Blind Vendors Oppose New York Mayor’s Plan To Reduce Soda On City Property

New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to limit sales of high-calorie beverages on city property is short-sighted and destructive, say blind vendors who operate stands in city-owned buildings, according to The New York Post.

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Editor’s Insight: The proposal will require extensive changes that many vending operators can’t afford to make. The proposal needs to be more flexible.

The proposal requires, for instance, that only two slots in a beverage machine can be for high calorie beverages and they must be positioned “to the lowest selling potential.”