There will be one daunting fact the next time a New York City resident goes to look at the dollar menu, a mandatory listing of calories. What took effect on Friday, New York chain restaurants are obligated to post calorie information on menus, making it the first U.S. city to do so.
According to Reuters, health inspectors may order a $2,000 fine if the calorie counts are not displayed in the same font or format as the food items and prices.
of the next five years.

By June M. Lay MS, Lifestyle Columnist - HealthNewsDigest.com (HealthNewsDigest.com) - Calories count first in the fight against obesity and a law that is

By Ben Wasserman SUNDAY July 20, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) - As of Saturday, New York City health inspectors can issue citations to fine restaurants that do not comply with the city's calorie posting rule. The fine ranges from $200 to $2,000.
The rule requires restaurants that have 15 or more outlets nationwide to pose calorie information alongside their prices and affects more than 2,000 restaurants or 10 percent of the total in the city.
ng on July 1, the city requires restaurants to clear artificial trans fat from all their menu items.

By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new rule requiring New York chain restaurants to post calorie information on their menus took effect on Friday,

NEW YORK (AP) — Customers at big fast-food chains in New York City are finally facing the facts about their meal choices. And for some, the truth may be

By June M. Lay MS, Lifestyle Columnist - HealthNewsDigest.com (HealthNewsDigest.com) - Calories count first in the fight against obesity and a law that is