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US Nutritional Info laws

New Health regulations or proposals in the US

 

 

 

The New York City Department of Health passed a Health code requiring restaurants that post nutritional information online to also post the information on their menus in the restaurant.  Here’s a link to the regulation: http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh//downloads/pdf/public/notice-adoption-hc-art81-50.pdf.  The New York State Restaurant Association brought the New York City Board of Health to federal court saying the regulation was unconstitutional.  The court granted a motion to stay the regulation.  About a year later (Apr 08), the court removed the stay and ruled in favor of the Department of Health.  The appeals court has also ruled in favor of the Department of Health (end of Apr 08).  3 June 2008 is supposed to be the first date that restaurants will be fined if they are not compliant with the regulation.  Here’s the link for more details: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1208342630624. 

 


California passed a law on 30 Sep 2008 requiring restaurant food chains with 20 or more stores to post calorie info on menus and indoor menu boards by 1 Jan 2011.  Here's a link to the article: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/080930/health/us_health_food_california
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The US Senate and House both have bills in the beginning stages called the MEAL Act.  This would require restaurant chains with more than 20 stores to provide nutritional information on its products.  Similar bills were presented in the last Congressional session, but both died before even being scheduled for a debate.  Here are the links for more info: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2784 and http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-3895.     

 

 

 

 

 

 

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