date:Jul 31, 2014
out 10 centsenough to put a modest dent in consumption, says CSPI, but also enough to raise on the order of $10 billion a year for diet-related disease prevention programs.
The bill is the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax Act of 2014, or the SWEET Act.
The SWEET Act represents a bold federal effort to counter the soda industry's relentless and greedy marketing campaigns that promote tooth decay, diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, said CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson. Passage of thi