she had to throw out nearly $1,000 worth of 20 ounce and two-liter bottles of soda, told CBS New York. She says she will also have to reprint her menus, explaining that she has a “combo special with a two-liter soda.”
“Personally, I think it’s ridiculous,” Peter, a coffee cart operator, 1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck “It’s going to slow things down because I’m going to have to put the sugar on the side.”
The court hasn’t made a ruling yet.
For his part, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the purpose of the ban is to remind New Yorkers “that it’s not in [their] interest to have too many empty calories.”
“If you want to have 32 ounces, just buy two 16-ounce cups. Take them back to your seat. If you want 64 ounces, take four cups back,” Bloomberg said Sunday on CBS News’ “Face The Nation.”
“But what’s likely to happen here is you’ll take one and probably not come back for the second,” he said. “But it’s totally your choice. We’re not banning anything. It’s called portion control,’ he added.
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greeneyesred
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:36pmThose New Yorkers love to stand out…I have always wanted to visit New York and I really don’t have any desire to do so anymore…I know that when I order food from a fast food place…when they ask if I want it large or xtra large, I always say no I would like it small…then I am told…but it comes with a large and if we give you small we will have to charge you for a large…I still take the small…I know what is best for me and I hate to waste food so that’s why I never buy large or extra large…How sad when there are so many more problems that should take center stage….
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civilwarcometh
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:52pmHe will be sending out the brown shirts to enforce this. Come Tuesday city inspectors will be armed with 17-ounce cups to police New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s controversial new law banning large sodas and other sugary drinks.
The Health Department will begin implementing routine inspections to make sure eateries, including sit down restaurants and fast food chains, are not selling sugary beverages in servings larger than 16 ounces.
Those inspectors will have specially ordered measuring cups to help them enforce the new rule, Deputy Health Commissioner Daniel Kass said in an affidavit recently filed as part of the legal challenge to Bloomberg’s anti-big-soda policy.
‘The measuring cups that we will be issuing … will be able to contain 17 fluid ounces,’ Kass said. Inspectors will issue violations when a cup is found to ‘clearly exceed’ 16 ounces ‘when measured in the inspector’s measuring cup,’ he added.
Bloomberg proposed his oversized surgery beverage ban last May,as squelch unhealthy eating habits in New York.
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The_Jerk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 3:14pmDaniel Kass, another cultural changer.
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sasquatch08
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 4:14amVisiting NYC is completely overrated.
It’s overly expensive, crowded, people are mostly jerks and the air is terrible.
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TheCommissioner
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:34pmWhat a scam, Doomberg claiming to be healthful. If he were so concerned he would stop lying about “sugary” drinks with the sugar cubes all lined up. The real health issue is manmade “poison” food or HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) this *&%$ is NOT sugar. The human body does not recognize this as “food” so you can drink a dozen big gulps and not fill up. Try this with soda containing REAL sugar, one can and you are done. This stuff (HFCS) wrecks havoc with your body and is a huge contributor to the immune disease epidemic in this country.
People, stop buying anything containing this manmade junk (it is in almost everything).
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The_Jerk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:45pmCommunism is always couched in the concern for mankind. Fools simply learn the reality when it’s too late, after the gates of oppression have closed them in.
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chips1
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:04pmSomething is backwards. Just because an idiot passes a law doesn’t mean it can be enforced until it has gone thru the courts. They can’t enforce any hairbrained scheme that he can think up.
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civilwarcometh
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:11pmHe called it portion CONTROL <<<<!!!!
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kaydeebeau
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:35pmJust do not comply – if all vendors ignore the law and challenge it everyday all day long….
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Mr Sanders
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 9:12pmI think I’ll go support Starbucks – I need a Venti Caramel Macchiato w/ extra CARAMEL top & bottom!
Education Nanny Blumberger about the dangers of something is the answer, not the banning thereof. Let the people decide if they want to partake of the savory product or not. Its the people’s choice to seek balance [or want a treat from time to time] each day – they are the ones who walk out their lives – NOT YOU!
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:01pmMayor Doomberg leaves dangerous criminals on the streets, but bans those evil sugary drinks.
You folks in N.Y. must feel so safe now.
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The_Jerk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:05pmCultural changers with a purpose.
