Food & Beverage Litigation & Regulatory Update

Tag: vending

  • NYC Pushes Health Hospital Initiative Banning Junk Food

    The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has announced that more than 30 public and private hospitals have joined its voluntary Healthy Hospital Food Initiative, a new program seeking to make healthier food choices available in health care settings. Billed as part of the department’s ongoing effort to curb obesity, the new…

  • PHAI Questions “Hidden Costs” of School Vending Machines

    The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) has issued a June 7, 2012, fact sheet calling on school districts to consider the energy costs of cold beverage vending machines when deciding whether to renew vending contracts. Claiming that a traditional vending machine consumes approximately 3,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year (kWh/yr), the fact sheet estimates…

  • Health Groups Urge White House to Require Calorie Labels for All Retail Food Establishments

    Health and consumer organizations have urged the Obama administration to provide calorie labeling in “all retail food establishments that sell restaurant-type food, including supermarkets, convenience stores, movie theaters, casinos, bowling alleys, stadium, cafes in superstores, and hotels.” In a May 16, 2012, letter, representatives of more than 20 organizations in the National Alliance for Nutrition…

  • National Menu and Vending Machine Labeling Laws Proposed

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued its proposed menu-labeling rule for chain restaurants and calorie-labeling rule for food in vending machines. According to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, “These proposals will ensure that consumers have more information when they make their own food choices. Giving consumers clear nutritional information…

  • FDA Proposes Two Information Collections Related to Menu Labeling Law

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed two new information collections related to voluntary registration, recordkeeping and mandatory third-party disclosure under section 4205 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Section 4205 requires chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, as well as operators of 20 or more vending machines, to…

  • FDA Issues Terms for Voluntary Compliance with Menu Labeling Regulations

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice specifying the terms and conditions for voluntary compliance with section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, which established nutritional labeling requirements for chain restaurants with more than 20 locations and vending machine operators with more than 20 machines. Other retailers not covered by…

  • FDA Seeks Comments on Federal Law Requiring Calorie Postings on Menus, Vending Machines

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seeking public comments on a new federal law that requires certain chain restaurants and retail food operations to post the calorie content of individual items on menus, menu boards and drive-through menu boards. Enacted March 23, 2010, section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act applies to food establishments…