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Friday, June 26, 2009

More Restaurants May Start Posting Calorie Counts on Menus

Several chain restaurants in the United States are supporting new federal laws that will require them to put calorie counts next to items on their menus. The laws will also allow restaurant patrons to ask for information about sugar, salt, cholesterol, and other nutrition information

Several states and cities already have similar laws.

The federal laws would apply only to chain restaurants with 20 or more locations. The National Restaurant Association (which includes a number of chains, including Dunkin Donuts, Red Lobster and Olive Garden), the American Diabetes Association, and the Center for Science in the Public Interest support the new laws.

The new legislation was proposed by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Tom Harkin, and Tom Carper. "America is facing an obesity epidemic which must be addressed at the national level," Sen. Murkowski said.

Labels: nutrition, legislation, calories, restaurants

Posted By: Aspen/CRC