New York Plans to Ban Sale of Big Sizes of Fizzy Drinks

Still smarting from his humiliating defeat in court (pending appeal) to ban "large sugary drinks" (because just like in Cyprus nobody can possibly conceive of opening ten €100K accounts instead of one for €1 million, and nobody will buy two 16 oz drinks instead of one 32 oz), Mayor Bloomberg has set his sights on his next nanny state crusade: a proposal banning retail stores from displaying cigarettes as part of his effort to reduce smoking rates in the city.

Prices of fizzy drinks, flavoured water, juices and energy drinks will increase by about 5 per cent, say officials of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo.

The amount of fizzy drinks Coca-Cola sells worldwide falls for the first time in 15 years, but still drinks sales are up by 8%.

A judge blocked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's sugary drink ban one day before it was supposed to go into effect. Now, the mayor is holding a press conference to talk about what happened today.

A judge blocked New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's sugary drink ban one day before it was supposed to go into effect. Now, the mayor is holding a press conference to talk about what happened today.