S.F. supes require posting of nutrition info

[Newsjock]

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a law Tuesday that requires chain restaurants to post nutrition information on their menus - but whether that will turn diners off of Big Macs remains to be seen, nutritionists say.

The legislation is aimed at curbing the fallout from Americans' unhealthy eating habits, seen in rising rates of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. The hope is that the labels will help people make healthier choices when they're eating out.

... Diners in San Francisco will start seeing the labels in about six months. The law requires nutrition information - including calories, fat, carbohydrates and sodium - to be posted on menus or, for restaurants that do not have menus, on prominently displayed posters. Restaurants with menu boards would be required to list the calories per item on the board; other nutrition information could be listed on the posters.

Supervisors unanimously passed the legislation after the Golden Gate Restaurant Association dropped its opposition to the measure. The law was changed to define a chain as a restaurant with 20 or more locations in California, up from 15.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/11/BAIBVHVQH.DTL&tsp=1

[Captain Angry]

1. It's already posted on the wall in most chains.

You can't beat people into eating better. They have to choose to.

A few years ago, the information was hard to find.

If this latest provision doesn't work, are we going to have it tattooed on our arms? Or will the person at the register have to read the menu to us, just in case we don't realize we're eating poorly?

[LeftyMom]

2. Who the hell eats at a big chain in a city full of great food?

:wtf: