Public health officials from several U.S. cities including Boston and Los Angeles joined the Center for Science in the Public Interest in urging the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the amount of caloric sweeteners allowed in soft drinks and put voluntary limits on sugar in cereals and packaged snacks. "We felt it was very important for us to make a statement that the FDA should be making policy about what the appropriate level of sugar consumption is," said Lora Lacey-Haun, co-chair of the Kansas City Health Commission.