- The effectiveness of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the amount of sugar consumed has been the subject of debate for several years. As we’ve previously reported on this blog,
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Philadelphia Mayor Signs Bill Requiring Sodium Warning on Menus
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- Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed legislation last Friday that requires chain food establishments to include warning labels on menus next to items containing 2,300 milligrams (mg) or more of sodium.
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Will Pennsylvania Join Other States in Banning Local Soda Taxes?
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- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages approved by the Philadelphia city council in 2016 (see previous blogs here, here and here for background information
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Philadelphia May Become Second U.S. City to Require Sodium Warnings
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- At the end of June 2018, the Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill that would require chain restaurants to place a warning label next to menu items that contain
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Pennsylvania House Committee Passes Soda Tax Preemption Bill (subscription to Law360 required)
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- As previously covered on this blog, Philadelphia enacted a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of sweetened beverages (including soda and diet soda, non-100% fruit drinks; sports drinks; flavored water; energy
Opposing Views and Uncertain Future for the Philadelphia Soda Tax
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15 Months In, Philly Still Plagued With Soda Tax Uncertainties (subscription to Law360 required)
- As previously covered on this blog, Philadelphia’s 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of sweetened beverages (including
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Soda Tax Battles Continue into 2018
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- As our readers are aware, sweetened beverage taxes have been in the spotlight for several years now. In November 2016, voters in three California cities and in Boulder, Colorado passed
Philly Sweetened Beverage Tax Under Fire
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- As previously covered on this blog, on June 16, 2016, the Philadelphia city council voted 13-4 to approve a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax – which took
Philly Soda Tax Opponents Appeal To PA Supreme Court
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Court Upholds Philly Soda Tax
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- As previously covered on this blog, on June 16, 2016, the Philadelphia city council voted 13-4 to approve a 1.5 cent per ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax