Press Releases
American Beverage Association Statement
There is no scientific evidence to support the idea that diet soda uniquely causes increased risk of vascular events or stroke.
New Calorie Labels On Front of Beverages Arrive in Stores
Consumers across America are seeing new calorie labels on the front of their favorite beverages, as America's leading non-alcoholic beverage companies bring the Clear on Calories initiative to stores.
American Beverage Association Statement
We applaud the Grocery Manufacturers Association and Food Marketing Institute for taking this important step to further educate consumers with its Nutrition Keys initiative.
Beverage Industry Applauds Signing of Child Nutrition Bill Into Law
The American Beverage Association (ABA) today commends President Barack Obama for signing into law the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act," a bill that will provide necessary funding to federal child nutrition programs.
Beverage Industry Commends Congress For Passage of Child Nutrition Bill
The American Beverage Association (ABA) today commends Congress for passage of the "Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act," a bill that will provide necessary funding to federal child nutrition programs.
American Beverage Association Statement on Energy Drinks
The authors of this paper allege an association between energy drink consumption and other consumption patterns but, importantly, demonstrating association is not the same as establishing causation.
American Beverage Association Statement on Fructose and Gout
This study fails to be meaningful when it comes to informing Americans about the real causes of gout. In fact, suggesting that fructose intake causes gout is not based on modern day science, but rather centuries-old theory.
American Beverage Association Statement
In response to "Wide Availability of High-Calorie Beverages in US Elementary Schools," published today in the journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine," the American Beverage Association issued the following statement:
American Beverage Association Statement on Diabetes Care Paper
"It is overly simplistic, and simply misleading, to suggest that reducing or eliminating sugar-sweetened beverages from the diet will uniquely lower incidence of serious health conditions such as diabetes or metabolic syndrome."
American Beverage Association Statement on Food Stamp Purchases
There is nothing unique about the calories in sugar-sweetened beverages - which include flavored waters, sports drinks, juice drinks and teas - to justify singling them out for elimination from eligible purchases in the Food Stamps program in New York City.