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Rules Committee advances city ordinance to require calorie labels at chain-restaurant menus

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee · February 28, 2008
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Summary

The Rules Committee forwarded to the full Board an ordinance that would require chain restaurants to display calories and additional nutrition information; the Department of Public Health defended a fee to fund program coordination and industry groups warned of state preemption and urged a uniform statewide approach.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Rules Committee on Thursday advanced an ordinance that would require chain restaurants to display calories and other nutrition data on menu boards and food tags.

Supervisor Tom Lamiano introduced the item, saying the central question was a fee the Department of Public Health would assess on affected proprietors to fund implementation. "The principal issue up for discussion today is the fee that will be assessed by the Department of Public Health to be paid by the proprietors of…

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