Same strategy different industry: Corporate influence on public policy

D. Shelley, G. Ogedegbe and B. Elbel

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 4, e9-e11

Abstract: In March 2013 a state judge invalidated New York City's proposal to ban sales of sugar-sweetened beverages larger than 16 ounces; the case is under appeal. This setback was attributable in part to opposition from the beverage industry and racial/ethnic minority organizations they support. We provide lessons from similar tobacco industry efforts to block policies that reduced smoking prevalence. We offer recommendations that draw on the tobacco control movement's success in thwarting industry influence and promoting public health policies that hold promise to improve population health.

Keywords: article; carbonated beverage; food industry; human; law; legal aspect; obesity; policy; smoking; tobacco industry; United States, Carbonated Beverages; Food Industry; Humans; Legislation, Food; New York City; Obesity; Public Policy; Smoking; Tobacco Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301832

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