Sasha Chavkin
@sashachavkin.bsky.social
Senior reporter covering the food industry @theexamination.org. Past: RIN Fellow for Pulitzer Center/@apnews.com, Ted Scripps Fellow, reporter @ICIJorg. Believer in democracy, the Constitution and the New York Mets.
We wrote about Mexico's health tax plan last month, and its passage this week is a victory for President Sheinbaum and health advocates over industry opposition
One victory for industry: the tax was cut in half from 3 pesos/liter to 1.5 pesos/liter for drinks with artificial sweeteners
One victory for industry: the tax was cut in half from 3 pesos/liter to 1.5 pesos/liter for drinks with artificial sweeteners
Mexico wants more health taxes; the United States fights UN treaty on chronic diseases
Mexico wants to raise taxes on tobacco and sugary drinks and add health taxes on things like artificial sweeteners and online betting. Plus, global health updates across our beats.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
We wrote about Mexico's health tax plan last month, and its passage this week is a victory for President Sheinbaum and health advocates over industry opposition
One victory for industry: the tax was cut in half from 3 pesos/liter to 1.5 pesos/liter for drinks with artificial sweeteners
One victory for industry: the tax was cut in half from 3 pesos/liter to 1.5 pesos/liter for drinks with artificial sweeteners
That does not sound good!
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
That does not sound good!
Absolutely - seems like recent decades have been a massive failed experiment in substituting sugar and carbs for fat.
But embracing saturated fat would put us back on square one
But embracing saturated fat would put us back on square one
October 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Absolutely - seems like recent decades have been a massive failed experiment in substituting sugar and carbs for fat.
But embracing saturated fat would put us back on square one
But embracing saturated fat would put us back on square one
Our investigation for @theexamination.org earlier this year
found that Drax received more than half a billion dollars in low interest "sustainability-linked loans" despite its checkered environmental record
Experts said the technology Drax touted to get the loans in fact emits more CO2 than coal
found that Drax received more than half a billion dollars in low interest "sustainability-linked loans" despite its checkered environmental record
Experts said the technology Drax touted to get the loans in fact emits more CO2 than coal
How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans
Banks poured $286 billion into corporations linked to deforestation and polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining through a lax type of green finance called sustainability-linked loans.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our investigation for @theexamination.org earlier this year
found that Drax received more than half a billion dollars in low interest "sustainability-linked loans" despite its checkered environmental record
Experts said the technology Drax touted to get the loans in fact emits more CO2 than coal
found that Drax received more than half a billion dollars in low interest "sustainability-linked loans" despite its checkered environmental record
Experts said the technology Drax touted to get the loans in fact emits more CO2 than coal