A new bill in the Baltimore City Council aims to mandate a restaurant industry trend of making milk, juice and water the default options on kids’ menus, but it faces objections from the industry. The Baltimore City Health Kids’ Meals ...
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Read More »The Food and Drug Administration says it is conducting new studies of the safety of caramel coloring in soft drinks and other foods, even though previous research has shown no identifiable health risk.
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Read More »NEW YORK — New York City’s crackdown on big, sugary sodas is staying on ice. An appeals court ruled Tuesday that New York City’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — It seems that not even Beyonce or new, lower-calorie options can convince Americans to drink more soda. Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. all sold less soda in the second quarter in North ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — Diet Pepsi is quietly changing its sweetener ahead of a major rebranding of the soft drink set for next month. The change comes as PepsiCo Inc. looks to reinvigorate its namesake brands after losing market share to ...
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Read More »Soda sales may be going flat in Howard County public facilities, thanks to a new policy restricting the sale or distribution of the bubbly beverage on county property and at county-sponsored events.
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Read More »NEW YORK — 7-Up with antioxidants will soon be off the market, after an advocacy group accused the drink maker of making misleading health claims. Dr Pepper Snapple Group said Thursday its 7-Up varieties that tout antioxidants will be off ...
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Read More »The Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial and overturned a $140,000 verdict for a woman who slipped and injured herself in a gas-station store owned by S&S Oil Inc.
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Read More »NEW YORK — Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. are changing the way they make the caramel coloring used in their sodas as a result of a California law that mandates drinks containing a certain level of carcinogens bear a cancer ...
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Read More »NEW YORK — PepsiCo is trying to put some fizz back into its business. The food and drinks maker announced a restructuring on Thursday that includes cutting 8,700 jobs globally and plowing money into advertising drinks like Pepsi and Mountain ...
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