FDA calorie-count rules force changes from grocers to pizzerias

[Eugene]

Source: Bloomberg News

FDA calorie-count rules force changes from grocers to pizzerias

By Anna Edney, Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg

NOVEMBER 25, 2014 2:20 PM

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration, seeking to fight obesity, issued menu-labeling rules that force restaurants, movie theaters and grocery stores to add calorie information to the food they sell.

The regulations catch the rest of the country up to what cities like New York have already done. Pizzerias, whose a la carte options make precise nutrition information difficult, will have to provide a range of calorie counts. Movie theaters, which had been spared in a draft version, were included in the final rules, as were alcoholic beverages.

While some companies like McDonald's had already been preparing for the changes, other industries were grappling Tuesday with how to implement the new rules. Grocery stores, for example, will have to provide calorie information on restaurant- style food from their salad or hot bars, though deli items like sliced meats and cheeses can be label-free.

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[grahamhgreen]

1. About time!!!

[Turbineguy]

2. In a New York McDonalds

I saw that. Walking in I was thinking about a Big Mac, Fries and a Chocolate Shake. 4700 calories.

"Coffee please!"

[jeff47]

3. McDonalds actually has a tool on their web site to do this

http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/meal_builder.html

[Shrike47]

5. Using the McDonald's website tool, I see you were planning on eating 10 orders of small fries.

[tridim]

4. And don't forget to eat your 10-12 servings of carbs every day. The FDA says it's good for you!