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Restaurants: Congress Should Pass Menu Labeling Provision, but Make It Broader
August 4th, 2009
Twenty-one quick and full-service restaurant chains have asked Congress to enact broader menu labeling legislation in order to provide calorie information to more consumers in more locations where prepared foods are purchased. The effort is supported by leading health and nutrition advocates. In a letter to members of Congress, released, the leading restaurant chains endorsed federal efforts to require calorie labeling, but urged policymakers to adopt a more inclusive approach than is currently under consideration for the House health care reform bill (H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act). The current proposed legislative language...
Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-08-04)
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