The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) missed its February deadline for issuing a menu-labeling law nearly a year after conceding that writing the new rule posed significant challenges.
03-04-2014
FDA Misses Menu-Labeling Law Deadline
FDA Says Writing Menu-Labeling Rule “Thorny”
Writing a new menu labeling law has gotten “extremely thorny,” according to the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as the agency tries to figure out who should be covered by it.
03-18-2013
Menu Labeling Legislation Introduced in Senate
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) last week introduced S. 3574, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012.
09-24-2012
New Legislation Would Provide Retailers Flexibility in Meeting Menu Labeling Regulations
Rep. John Carter (R) introduced the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012, which would allow more flexibility for retailers as they seek to comply with the FDA’s regulations regarding calorie labeling on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, other food retail establishments, and on vending machines.
07-30-2012