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- food
- September 25, 2020
Berkeley to ban junk food at grocery checkout
It would require stores to remove high sodium and high sugar foods at checkout.
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The city manager would determine specifics for adequate funding and staffing needs in order to implement and enforce the ordinance and sources of funding to support this program.
The ordinance laid out research and data surrounding excessive sugar and sodium intake and related disease disparities, including elevated risk of tooth decay, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
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\"The adverse health effects of added sugar consumption further entrench health disparities, burdening people of color more than white populations,\" the ordinance stated. \"Currently, Type 2 diabetes is on the rise across the country; one in three children and one of two children of color will be diagnosed in their lifetime.\"
It also cited a 2019 report that found \"73 percent of shoppers are concerned about the nutritional content of their food.\"
\"The aim of placing food and beverages at checkout is to induce unplanned purchases; thus, unhealthy checkout options undermine consumers’ efforts to purchase healthier foods,\" according to the ordinance. \"The placement of snacks near the register increases the likelihood that people purchase those foods. In addition, most of the candy, soda, and chips in checkout aisles are placed at eye-level and within reach of children, undermining parents’ efforts to feed their children well. Three-quarters of parents report that it is hard to shop at grocery stores because unhealthy food is so prevalent. Healthy checkout aisles provide all families more opportunities to say yes to their kids.\"
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Berkeley has long been on the forefront of healthy living. It became the first city in the U.S. to pass a soda tax in 2014.
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