SFMS/CMA-Sponsored Bills Clear Senate, Assembly SB 1000 has been approved by the California Senate, and several SFMS/CMA-sponsored bills have cleared the State Assembly. June 3, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, Politics and Medicine AB 1755, AB 1771, AB 2400, legislative update, SB 1000 0 0 Comment Read More »
SB 1000 Sugary Drinks Warning Label Bill Approved by Senate SB 1000, a SFMS/CMA-sponsored bill that would place health warning labels on soft drinks and other sugary drinks, passed out of the state Senate with 21 votes. May 29, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, Public Health, SFMS Member SB 1000, soda warning label 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Introduces Bill that Calls for Warning Labels on Sugary Drinks; Based on UCSF Medical Student's Idea The California Medical Association introduced a bill that would place a simple warning on the front of all beverage containers with added sweeteners that have 75 or more calories per 12 ounces. The idea for the bill came from Tom Gaither, a first-year UCSF medical student. February 21, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, Medical Student SB 1000, obesity, sugar drinks, Tom Gaither 0 0 Comment Read More »
