Tag: menu
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Multnomah County, Oregon, Adopts Menu Labeling Laws
Multnomah County commissioners have reportedly adopted regulations requiring restaurant chains with 15 or more locations nationwide to display calorie content alongside individual items on their menus. Effective March 12, 2009, the law also requires these establishments to provide information about sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, and carbohydrate content at the point of sale. Restaurants must…
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Twin Cities Propose Trans Fat Bans and Menu Labeling Ordinances
Minneapolis and St. Paul are reportedly developing ordinances to require some restaurants to remove trans fats from their menus and to list calories alongside portions. St. Paul would require chain restaurants with 15 or more locations nationwide to abide by both proposed ordinances, while Minneapolis would apply its menu labeling regulation only to chain restaurants…
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Participatory Online News Source Blog Reports Preemption Movement Afoot
According to NowPublic.com, a self-proclaimed participatory online news network, the food industry, facing legislative initiatives that would require posting calorie and other nutritional information on restaurant menu boards, is fighting back with state-level preemption laws. Ohio recently approved legislation (H.B. 217) giving the state’s Director of Agriculture the sole authority to regulate how and whether food…
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Philadelphia Adopts Tough Menu Labeling Measures
The Philadelphia City Council this week adopted menu labeling laws that will require chain restaurants with more than 15 outlets to provide extensive nutritional information on printed menus and to list calories on menu boards. Starting January 1, 2010, national and local chains must disclose calories, saturated and trans fats, sodium, and carbohydrates on printed…
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Food Companies Adopt New Labeling Standards to Aid Consumers
Several of the nation’s largest food and beverage companies have reportedly agreed to market their products under a common nutritional standard and logo designed to lessen consumer confusion at the supermarket. The “Smart Choices Program” allows participating manufacturers to display a “check mark” logo alongside calorie and serving size information on the front of products…