Restaurant industry largely welcomes FDA calorie count rule
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Nation's Restaurant News] By Jonathan Maze - November 26, 2014 -
The FDA published Tuesday sweeping but long-expected rules requiring restaurant chains to publish calorie counts on menus and menu boards.
The restaurant industry largely welcomed the rules. Many chains have already been preparing for them, opting for a single, national standard instead of an amalgamation of state-led requirements.
The FDA has estimated that 1,640 chains nationwide would be subject to the requirements. Those chains have 278,600 locations. It has also estimated the cost of complying to be about $1,100 per unit, including $1,800 per limited-service restaurant and less than $1,000 per full-service location...
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