It was the first city in America to ban trans-fatsfrom food outlets. Now New York has set another US first — larger food chains such as McDonald’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks must display the calories of their products on menus.
The new rules apply to all chains with at least 15 outlets across the country — which in the case of New York accounts for 2,000 restaurants.
The city authorities say the reform will help New Yorkers get a better sense of what they are eating as part of the on-going battle against obesity and diabetes.
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Over the next five years, the city says, the labeling will help prevent 130,000 New Yorkers from becoming obese and 30,000 from developing diabetes.
Last week some New York outlets had already begun to show calorie counts on their menu boards. At Chipotle, a Mexican food chain, chips were showing an alarming 570 calories and tacos with all the trimmings up to 590.
Standing in the queue to pick up her food, Elissa was using the calorie guide to make her choice, mindful that she is trying to consume no more than 1,500 calories a day.
But with the calorie count for salads listed as between 155 and 823, she was a bit perplexed.
“If I order the 823 calories, I’ll be pissed,” she said. “That would be half my daily intake.”
The New York State Restaurant Association went to court last week to try to block the changes. However, the judge found that the new rules were part of a reasonable public interest in providing customers with accurate nutritional information.
As of last week, McDonald’s had yet to post its counts. Restaurants that fail to meet the regulations by June 3 will face fines.(The GUARDIAN)
紐約市是全美第一個禁止餐廳使用反式脂肪的城市，如今，紐約又制定了另一項美國第一的規定─大型連鎖餐廳如：麥當勞、老唐甜甜圈和星巴克等，必須在菜單上標明店內食品的卡路里數。
這項新制適用於在全美經營至少十五家分店的連鎖餐廳-以紐約來說就有兩千家餐廳
市政府當局表示，新制將有助於讓紐約市民更清楚知道他們將什麼吃下肚，以持續對抗肥胖和糖尿病。
市政府表示，熱量標示上路後的五年內，將有助防止十三萬紐約市民體重過重，及三萬人罹患糖尿病。
上週，紐約部分餐廳已經開始在餐點看板上標示食物熱量；在墨西哥連鎖餐廳「Chipotle」的菜單上，一份薯片的卡路里就有驚人的五百七十大卡，而一份玉米餅加配料的熱量則高達五百九十大卡。
排隊等著拿菜的伊麗莎會參考熱量標示選擇食物，小心地控制一天攝取的熱量在一千五百大卡內。
但是沙拉的熱量從一百五十五大卡到八百二十三大卡不等，讓她覺得有點困擾。
「如果我點的是八百二十三大卡的沙拉，我會氣瘋，」她說：「因為那就佔了我一天所能攝取熱量的一半。」
紐約餐廳協會上週告上法院，希望能阻止這項新變革。然而，法官認為新制提供消費者正確的營養資訊，可算是合理保障公共利益。
直到上週，麥當勞仍未標示其食品熱量；六月三日前未按照規定者，將被處以罰款。（衛報�翻譯：袁星塵）
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