Grocery groups fear confusion and costs in FDA's calorie labeling rule, hope for future legislation limiting rule to restaurants
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Supermarket News] By Liz Webber - November 26, 2014 -
After beginning the process of sifting through FDA’s 395-page menu labeling final rule, industry groups say they are still unclear about what food items are covered, and they worry about the cost and speed of compliance.
“And there’s no question that there’s going to be a lot of confusion. First off, why grocery stores are in a chain restaurant menu labeling law. But then also what foods are covered, what foods are not covered, how do you go about labeling this information, how do you even find the nutritional information,” said Rob Rosado, FMI’s director of government affairs.
FMI and NGA are looking to Congress to pass some form of the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act, a bill introduced in both the House of Representatives and the Senate last year that would limit menu labeling to restaurants.
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