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Are California soda taxes effective?

February 27, 2023
Study finds that the taxes raise revenues, but may not decrease sales California is home to four of the eight active soda taxes in the United States, but are these policies successfully decreasing the consumption of sugary beverages in these cities?
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Refrigerator temperature ranges: what's safe and what's not safe? Photo by Maureen Ladley
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Hotel refrigerators vary in temperature

December 12, 2022
For food safety, storing leftovers at 33 F to 40 F is ideal A few years ago, I was in Reno overnight for work and wanted to save my delicious dinner leftovers for breakfast.
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