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State Sen. Tony Smith, (R-Miss.), on the state’s bill that would ban local municipalities from regulating food and drinks.
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Part welcome back it is the van -- and all food -- literally Mississippi State senator restaurant owner Tony Smith.
Pushing what's being called the anti Bloomberg bill that is an understatement it effectively -- his state from -- acting.
Well any -- fatty food and drink stands at -- been stopped he's here.
He's hoping his plan goes national senator I applaud your effort I don't know how far you'll go but.
Hope springs eternal after the slap down for the mayor on the big gulp.
-- -- -- is it about what you want to ban.
-- so I just wanna be clear.
The -- we we just wanted to do a preemptive bill that would prevent individual municipalities.
Across our state.
From implementing regulations.
Mainly food regulations.
-- to restaurants.
-- Modeled after what the Bloomberg bill tried to do -- New York -- we still like that.
Municipality should not have that authority.
To reach into illegal business and place more regulation on and that's -- controlled.
By the Health Department FDA USDA.
There's clear regulation are ready to go around for everybody.
The argument for what Mayor Bloomberg -- for example.
A senator when he went after us saturated fats I think some years back.
And that was largely unchallenged because there was a medical connect -- -- the -- he was trying to get rid of and it in New York.
We're really dead now that you could make a different argument that the sodas -- the size is trying to get rid of dignity -- causal effect.
Is at best basis.
So I'm wondering whether you risked throwing the baby out with the bath water when when you essentially kind of -- and the bands assuming that the laws and the regulations that -- in -- Are good enough -- scenery saying they are.
Though will know what think what we're doing those we're reserving that right to the state legislature I guess so if there's some regulations that come down that we need to implement.
We're gonna do a statewide -- not gonna let a hodgepodge.
Of regulations take place we believe there should be.
You know common.
Regulations across the state.
So what's good in one city with the likes -- apply across the whole state.
And as a restaurant owner and have -- multiple locations I would it would be very difficult for me to operate say in my hometown.
And dignified choose to go to another city.
And they have a whole different set of regulations I'm not sure we could to do that it would be expensive for the owners to.
You know have nutritional analysis running -- on their menus.
Maybe even reformulate recipes and by the way -- -- designs on menus and calorie counts are no in New York -- they've been proven wrong fairway off you know.
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And and I am proud of our state for taking this proactive role.
Our governor lieutenant governor has made Mississippi a very -- business friendly states operate in.
And so we invite everybody -- can be a part of Mississippi that we do have great foods and I will say that thank you very much sir we'll see happens.
