A "small" ice cream at a Ben and Jerry's scoop shop has more calories than you think. And many flavors have nearly a day's worth of saturated fat and added sugar.
The undersigned organizations support this petition from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, American Public Health Association, Consumer Reports, and Consumer Federation of America calling on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require covered establishments (e.g., chain restaurants and convenience stores) to include calories and additional nutrition labeling when posting/maintaining menus on third-party platforms.
The Center for Science in the Public Interest appreciates the opportunity to comment on FDA’s Draft Guidance for Industry: Menu Labeling Supplemental Guidance (Edition 2). This draft supplemental guidance covers two topics:
1) Whether Covered Establishments must include calorie disclosures for standard menu items when selling food through third-party platforms, and
2) Whether Covered Establishments may declare added sugars as part of the additional nutrition information available upon request for standard menu items.
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