Menu Labeling at Fast-Food and Other ChainsSmart Menus, Smart Choices
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IN THE NEWS

With Calories Hard to Guess, Washington Voters Want Answers on Menus (04/17/2008)

Judge Upholds NYC Law Requiring Calories on Menus & Menu Boards (04/16/2008)

San Francisco Mayor Signs Menu Labeling Bill (03/26/2008)

More than twenty states, cities and counties are considering legislation and regulations that would require fast food and other chain restaurants to provide calories and other nutrition information on menus and menu boards. Contact us for help implementing a policy in your area: nutritionpolicy@cspinet.org.

Subway added helpful calorie information to its menu boards.
See model menus that could be used at Starbucks, McDonald's, Haagen Dazs, Dunkin' Donuts, Auntie Anne's, and Wendy's.

Starbucks Menu
Photo of actual menu board inside a New York City Subway restaurant, 2007.

 

Why Menu Labeling Is Important