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:08pmProbably the highest amount of Rape in the country……But Doomberg is doing his best to protect women by taking away guns along with their Grande Latte…..What a communist joke.
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MrBigBillyB
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:53pmIf he really cares about health, then Bloomberg just doesn’t make any sense. What he says with his “If you want to have 32 ounces, just buy two 16-ounce cups.” is that they really don’t care how much you drink, they just want more taxes. It’s like buying in bulk. You don’t have to pay for as much packaging when you buy in bulk. When you have to buy 2 x 16oz cups, you end up paying more. Example, if you go to the movies, you pay $5 for a 16oz drink, but you only pay $8 for a 32oz drink. So Bloomberg is saying I want you to spend $10 instead of $8 so i can get the additional taxes. Who cares about portion control? No one. Who cares about more taxes? Bloomberg. Not to mention the additional trash his policy would create.
Maybe we should just ask for the drinks like Steven Wright: “I’ll take a small drink in a large cup, and just fill it the rest of the way up.”
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term limits for congress
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:48pmJust get the feds to buy all of the large-capacity drink containers. And, make all current owners of large-capacity drink containers register their container.
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CatB
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:00pmCheck your soda bottle .. most are 16.9 ounces .. unless they are going to make drinks just for NYC you are about to get cheated out of .9 almost an ounce of soda from your bottle. BTW I thought New Yorkers were tough .. isn’t that what they always try to project .. I guess NOT SO MUCH. Wimps being run by a little thug.
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SOUNDTHETRUMPET
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:47pmA city of communist putting up with a communist dictator
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The_Jerk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:56pmIt’s always the same old pattern. All of this was brought to you by Michael R. Bloomberg, a cultural changing, tradition destroying, I want to rule your life Jewish progressive. Wake up.
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:01pmCommunism in NYC seems to be faulting……I do not know of one conservative who hangs out in a Starbucks……I guess Starbucks or actually TenBucks sees the error of the liberal World Domination Movement…..The Irony is the best joke ever.
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momrules
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:46pmI came of age a long time ago. I worked, raised a family. did my civic duty and thought for myself. I do not need or want anyone, mayors or President’s wives, determining what I should or should not eat and drink.
I am a fully adult American citizen. Leave me alone.
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hi
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:48pmI totally agree!
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CatB
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:03pmAmen MOM AMEN!
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:06pmYes….No Governmental intrusion means no Gov. intrusion.
Unfortunately we have too many “men” in this country from other parts of the world, who were always oppressed……from my experience they are not really “Men” but they are actually only sperm donors.
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The_Jerk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 3:14pmIf you could make that the majority opinion of women, we have a chance.
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neiman1
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:45pmHow about calorie limits on meal sizes at all restaurants in NYC? If a sugary drink can harm you so can a large meal. Let’s force rationing meal sizes. The people in NYC deserve it.
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chucksue351
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:44pmportion control, did i hear him right portion control, what next will be controlled, breathing, what about the portion control coming on the access to health care, not to much to say on that one huh bloomberg
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jackact
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:43pmAnd whom is monitoring Christine Quinn’s sugar intake?
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IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:36pmI think he should have to give up his car and walk to work. I wonder what he orders his wife to do and not do. Freedom has gone away if someone like him can order food the way he wants for you. If you go overweight that should be between you, your doctor and your insurance company. If they need more then the premium should be higher but leave our stuff alone. DICTATOR – Do as I say or else.
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checkingbothsides
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 4:14pmI’m no Bloomberg fan, but actually he takes the subway to work. This isn’t just a power grab to him, he really does believe all this stuff! Frankly, I agree with him in theory, (just how much soda do you really need?) but people have to be allowed to make their own decisions.
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13th Imam
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:35pmThis ditz female store owner need not have “thrown out” the offending sized beverages. She could have donated them or even made a deal with a CT or NJ store for the stock. Cripes I bet Chris Christie could polish it off in no time.
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:11pmlol…..Crispy Kream could polish it off over dinner.
Communism never works well for the people, only for the ones casting out the RULES..!!!
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:31pmSomeone needs to take Bloomberg, bend him over (a position he is used to) and cram a big gulp up his azz.
