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A new research study out of the University of Nevada, Reno s School of Community Health Sciences has just been published by the
American Journal of Public Health and addresses state preemption of local sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, issuing an emerging public health threat. Assistant Professor Eric Crosbie examines commercial determinants of health and public health policy, specifically in industries like tobacco and food and beverage. The beverage industry is aggressively attempting to preempt sugar-sweetened beverage taxes at the state level to prevent the diffusion of progressive policies at the local level throughout the United States, Crosbie, an affiliate of the University s Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, said. Once preemption laws are enacted, they create a chilling effect that severely cripples local progress and are challenging to repeal.