The provision of the Obamacare Act requiring restaurants with more than 20 stores post calorie counts for their menu items was supposed to be in place already. Restaurants were also required to supply other nutritional information, including levels of sodium, carbohydrates, and saturated fats, in writing upon customer request. But the Food and Drug Administration has yet to draft the specific rules governing the postings, and even once in place, restaurants would have six months to comply with the requirement.
While there are several issues at stake, the major sticking point appears to be whether grocers selling supermarket-made meals would be required to post calorie counts. Many fast-food restaurants have already complied with the requirements, particularly in states like New York and California which had previously mandated such information be posted. But grocers and convenience stores are lobbying to stop the requirement, which they claim could cost as much…
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Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 