Archives for April 20, 2010

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Majority of Californians support soda tax, poll finds

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

A majority of Californians support a tax on soda to help fund childhood obesity reduction programs, according to a poll carried out on behalf of the California Center for Public Health Advocacy.

New: FoodNavigatorJobs Service

FoodNavigatorJobs.com is the new jobs service for employers and job seekers in the European food and beverage industries from NutraIngredients.com’s sister website FoodNavigator.com.

Coca-Cola facing shareholder challenge over bisphenol A

By Rory Harrington

Shareholders from Coca-Cola will vote today on a proposal urging the company to disclose how it is responding to public fears over bisphenol A (BPA), which is used in the linings of Coke’s beverage cans.