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This is at it's core the classic government vs. personal responsibility issue. This is already required in NYC for chains. It's kind of nice to know that the

This is at it's core the classic government vs. personal responsibility issue. This is already required in NYC for chains. It's kind of nice to know that the Five Guys burger and fries I'm about to throw down for lunch satisfies all of the calorie and fat limits recommended for the day in just one meal. At the same time, is there a need for government to mandate this? I think it's a good tool for people who are looking to be a bit smarter about their consumption habits. Most people understand that the food they're eating isn't good, but I think the problem is that few understand just how bad it actually is. High fat/calorie restaurant chains have little incentive to do something like this, so maybe the .gov getting involved is needed.

theBobMcCormick 17y ago
I think it's a little more complicated than that actually, it appears that the restaurant industry actually lobbied for the new regulation. (http://reason.com/blog/2010/03/22/conspicuous-calorie-counts-com http://reason.com/blog/2010/03/22/conspicuous-calorie-counts...). In this case, it seems to be less a case of the federal government vs personal responsibility, so much as industry pushing for the federal law to avoid having to deal with emerging individual state and local laws. I'm assuming the industry might also be planning to use the labeling to help defend against some of the lawsuits that are being brought against them by people with obesity related disorders.