TY - JOUR
T1 - The interplay of public health law and industry self-regulation
T2 - The case of sugar-sweetened beverage sales in schools
AU - Mello, Michelle M.
AU - Pomeranz, Jennifer
AU - Moran, Patricia
PY - 2008/4/1
Y1 - 2008/4/1
N2 - It is increasingly recognized that sugar-sweetened beverage consumption contributes to childhood obesity. Most states have adopted laws that regulate the availability of sugarsweetened beverages in school settings. However, such policies have encountered resistance from consumer and parent groups, as well as the beverage industry. The beverage industry's recent adoption of voluntary guidelines, which call for the curtailment of sugar-sweetened beverage sales in schools, raises the question, Is further policy intervention in this area needed, and if so, what form should it take? We examine the interplay of public and private regulation of sugar-sweetened beverage sales in schools, by drawing on a 50-state legal and regulatory analysis and a review of industry self-regulation initiatives.
AB - It is increasingly recognized that sugar-sweetened beverage consumption contributes to childhood obesity. Most states have adopted laws that regulate the availability of sugarsweetened beverages in school settings. However, such policies have encountered resistance from consumer and parent groups, as well as the beverage industry. The beverage industry's recent adoption of voluntary guidelines, which call for the curtailment of sugar-sweetened beverage sales in schools, raises the question, Is further policy intervention in this area needed, and if so, what form should it take? We examine the interplay of public and private regulation of sugar-sweetened beverage sales in schools, by drawing on a 50-state legal and regulatory analysis and a review of industry self-regulation initiatives.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2006.107680
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2006.107680
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17901427
AN - SCOPUS:41949109868
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 98
SP - 595
EP - 604
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 4
ER -