NYC chain restaurants posting calories on menus
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008A new rule requiring New York chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menus took effect on Friday, marking a first for a U.S. city.
Starting on Saturday, health inspectors can slap fines of up to $2,000 on fast-food and casual-dining chains if calorie counts are not displayed on their menus in the same font and format as the name or price of food items.
The move follows the city’s 2003 ban on public smoking and a ban on artery-clogging trans fats that began on July 1.
