Presenters ask CB11 to back Intro 1177 expanding added sugar and sodium labels to all restaurants Two community advocates urged Community Board 11 to support Intro 1177, which would expand added-sugar and sodium labeling from chain restaurants to all eateries; members asked about enforcement and whether the Department that inspects food establishments would oversee compliance.

Community advocates are pushing for a bold bill that would require all NYC restaurants to post added-sugar and sodium warning labels, not just chains, to help residents make healthier choices.

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Public health department to regulate added sugars warning icons on menu items Bill mandates health department to design added sugars warning icons for menu compliance

Massachusetts is taking a bold step towards healthier eating by mandating warning icons for added sugars on menus—are you ready for the change?

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Meet the lawyer who created the food nutrition label The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

Nice bio piece here by Randy Maniloff in the ABA Journal on Peter Barton Hutt, eminent food lawyer and a protagonist in my book, From Label to Table, about the history of nutrition labeling: www.abajournal.com/web/article/....
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