I am looking forward to taking my daughter grocery shopping again because I don’t have to stress out about getting through the checkout lane.
Last September Berkeley became the first city in the country to pass a policy to remove junk food in the checkout lanes, and we are proud of this victory.
Under the policy, retail stores larger than 2,500 square feet need to exclude soda and candy from the checkout aisle in favor of fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, dairy, whole grains, and chewing gum and mints with no added sugars. Beverages in the checkout aisle must have no added sugars and no artificial sweeteners. The policy took effect on March 1.