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Consumerist's Ultimate Fast Food Nutrition Guide: 2008

Back in January of 2007, we took a look at fast food and chain restaurant websites to see who was hiding their nutritional information and who was making it easy for consumers to find out what was in their favorite menu items. We found that some chains were offering a veritable buffet of information, while others either ignored the subject altogether or hid links to PDFs in the depths of their fine print. Because of this, inside, we've got a nutritional info report card of about 50 top fast food joints. We tell you whether they have the info online at all, provide nutritional info for all items, if it's easy to locate, and whether they have allergen info. We also give an overall rating to the overall quality of the nutritional info, and provide direct links to the nutrition page or PDF. More »

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8:32 AM on Wed May 28 2008
By Meg Marco
15,949 views, 40 comments

Latest by BrockBrockman: How are there so many "Excellent" and "Above Average" ratings, but only 3 "Average" ratings? Not sure that makes sense. Unless "nonexistent" is also considered "Average." more »

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New York City Proposes New Menu Labeling Regulations

NYC just isn't giving up. They've rewritten the menu labeling regulation so that rather than making the menu rules dependent on whether or not the restaurant was already supplying nutritional information, all restaurants with more than 15 locations nationally will be required to put calorie info on the menus. This change puts them in accordance with federal law. More »

9:20 AM on Thu Oct 25 2007
By Meg Marco
1,022 views, 12 comments

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Menu Labeling Legislation Gaining Momentum In California

According to the Center For Science In The Public Interest, menu labeling legislation is gaining momentum in the California State Assembly. The menu labeling law "would require chain restaurants to list calories on menu boards and calories, saturated and trans fat, sodium, and carbohydrates on printed menus." More »

11:59 AM on Fri Aug 31 2007
By Meg Marco
2,543 views, 25 comments

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Subway Is Not Ashamed: First Fast Food Restaurant To Put Calorie Info On Menus

While the other large fast food chains sue the City of New York to keep calorie information off their menus, Subway has gone ahead and complied with the New York City regulation. Dunkin' Donuts, meanwhile, submitted a sample menu meant to "prove" that putting calorie info on its menu just couldn't be done... and the NYC Health Department responded by having its own graphic designer redo the sign to prove that it could be done. More »

11:18 AM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By Meg Marco
11,226 views, 52 comments