--- description: The proposal isn't going down easy with the state's beverage association title: San Francisco Mulls Sugary Drink Health Warning on Ads image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa4f60faed30ab9/698853a13c1639a21845844a/gettyimages-450840784.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Fast Food](/tag/fast-food/) ## Fast Food Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # San Francisco May Slap Warning Labels on Ads for Sugary Drinks  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2015 1:21 PM CUT  A woman shops for frozen foods on an aisle across from sodas and other sugary drinks for sale at a superrmarket in Monterey Park, California on June 18, 2014. A woman shops for frozen foods on an aisle across from sodas and other sugary drinks for sale at a superrmarket in Monterey Park, California on June 18, 2014.Frederic J. Brown—AFP/Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2015 1:21 PM CUT San Francisco city officials will [vote](http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/san-francisco-considers-health-warning-soda-advertising-31630635 "undefined") on a proposal to slap warning labels on advertisements for sugary drinks this Tuesday, as part of a continuing campaign to curb consumption of sweetened beverages. The city’s board of Board of Supervisors is expected to vote on the “Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Ordinance” this Tuesday, AP [reports](http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/san-francisco-considers-health-warning-soda-advertising-31630635 "undefined"). Beverage advertisements within city limits would be required to bear a label that reads, “WARNING: Drinking beverages with added sugar(s) contributes to obesity, diabetes, and tooth decay.” The vote comes only months after voters rejected a proposal to raise taxes on sugary drinks, over the objections of beverage trade associations. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3914035/san-francisco-soda-ads-warning-labels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3914035/san-francisco-soda-ads-warning-labels/"},"headline":"San Francisco May Slap Warning Labels on Ads for Sugary Drinks","datePublished":"2015-06-09T13:21:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:02:15.361Z","description":"Just months after voters rejected a proposal to raise taxes on sugary drinks","url":"https://time.com/3914035/san-francisco-soda-ads-warning-labels/","keywords":["Fast Food","beverages"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa4f60faed30ab9/698853a13c1639a21845844a/gettyimages-450840784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbaa4f60faed30ab9/698853a13c1639a21845844a/gettyimages-450840784.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-FOOD-BEVERAGE-HEALTH","caption":"US-FOOD-BEVERAGE-HEALTH","creditText":"Frederic J. 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