Berkeley’s healthy checkout rule linked to lower soda sales, study finds

Berkeley’s healthy checkout rule linked to lower soda sales, study finds

Berkeley’s restrictions on foods and drinks displayed at store checkouts were associated with lower soda sales after the rule became enforceable, a new study found. Overall candy sales did not show a comparable decline. The research published in The Lancet Public Health on September 9 examined sales data from 71 chain stores in Berkeley and ...