Posted on 05/04/2006 8:35:43 AM PDT by ejroth
School Soda Ban •Major Soda Brands Agree to Halt Sales to Public Schools The nation's largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all soda sales to public schools, according to a deal announced Wednesday by the William J. Clinton Foundation. Under the agreement, the companies have agreed to sell only water, unsweetened juice and low-fat milks to elementary and middle schools, said Jay Carson, a spokesman for former President Bill Clinton. Diet sodas would be sold only to high schools Cadbury Schweppes PLC, Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and the American Beverage Association have all signed onto the deal, Carson said, adding that the companies serve "the vast majority of schools." The American Beverage Association represents the majority of school vending bottlers. The deal follows a wave of regulation by school districts and state legislatures to cut back on student consumption of soda amid reports of rising childhood obesity rates. Soda has been a particular target of those fighting obesity because of its caloric content and popularity among children.
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Actually this is great news! I'm sending my kid to school with a couple of cases to start a black market.
My kid doesn't drink a lot of pop, but I may start puting a can in her lunch every day, just to show 'em I *can*.
It is much more appropriate for students to sip Chai Tea whie reading "Heather Has Two Mommies".
I saw a blurb on this last night....and my jaw dropped to see the William Clinton Foundation attached to this....
First of all....how is he making money off this deal??
Second of all....I thought this was America, freedom of some choices...
A teenager girl CAN choose to have an abortion, according to Clinton...but, NOW Clinton is going to keep her from choosing a Diet Coke over juice????
Not to worry dear stock holders of soft drink companies ... those same companies agreed to this because they will make MORE MONEY selling the water they bottle!
Ping.
Ping
The amount of control people are willing to give up to government is amazing. Even small things like what refreshment we may consume are controlled.
OOOPSIE...my mistake, I reread the article..and the teenage girl CAN buy a DIET drink on the way out to get an abortion, just not a REGULAR soda.
Hey--gang, check out what Bubba is up to now!
"My kid is a fat slob and it's all your fault!!!" syndrome coupled with typical spineless pandering by our "leaders".
When I went to high school, not all that long ago, we had Coke machines. We also had this large room we went to 2x a week to do physical activity. Sometime we even...went outside, to run!!! in a circle!!! for no reason whatsoever.
/sarc off
The village is saved!! It's all about the children!! What a farce!!
Party members will no longer allow soda in school/freedom?not
I am so glad I send my kids to private school.
The trial lawyers are going after Big Sugar using exactly the same tactics that brought them billions of dollars from Big Tobacco.
While these people's education panacea is nutrition, our local school district is absolutely convinced that class scheduling is the magic bullet.
You know they getting out front of the law suits.......
That's a good one!!!
Democrats, the party of small ideas. Do they really think that soda alone is what makes these children fat?
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