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Combating the obesity epidemic & the role of government


Wednesday, November 6, 2013 : 10:30 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.

Janelle Varley, North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC
     
My paper will research and analyze the ban on the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 fluid ounces in New York City. The ban was proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in May 2012 and adopted by the NYC Board of Health on September 13, 2012. On October 12, 2012, the American Beverage Association, among other plaintiffs, filed a Declaratory Judgment petition in the Supreme Court of New York County challenging the ban. The paper will address the related public health and legal arguments on both sides of this case.

Both this paper and the remarks of the speaker are intended to be purely informational and informal in nature. Nothing in this paper or in the speaker's statements is intended to represent or in any way reflect the official interpretation or position of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services or the North Carolina Department of Justice.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines

Learning Objectives:
Discuss New York City's ban on the sale of sugary drinks in containers larger than 16 fluid ounces and the related lawsuit filed by the American Beverage Association and other plaintiffs. Evaluate the public health and legal arguments on both sides of the case.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a licensed attorney working in the public health law field.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 5121.1: The Role of Attorneys General in Safeguarding the Public's Health: Papers from the National Association of Attorneys General Fellows(Co‐sponsored by the Partnership for Public Health Law and the Law Section)