UNITED STATES - The city of New York is back on Wednesday before an appellate court to get to limit the size of sodas and other sugary drinks, accused of contributing to the obesity epidemic.
New York still wants to limit the size of sodas and is returned to court to do this. Law blocked since March 2013, prohibits more drinks 47 cl.
The measure, announced by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg in May 2012 and endorsed in September 2012 by the Department of Health of the city, has faced strong opposition from restaurants, cinemas, and producers of sodas.
Refusing this measure to ban sugary drinks individual over 47 centilitres in restaurants, cinemas, fast food signs, street vendors and stadiums, the opponents argued that the Department of Health had exceeded its powers and could not impose such a measure.
"Capricious and arbitrary"
A few hours before its entry into force in March 2013, a judge had blocked the "arbitrary and capricious" judging. Some beverages high in calories are excluded and the prohibition does not apply to supermarkets and convenience stores. In July 2013, a local Court of Appeal had abounded in the same direction.
The new mayor of New York Bill de Blasio had however promised to continue the appeal. Lawyers for the city have again insisted Wednesday on unnecessary calories from these drinks.
The hearing was held before the Court of Appeals of the State of New York in Albany. It should make its decision within a period of one to three months.
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