Soda makers support tougher curbs.

Soda makers support tougher curbs: The main trade group representing Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc., and other beverage makers has agreed to support proposed legislation that would establish the first update to federal standards in about three decades on the sale of drinks and snacks in the nation's schools. A joint amendment to the Senate farm bill that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (DIowa) Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), plan to introduce in the coming days outlines nutrition standards for sales of beverages and snacks in vending machines, school stores and other venues. In a statement, Harkin said the proposed legislation updates school nutrition standards set by the USDA in the 1970s. The proposed legislation "would boost the health and nutrition of tens of millions of kids in every state by updating school-nutrition standards based on current science."