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Posted on Mar 3rd 2007 11:00AM by Bethany SandersNew York City is putting its foot down again...and fast food restaurants are reacting. The city recently passed a law -- the first of its kind in the nation -- that forces fast food restaurants to post the calorie content of their menu items right on the menu (or menu board.) Because they're trying to target mainly national chains, they've decided the rule will only apply to those restaurants who already make their information public voluntarily.
This bit of seemingly backwards thinking has three major chains -- Wendy's, White Castle, and Quizno's -- backpedaling; the three fast food giants have removed all nutritional information about their products from their websites. The restaurants say they were forced into the action, because the law was unrealistic in expecting them to make room for calorie content on their menu boards, and that they are only buying themselves time so that they can respond appropriately to the law.
Do you think the law goes too far? Or do you think Wendy's, White Castle, and Quizno's are trying to dodge a possible bullet and avoid posting calorie information on their menus altogether? Also, what do you think about NYC's tough stance against unhealthy foods? I think it's a city to be watched right now, and it'll be interesting to see where these new regulations take them.
This bit of seemingly backwards thinking has three major chains -- Wendy's, White Castle, and Quizno's -- backpedaling; the three fast food giants have removed all nutritional information about their products from their websites. The restaurants say they were forced into the action, because the law was unrealistic in expecting them to make room for calorie content on their menu boards, and that they are only buying themselves time so that they can respond appropriately to the law.
Do you think the law goes too far? Or do you think Wendy's, White Castle, and Quizno's are trying to dodge a possible bullet and avoid posting calorie information on their menus altogether? Also, what do you think about NYC's tough stance against unhealthy foods? I think it's a city to be watched right now, and it'll be interesting to see where these new regulations take them.
