Judge Upholds NYC Law Requiring Calories on Menus & Menu Boards

WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Richard J. Holwell today denied a motion filed by chain restaurant lobbyists to block New York City’s requirement that chains disclose calories on menus and menu boards. The court had previously blocked the city from enforcing the regulation, but today found that the city’s redrafted rule put to rest any questions about whether it was preempted by federal nutrition labeling laws. The judge also roundly rejected the industry’s argument that requiring calories on menus somehow violated chain restaurant’s First Amendment rights.

By CSPI, USA.

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