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Henry Imler May 3rd, 2006

Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales - Yahoo! News

That is awesome. Good job Clinton Foundation.

NEW YORK - The nation’s largest beverage distributors have agreed to halt nearly all sales of sodas to public schools — a step that will remove the sugary, caloric drinks from vending machines and cafeterias around the country.

The agreement was announced Wednesday by the William J. Clinton
Foundation and will also likely apply to many private and parochial
schools.

“This is a bold step forward in the struggle to help 35 million
young people lead healthier lives,” former President Clinton said at a
news conference. “This one policy can add years and years and years to
the lives of a very large number of young people.”

Under the agreement, the companies also have agreed to sell only water, unsweetened juice and low-fat milks to elementary and middle schools. Diet sodas would be sold only to high schools.

4 Responses to “Pop goes the”

  1. #     Smiles [Visitor]on 03 May 2006 at 11:44 pm

    Welcome to the land of the free.

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  2. #     Honzo [Member]on 03 May 2006 at 11:44 pm

    What is that supposed to mean? These are not adults that they are
    selling soda to. They are underage kids. No one is barring soda from
    the premises. No law has been passed saying they have to stop selling
    soda under threat of force.


    This is responsibility in action. I am proud of the Clinton foundation and of the soda companies.

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  3. #     Smiles [Visitor]on 04 May 2006 at 7:24 pm

    I think responsibility would be that the parents don’t give their kids lots of monies a day to buy junk.

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  4. #     Honzo [Member]on 04 May 2006 at 9:40 pm

    Should we sell ciggies? Porn? Motor oil? Video games?

    Those don’t need to be in schools. Neither does soda. If the companies are good enough to stop selling, I applaud them

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