Sentences with phrase «soda tax led»
A new study finds that Berkeley's soda tax led to higher retail prices of sugary drinks sold in the city.
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The introduction of a soda tax in Mexico in 2014, for instance, led to 3,000 job losses and soda consumption returned to pre-tax levels by mid-2015, thereby having no impact on public health.»
Examples of actions which have had these effects include school nutrition standards in Queensland, Australia; a vending machine ban in France; a front - of - package symbol that led to product reformulation in the Netherlands; soda taxes in France and Mexico; a programme targeting retail environments in New York City, USA; a programme promoting increased water consumption in schools in Hungary; school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway; a healthy marketing campaign in Los Angeles County, USA and a comprehensive nutrition and health programme in France.
Berkeley officials hoped that the soda tax would raise prices and lead residents to avoid energy - dense sugar - sweetened beverages, considered a culprit for high rates of obesity and chronic disease.