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carolsue1ok
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:31pmI don’t live in nyc but if I did why could I not have a huge, giant diet coke. It has no sugar in it? Are we concerned about smokers. Why don’t we sell the cigarettes one by one because people smoke way too much? Or how about selling alcohol by the ounce because people drink too much. Why don’t they just raise the tax on pop? He may be sincere of waiting to help people but that is the wrong way to do it. Prohibition doesn’t work. I was educated early not to drink alcohol, or curse, or do illegal drugs and because of that I have not killed or robbed anyone. Sugar was socially acceptable when I was young. You make cakes, cookies, pies, and fudge to show family, friends, and neighbors you cared. You have sweets for almost every holiday starting with Halloween and going through Easter. Next thing that will happen is they will axe Tony the tiger, the m&m’s characters, Toucan Sam, and make all candy commercials illegal. That means only gambling, and hot dog ads would be left.
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CascoBay
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:28pmBloomberg is a blooming idiot.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:27pmMore and more of the Nanny state continues to grow – consider how the Supreme Court considers the activities of the states: one city or state has such ‘nanny-state’ laws in place, the SCOTUS uses them to justify the nanny-state on the federal level, and its goodbye freedom for good.
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CascoBay
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:27pmBloomberg can kiss my a$$.
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:26pmWhere Do You Live?
You might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots if :
> If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally .
> If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion .
> If the only school curriculum allowed to explain how we got here is evolution, but the government stops a $15 million construction project to keep a rare spider from evolving to extinction .
> If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government .
> If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt .
> If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat .
> If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched .
> If children are forcibly removed from parents who discipline them with spankings while children of addicts are left in filth and drug infested homes.
> If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones
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seek.the.truth
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:35pmSpot on!
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Stoic one
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:39pmGood list!
and the last one…they get raises at our expense.
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hi
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:51pmgreat post! It is so frustrating. “What is happening?”
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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:17pmCommunism is happening. We all need to ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT EVERYTHING HITLER DID WAS LEGAL.
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petegm32
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:23pmactually control ….jackass
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TEIN
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:21pmGeez, thanks Dad Bloomberg!!! I thought I had my big boy pants on and could make my own decision, but Progressive Father Knows Best!!! Now will ya give me my weekly allowance for being such a fine lad for just having cleaned my room??? Asinine power monger’s like Bloomberg are why more and more men are becoming boys…..
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WarMunger_Al
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:21pmDo not comply. Death to the infringers.
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BaldingEagle1776
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:25pmYou’re so tough! How do you do it!
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:51pmAnd now Baldeagle1776 weighs in with his support of controlling what people put into their bodies.
Is there no tyranny ol’ Eagle here doesn’t kow tow to and support wholeheartedly?
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BaldingEagle1776
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:57pmI don’t drink soda a gallon at a time. No skin off mah back.
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GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:20pm“It’s called portion control,”
Last check, Bloomberg, adults were the ones responsible for determining their own portion size, not a scabby little dork like you.
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chips1
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:11pmBloomberg should be restricted to 3 inches or less.
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BaldingEagle1776
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:20pmOh noes, what will conservatives do without their ammo and buckets of soda!
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shorelineliz
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:26pmoh no! What will Atheists do without their ACLU and SPLC? what will they do if someone “prays” in front of them. Sue! sue! Sue! Litigation! My Rights! My Rights!
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BaldingEagle1776
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:38pmwrong thread, pizza belly!
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The-Monk
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:02pmTick tock tick tock Balding Beagle……
Only 3 hours left to troll.
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BaldingEagle1776
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:08pmWow, Monk is “right on time” today at 2 o’clock for his mid-afternoon “paid gig” as The Blaze’s knob polisher! Pace yourself, fluffer. It’s only the start of your 18 hour shift!
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resme
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:14pm@monk, LOL – Got yourself a fan club going? :)
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chips1
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 2:16pmHey! EAGLE! You’ve been plucked by a MONK. Hee Hee
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thetruthlives
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:16pmbloomberg is an idiot and so are the people that elected him
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shorelineliz
Posted on March 11, 2013 at 1:19pmI would LOVE to see some footage of Bloomberg drinking a Big Gulp. I bet he does. Whenever he wants. These Liberals are all the same. Do as I say. Not as I do. Hypocrites. What “Else” does Bloomberg do that is not healthy? Freak.
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