France Bans Free Refills On Sweetened Drinks.

reports France has banned “free refills of sodas and other sugary drinks,” the country’s latest attempt to fight a “relentless rise in the national obesity rate.” The ban applies to “sodas, milk, sports drinks and ‘vegetable nectars and similar products, provided that these beverages contain added sugars or synthetic sweeteners.’” The law has had a mixed reception, with some people supporting the effort and others saying that the government “might as well put scales in front of each fast-food joint.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/27/world/europe/france-soda-refill-ban.html?_r=0