Aug 7, 2008 10:22 am US/Pacific
Fast Food Chains May Need To Post Calorie Counts
LOS ANGELES (AP) ―
Two Los Angeles County supervisors are proposing an ordinance that would require fast-food and chain restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus.
The measure announced Thursday would affect restaurants in
unincorporated areas with more than 15 outlets in the state.
The California Restaurant Association says it does not oppose the measure proposed by Zev Yaroslavsky and Mike Antonovich but adds it would rather see a uniform policy statewide to cut down on retailer and consumer confusion.
The proposal is the latest government move to combat obesity.
Last month, the Los Angeles City Council imposed a moratorium on
fast-food restaurants in South Los Angeles, and the state ordered
restaurants and bakeries to stop cooking with trans-fats.
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