--- description: A bill requiring soft drinks carry health warning labels died in the state Legislature Tuesday title: California Sugary Soft Drinks Won't Have Warning Labels image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5e2b27d56c58e9/69869811810bbb64c0c92381/coca-cola.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [States](/tag/states/) ## States Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # California Won't Put Obesity Warnings on Sugary Drinks by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 18, 2014 11:52 AM CUT  A bottle of Coca-Cola Co. soda is arranged for a photograph in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., on Monday, July 15, 2013\. The Coca-Cola Co. is scheduled to release earnings data on July 16\. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images A bottle of Coca-Cola Co. soda is arranged for a photograph in Redondo Beach, California, U.S., on Monday, July 15, 2013\. The Coca-Cola Co. is scheduled to release earnings data on July 16\. Photographer: Patrick Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 18, 2014 11:52 AM CUT Sugary soft drinks in California will not have to [carry labels warning](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/usa-california-sodawarning-idUSL2N0OZ01320140618 "undefined") of diabetes, obesity and tooth decay after a bill died in the state Legislature on Tuesday, facing stark opposition from the food and beverage industry. The measure, which would have required soda and other sweet beverages to advertise their negative health effects, passed the state Senate in May but failed on Tuesday in the Assembly’s health committee. “Protecting the public’s health from the adverse effects of these products will help combat the diabetes and obesity epidemics in California,” said Democratic Senator Bill Monning, who failed last year to pass a measure enacting a tax on the drinks. New research has shown that the overconsumption of carbohydrates, sugar and sweeteners is chiefly responsible for obesity and Type 2 diabetes, while the [negative effects of fat have been greatly exaggerated](http://time.com/2863227/ending-the-war-on-fat/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined"). (Read more in TIME’s June 23 cover story: [Ending the War on Fat](http://time.com/2863227/ending-the-war-on-fat/?pcd=hp-magmod "undefined")) Public health advocates have proposed measures to fight rising obesity, and consumption of sugary drinks and junk food in states including California, Illinois and New York, but lawmakers have generally opposed regulations. Illinois lawmakers rejected a soda tax in late May and a ban on large servings of sugary drinks proposed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was halted by a state judge last year. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/18/usa-california-sodawarning-idUSL2N0OZ01320140618 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2893651/california-soda-drinks-label/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2893651/california-soda-drinks-label/"},"headline":"California Won't Put Obesity Warnings on Sugary Drinks","datePublished":"2014-06-18T11:52:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:28:39.826Z","description":"A bill that called for soda and other soft drinks to carry health warning labels died in the state Legislature Tuesday","url":"https://time.com/2893651/california-soda-drinks-label/","keywords":["States","Nutrition"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5e2b27d56c58e9/69869811810bbb64c0c92381/coca-cola.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e5e2b27d56c58e9/69869811810bbb64c0c92381/coca-cola.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Coca-Cola Products Ahead Of Earnings Data","caption":"","creditText":"Bloomberg—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/states/","name":"States"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2893651/california-soda-drinks-label/","name":"California Won't Put Obesity Warnings on Sugary Drinks"}}]}] ```