CA. becomes 1st state to enforce calorie disclosure laws
SACRAMENTO - California will step up its campaign against bad
diets, bulging waistlines and clogged arteries when three new laws dealing with restaurant and school food take effect July 1. The Golden State will become the first in the nation to require restaurants to disclose how many calories are in their standard menu items. It will also bar schools from offering students fries, baked goods and other dishes made with oils, margarine or shortening containing artery-clogging trans fats, and it will prevent high schools from selling students sodas. By Steve Lawrence. |
