Soda Ban

Brominated vegetable oil is used in drinks like sodas, energy drinks and packaged juices, to suspend citrus flavourings and prevent it from separating.

U.S. health officials say they've seen a big shift in how many school districts take money from soda companies and ban junk food from vending machines.A survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from...

New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on hold.New York's effort to cap soda portions has drawn national attention, including from diet companies lauding it as a groundbreaking step in America's war on extra weight and late-night TV...

Authorities in the United Kingdom have banned a Coca-Cola television ad because they say it can mislead viewers about how easy it is to burn off the calories in a Coke.The ad in question, a version of which has aired in the U.S., shows a variety of activities...

New York City has passed the first US ban on large-size sodas and other sugary drinks sold in restaurants and other eateries in a measure to fight what is called the "obesity epidemic".An eight-member New York City Board of Health Thursday approved the...

New York City's top health official shot back on Thursday at critics who have blasted the city's plan to limit the sale of oversized sugary drinks such as soda, calling beverage industry opposition ridiculous.

Brominated vegetable oil is used in drinks like sodas, energy drinks and packaged juices, to suspend citrus flavourings and prevent it from separating.

U.S. health officials say they've seen a big shift in how many school districts take money from soda companies and ban junk food from vending machines.A survey found 44 percent of school districts banned junk food from vending machines last year, up from...

New York City's crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on hold.New York's effort to cap soda portions has drawn national attention, including from diet companies lauding it as a groundbreaking step in America's war on extra weight and late-night TV...

Authorities in the United Kingdom have banned a Coca-Cola television ad because they say it can mislead viewers about how easy it is to burn off the calories in a Coke.The ad in question, a version of which has aired in the U.S., shows a variety of activities...

New York City has passed the first US ban on large-size sodas and other sugary drinks sold in restaurants and other eateries in a measure to fight what is called the "obesity epidemic".An eight-member New York City Board of Health Thursday approved the...

New York City's top health official shot back on Thursday at critics who have blasted the city's plan to limit the sale of oversized sugary drinks such as soda, calling beverage industry opposition ridiculous.