Requiring calorie counts on menus could go national. It's Round Two for a bill that would make this food fight a reality. FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week.
Menu labeling bill on Capitol Hill
It’s back. A bill Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced that would require nutrition labeling on chain-restaurant menus across the country was reintroduced today. If the Menu Education and Labeling (MEAL) Act passes, fast-food and other chain restaurants would have to post calories on menu boards and list calories, saturated fat, trans fat, carbohydrates, and sodium on printed menus.
Chicago first to ban BPA plastic bottles
Chicago has passed a measure that makes it the first city in the U.S. to ban the sale of baby bottles and sippy cups made with a chemical that some studies say can make us sick. Bisphenol-A, or BPA, is commonly used to harden plastic. Over time, BPA can leach into the contents of a plastic container, especially if it's used in a microwave oven or cleaned in a dishwasher.
FDA finds holes in Cheerios’ health claims
The maker of Cheerios got a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA says General Mills has made inappropriate claims about how the popular cereal can lower cholesterol and treat heart disease. General Mills says the health claims on Cheerios have been approved for 12 years and the FDA’s complaints are about how the language appears on the box, not the cereal itself.
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