FDA Extends Menu Labeling Compliance Date to 2018
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the compliance date for calorie-count menu labeling from May 5, 2017, to May 7, 2018, and is inviting public comment on the issue. The menu-labeling rule applies to restaurants with 20 or more locations, as well as “grab-and-go” foodservice vendors such as supermarkets, coffee shops and bakeries, concession stands at movie theaters and amusement parks. While the rule is supported by the National Restaurant Association and many restaurant chains have already posted the required information, other trade groups say that the FDA underestimated the costs of compliance and that the rule is an unnecessary regulatory burden on businesses.
Issue 633
[…] agreed to postpone enforcement of its comparable municipal codes until May 7, 2018, matching the implementation date of the federal rules. Nat’l Assoc. of Convenience Stores v. New York City Dep’t of Hygiene, No. […]