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Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by nshepperd on Friday May 24, 2019 @10:46AM (#20002072)
Sounds like warning pollution to me. Not just ineffectual but actually harmful.

http://www.econlib.org/archives/2013/04/proposition_65_1.htm...

Re:Bill to put health warnings on soda and sugary drinks adv... by hedora on Friday May 24, 2019 @11:24AM (#20002485)
This bill is even worse than warning pollution. It has carve outs for some of the most unhealthy drinks, so the warnings would be intentionally misleading.

It reminds me of the Real(TM) milk brand. They spent decades lobbying against organic dairy and specialty cheese producers, so the label is now synonymous with “processed fake crap”, at least in my mind.

I’m sure some reputable dairy producers in the US apply the Real logo to their product, but I don’t give their products a second glance at the store.