Soft drink companies challenging the “sugar tax”

No wonder Coke and Pepsi are spending millions of dollars to fight proposed taxes on sugary drinks in California.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/mexicos-junk-food-taxes-hit-pepsi-coke/story-e6frfkur-1227086254795

Tobacco products have known significant negative health impacts and tobacco companies are challenging plain packaging laws worldwide to protect their sales and profit. Other industries use products in a way which also have adverse effects on our health, should legislation exist for them too?

Where does the responsibility exist? is it..
– with the population to eat healthy and stay healthy?
– with corporations to operate ethically and with their consumers health in mind?
-with Governments to ensure that corporations and people act responsibly to allow health and other public services more resources to focus on the existing workload?

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