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- arthurjjI'm about as hippie with my food as you can get, but this "article" is badly written propaganda that conceals more than it reveals. Half way down the article you learn that ~80% (193 out of 239) of the lawsuits are in Mexico and> many of them were against the country’s labelling regulation. Quinto Elemento Lab reveals the companies’ arguments: that the laws were a violation of their constitutional rightsBut the article doesn't say what those rights are, which makes me think the lawsuits were just
- irthomasthomas"Senators don't have the luxury that a research scientist has of waiting for evidence." - 1977https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbFQc2kxm9cFYIobesity 1977 ~14% 2026 40%+T2 Diabetes 1977 ~3% 2026 ~12%
- StilesCrisis"But behind closed doors, they have taken governments to court" -- uh, I guess courtrooms technically have doors??
- nickffThe measures related to lawsuits are misleading and terrible, because of the way class-action lawsuits have incentivized lawyers to pursue dubious cases against large companies.
- latentframe595 cumulative year of litigation is probably most important statistic here => even when governments eventually win the process itself can be delay policy for years
- wxwLink to the list of court cases: https://search.openaleph.org/entities/52243ef9aea6719ce8a69e...
- anonundefined
- bix6Support your local farmers and get a weekly CSA (community supported agriculture) box, delicious!
- thatmfFantastic infographics!
- throwawayffffasCan you blame them? Would you sue if the government suddenly decided your industry has to pay extra taxes, or they tried to restrict your advertising?Honestly coca cola should probably thank the UK government for the sugar tax. They are the only ones that had the courage to keep the sugar and pay the tax, making their original soda the only potable soda in the UK.
- jruohonen
- connor11528america has a monopoly problem
- EGreg
- citizenpaulIs it REALLY that hard for so many people to just stop drinking sugar water? I just don't get it. I can drink a soda or whatever once a year and thats more than enough for me, I usually don't even finish it. Is there something wrong with me or everyone else?