Interesante debate: Según la justicia de New York “la Junta de salud
sobrepasó los límites de su autoridad delegada legalmente cuando promulgó la
prohibición para restringir el consumo de bebidas gaseosas” El alcalde de New York había prohibido la
venta de botellas en envases cada vez más grandes. El mismo fenómeno que
vivimos nosotros. Entre otras cuestiones, Bloomberg culpó por las
muertes de diabéticos de la ciudad al excesivo consumo de gaseosas y dijo
que la prohibición de gaseosa grande era
necesaria para combatir la obesidad infantil.
Bloomberg Soda Ban Knocked Down
for Second Time in Courts
New York City’s billion-dollar mayor has lost out to the ordinary Bronx
family that just wants a that 2-liter bottle of soda with its pizza.
A New York State appeals court Tuesday said a lower court ruled correctly
when it blocked New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on sugary drinks larger
than 16 ounces.
In a 4-0 decision, the appeals court said Bloomberg’s handpicked Board of
Health had overstepped its power in adopting the soda ban. The appeals
court said the Board of Health’s ruling was more like a legislative or city
council decision than one involving a health issue.
The Board of
Health overstepped the boundaries of its lawfully delegated authority when it
promulgated the [ban] to curtail the consumption of soda drinks,” wrote
Appellate Justice Dianne Renwick for the court.” It therefore violated the
state principle of separation.
Bloomberg, New York City’s outgoing mayor, promised to appeal the
decision. He blamed the city’s diabetic deaths on soda consumption
At the time, Bloomberg said the large soda ban was needed to combat
childhood obesity. The city’s Board of Health agreed, and the ban was set
to take effect on March 12.
A day earlier, however, NY’s Supreme Court Justice Milton Tingling struck
it down as “arbitrary and capricious,” ruling also that it was riddled with
loopholes and exemptions. Soda companies and businesses had brought a lawsuit.
The mayor continues to support the now-illegal ban. He leaves
office in January.
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