Starting Monday, federal regulations mandate that restaurants and grocery stores with 20 or more locations display calorie counts for menu items. This initiative aims to help customers make more informed dietary choices in light of increasing dining out trends. Despite past controversies and opposition from some industry sectors claiming high implementation costs, public health advocates support the labeling as essential for health. Additionally, ongoing political efforts seek to weaken these regulations, highlighting a complex landscape in nutrition policy and consumer awareness efforts.
Well, for multiple reasons -- but I'll emphasize two. The first is that I think providing basic information about the healthy attributes of food is important for consumers to make informed choices about their diet.
Labeling has proved controversial since then. While public health groups say calorie labels are needed to nudge consumers toward more healthful choices -- especially in an era when people dine out often...
Even as the regulations go live, critics are pushing a bill in Congress that would significantly weaken them. And last year, the Food and Drug Administration delayed the rules at the 11th hour over industry criticism...
The change will be most evident at midsize and regional restaurants and grocery stores, since most of the country's largest chains began displaying calorie counts after Congress passed the menu-labeling law in 2010.
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