Earlier this month, Coke announced it was going to display larger calorie information on its products. Now, it says it will sell 90-calorie mini cans of its soft drinks to help people manage their calories. The smaller pops will come in the Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta Orange, Cherry Coca-Cola and Barq’s Root Beer brands and will [...]

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As the push to tax soft drinks grows stronger, Coca-Cola’s products will list certain nutritional information more prominently. You’ll soon see calories-per-serving and servings-per-container details on the side of almost all of Coke’s products. The company says it hopes this will make it easier to get nutritional information quickly. But some critics say it’s just [...]

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A consumer watchdog has filed a class action lawsuit against the Coca-Cola Company, accusing it of making deceptive health claims about its VitaminWater drinks.

Tags: Center for Science in the Public Interest, Coca Cola, Coke, consumer, CSPI, diabetes, lawsuit, obesity, vitamins, water

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Sugary soft drinks could cost you more if you’re in New York. Governor David Paterson is proposing an “obesity tax” of about 15 percent on non-diet drinks. For example, a Diet Coke might sell for a $1 while the same size bottle of regular Coke would be $1.15. Paterson says the tax would help close [...]

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Coca-Cola Co. says it will start selling products made with a new zero-calorie sweetener even though the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has yet to approve it. The FDA is expected to determine the sweetener made from the herb stevia is “generally regarded as safe,” but giving the green light has taken longer than expected. [...]

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