Tag Archives: Menu Labeling
Seattle School Board May Lift Ban on “Junk” Food
This morning, while I waited for someone to come replace by garbage disposal a few friends pinged me to turn on the Today Show. The show was talking about a tried-tactic to childhood obesity that is failing at a high … Continue reading →
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FDA Releases Proposed Rules on Menu Labeling
As mentioned in previous posts (here) congress passed the menu labeling law with the health care reform legislation in 2010. On April 1st, the FDA issued two proposed rules for displaying calorie information on foodservice menus and vending machines. The … Continue reading →
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Study: Calories on Menus Don’t Affect Kids Choices
New York City became the first to try to attack the obesity epidemic by requiring fast-food restaurants to list the calories of their foods on menus in 2008, which led to a plethera of copy-cat legislation in cities around the … Continue reading →
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ABA: Clear on Calorie Lables on Beverage Front of Package Hit Stores
The American Beverage Association (ABA) announced today that there commitment to adding new calorie labels to the front of every can, bottle and pack they produce – and displaying the total calories per container on all beverages 20 fluid ounces or smaller are … Continue reading →
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Study: Menu Labeling May Not Change Eating Habits
In the most recent news, a new study from the January edition of the American Journal for Preventative Medicine found that restaurant menu labeling might do little to change eating habits. The findings suggest that nutrition labels alone might do … Continue reading →
Posting Calories may not just be for Restaurants
According to an article in today’s Wall Street Journal, the FDA may call for menu labeling to expand beyond restaurants and vending machines to: airplanes movie theaters convenience stores trains grocery-store food courts Within grocery stores, the agency said, it … Continue reading →
FDA Releases Menu Labeling Guidance
On March 23, 2010 President Obama signed into law the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which included a provision requiring restaurants and vending machines, with 20 or more units, to disclose their nutrition information. This includes disclosing calories on the … Continue reading →
Federal Menu Labeling Passes
This weekend the Federal agreement on menu labeling uniformity was approved by Congress. This legislation was included in the health care reform legislation passed by the House on Sunday evening. This legislation establishes a national standard for providing nutrition information in chain restaurants with … Continue reading →
