City of Cambridge considering ban on sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants

ORIGINAL ORDER
IN CITY COUNCIL
June 18, 2012
MAYOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: High intake of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages increases the risk of obesity and diabetes; and
WHEREAS: New York City has a plan to limit the serving size of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages sold in restaurants; now therefore be it
ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to refer the matter of a ban on soda and sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants to the Cambridge Public Health Department for a recommendation.

City Of Cambridge – CITY CLERK OFFICE, CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS