Examining Compliance with a Statewide Law Banning Junk Food and Beverage Marketing in Maine Schools

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Testimony of Newell Augur, Maine Beverage Association, before the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs in opposition to LD 184, An Act to Protect the Health of Maine School Children, sponsored by Senator Turner. Hearing date: Friday, March 16, 2007.