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FDA Commissioner Releases Statement on Menu Labeling

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently issued a statement on the FDA’s role in menu...

Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Take Action on FDA Menu Labeling

    NACCHO has created a portal for food safety professionals and other partners to share feedback related to the Food and Drug...

    Jun 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • FDA Delays Implementation of Menu Calorie Count Rules

    Implementation of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that chain restaurants, grocery stores, and other food...

    Jul 10, 2015 | Katie Regan

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    How Healthy Is Your Main Street? Adapting an Approach from the UK

    In the fall of 2018, the residents of the United Kingdom’s northern city of Grimsby could have been forgiven for choking on their breakfast cereal when they saw in the news that their High Street (UK equivalent of a Main Street), was named by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), as the UK’s unhealthiest.

    Sep 16, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Menu Labeling Requirements Now In Effect

    As of Monday, May 7, 2018, calorie counts on chain restaurant menus are now mandatory. See the FDA’s statement below: May 7, 2018 is the compliance date for the menu labeling final rule. On this date, consumers will have access to calorie and nutrition information in certain chain establishments covered by the rule. The menu […]

    May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    FDA Commissioner Releases Statement on Menu Labeling

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb recently issued a statement on the FDA’s role in menu labeling. The statement emphasized the importance of ensuring Americans have access to clear and consistent calorie and nutrition information on menus at restaurants, movie theaters, and grocery stores nationwide. Earlier this year in May 2017, the […]

    Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Take Action on FDA Menu Labeling

    NACCHO has created a portal for food safety professionals and other partners to share feedback related to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA’s) Menu Labeling Rule. In 2014, to tackle the nation’s high and rising rates of obesity, FDA issued this rule, which requires establishments serving hot food to make available calorie counts and other nutrition […]

    Jun 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    FDA Delays Implementation of Menu Calorie Count Rules

    Implementation of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirement that chain restaurants, grocery stores, and other food establishments post calorie counts on menus has been delayed until Dec. 1, 2016—a year later than FDA initially intended, and two years after publication of the ruling. The change is in response to the numerous requests FDA received from the […]

    Jul 10, 2015 | Katie Regan

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