CEO DATELINE - National Restaurant Association to sue New York City—again
CEO DATELINE - National Restaurant Association to sue New York City—again
- December 2, 2015 |
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The National Restaurant Association is once again pledging to take New York City to court, this time in the wake of a new rule requiring chain restaurants to post warning signs next to menu items for foods containing at least 2,300 milligrams of sodium.
The NYC Board of Health voted in September to require restaurant chains with at least 15 locations nationwide to place small black icons next to high-sodium menu items. The city is the first in the nation to enact such a measure, which is part of a broader push to prevent heart disease and strokes by reducing the amount of salt people consume, according to a statement on the city government website.
The new rule took effect Tuesday. That same day, NRA announced its intention to sue the city, calling the mandate "burdensome, costly and unnecessary."
"Consumers should have the same access to nutrition information from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Oregon," NRA said in a statement. "Restaurateurs across the country are already working diligently to comply with the federal menu-labeling law by providing comprehensive and uniform nutrition information to consumers."
The pending lawsuit won't be the first time the two sides have met in court. In 2012, NRA joined an American Beverage Association lawsuit seeking to overturn a ban on so-called "big gulp" beverages sold by restaurants and other businesses. A state court ruled against the ban, saying the Board of Health had exceeded its authority in creating it.
NRA said the sodium warnings are just the latest round in a fight NYC has waged against chain restaurants. A city "fast-food wage board" recently recommended increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour for fast-food workers. http://bit.ly/1Tvq6FA
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