Forum Post: Nice little police state we got going on here also...
Posted 12 years ago on June 16, 2012, 2:29 p.m. EST by commonsensefolks
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Health panel talks about wider food ban
Posted: Jun 13, 2012
By LUKE FUNK
The board hand-picked by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that must approve his ban of selling large sugar-filled drinks at restaurants might be looking at other targets.
The New York City Board of Health showed support for limiting sizes of sugary drinks at a Tuesday meeting in Queens. They agreed to start the process to formalize the large-drink ban by agreeing to start a six-week public comment period.
At the meeting, some of the members of board said they should be considering other limits on high-calorie foods.
One member, Bruce Vladeck, thinks limiting the sizes for movie theater popcorn should be considered.
"The popcorn isn't a whole lot better than the soda," Vladeck said.
Another board member thinks milk drinks should fall under the size limits.
"There are certainly milkshakes and milk-coffee beverages that have monstrous amounts of calories," said board member Dr. Joel Forman.
Mayor Bloomberg says the drink rules are an attempt to fight obesity in the city. It would limit food service establishments in the city from serving drinks bigger than 16 ounces but would allow refills.
The New York City Restaurant Association is fighting the proposal and is considering legal action of it goes into effect.
New York City voters oppose 51 - 46 percent Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on the sale of over-sized sugary soft drinks, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday.
FDA regulations of food protect us from eating poison
Unless the poison is made by Monsanto
Sorry idiot, milkshakes, popcorn and coffee aren't poison, except to you little control freaks.
Mind your own business and stay the fook out of people's lives.
hive collapse
bee hives dying out was found to be due to prolonged exposure to a pesticide'
France banned the pesticide
What does this have to do with bureaucrats interfering with people's choices on popcorn and coffee?
regulation of product distribution
Stop being an idiot. You're starting to sound like a drone. This has nothing to do with beehives.
"There are certainly milkshakes and milk-coffee beverages that have monstrous amounts of --> calories <-- ,"
Take your talking points somewhere else or start thinking for yourself.
This is a good article to highlight how freakin stupid this country really is.
These guys aren't happy until everyone is miserable.
Thing is, its a lose lose situation. No one wants the government telling them how to live.
But its hard to look at the general public, in this case a very fat general public, and think they can make the right choices.