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Advocates urge expanded sugar and sodium labels on all restaurant menus (Intro 1177)
Summary
Two community speakers told Community Board 11 committees they support Intro 1177, which would extend added-sugar and sodium menu labels to all restaurants (not just chains), arguing labels reduce sugary-sodium consumption and help address health disparities; committee members asked about enforcement and oversight.
At the Nov. 13, 2020 joint meeting of Community Board 11’s health and transportation committees, community advocates Jada and Terene presented in favor of Intro 1177, a bill to expand added-sugar and sodium labeling to all restaurants in the city.
The presenters described why menu labeling matters for public health, especially in neighborhoods with high rates of hypertension…
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