What are we Eating? Require Restaurants to Provide Nutritional Information
Increasingly,
Californians are utilizing restaurants to feed themselves and their families - on average, we eat 218 restaurant meals a
year.
So when we eat out - what are we eating?
The government has long required food sold in supermarkets to include information about calories, fat and other
nutritional values. But these rules don't apply to restaurants. Some restaurants provide their nutritional information,
but it's entirely voluntary, and more than two-thirds of the largest chain restaurants do not provide any information
about their food to their customers.
It is time that California chain restaurants provide nutritional information to customers.
Newly introduced legislation in California, if passed, would require fast-food outlets and other restaurant chains
to disclose on menus and menu boards the amount of calories, carbohydrates, saturated and trans fats, and sodium in the
food they serve.
Tell your State Senator that you want to know what you are eating - Support the passage of SB 120 requiring
nutritional labeling on menus!
Increasingly, Californians are relying on restaurants to feed themselves and their families. If we hope to address problems such as diabetes and obesity, we need to assure that Californians have better access to nutritional information on menus and menu boards.
SB 120 would require restaurant chains with 10 or more outlets in the state to post nutritional information next to items on menus and menu boards.
Such information, clearly displayed at the point of decision, will help consumers to make more informed choices at restaurants and is an important strategy for reducing obesity and protecting the publics health.
SB 120 is an important step in giving consumers the information they need to make healthier food choices. Consumers have the right to know the nutritional content of restaurant meals.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your address]
