The New Rule of Calorie Counts on Menu Boards
SUPPORT ARTICLES:
⚫️nytimes.com
-any chain with at least 15 outlets nationwide would have to display calorie counts on menu boards, menus or food tags -the city’s main arguments for posting calorie counts — that doing so would help reduce obesity -“It seems reasonable to expect that some consumers will use the information” on menu boards and menus “to select lower-calorie meals,” the judge [holwell] wrote. He added that “these choices will lead to a lower incidence of obesity.” -“We continue to say that each restaurant should make decisions about the best way to provide this nutritional information to their customers,” Mr. Hunt said. “Most of these restaurants that are being affected were already providing this information, but in a different format.” -“It will give people information they need, where they need it,” [Dr. Thomas R. Frieden] said. “If you want to use it, great, and if you don’t, that’s entirely your right.” -calorie counts required by the new rules are “reasonably related to the government’s interest in providing consumers with accurate nutritional information.” For that reason, [judge Howell] said, the rules do not infringe on restaurants’ First Amendment rights. -"...if they [delay the ruling], it just means McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken are desperate to keep this information out the hands of their customers.”
⚫️2facts.com
-It will require all restaurants with more than 20 locations nationwide to post calorie counts on their menus. Other food-selling chains, such as bakeries and coffee shops, will also be required to list the number of calories in each menu item, as will certain vending machines. -Opponents say that the regulation will not make a bit of difference; restaurant-goers will continue to order the same types of food that they are accustomed to eating when they go out. Critics point to several studies indicating that calorie-posting laws and regulations have not had any meaningful impact on the states
⚫️nytimes.com
-any chain with at least 15 outlets nationwide would have to display calorie counts on menu boards, menus or food tags -the city’s main arguments for posting calorie counts — that doing so would help reduce obesity -“It seems reasonable to expect that some consumers will use the information” on menu boards and menus “to select lower-calorie meals,” the judge [holwell] wrote. He added that “these choices will lead to a lower incidence of obesity.” -“We continue to say that each restaurant should make decisions about the best way to provide this nutritional information to their customers,” Mr. Hunt said. “Most of these restaurants that are being affected were already providing this information, but in a different format.” -“It will give people information they need, where they need it,” [Dr. Thomas R. Frieden] said. “If you want to use it, great, and if you don’t, that’s entirely your right.” -calorie counts required by the new rules are “reasonably related to the government’s interest in providing consumers with accurate nutritional information.” For that reason, [judge Howell] said, the rules do not infringe on restaurants’ First Amendment rights. -"...if they [delay the ruling], it just means McDonald’s and Kentucky Fried Chicken are desperate to keep this information out the hands of their customers.”
⚫️2facts.com
-It will require all restaurants with more than 20 locations nationwide to post calorie counts on their menus. Other food-selling chains, such as bakeries and coffee shops, will also be required to list the number of calories in each menu item, as will certain vending machines. -Opponents say that the regulation will not make a bit of difference; restaurant-goers will continue to order the same types of food that they are accustomed to eating when they go out. Critics point to several studies indicating that calorie-posting laws and regulations have not had any meaningful impact on the states