Esther Cepeda: Calorie-Count Rule for Some Food Items Is a Good Start

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In proposing new rules to better inform consumers of how many calories they eat, the Food and Drug Administration got it partly right.

The FDA wants to require businesses that sell ready-to-eat food at 20 or more outlets to conspicuously post calorie counts near food items, and provide extended nutritional data such as fat, cholesterol and sodium counts - all starting in 2012.

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Esther Cepeda: Calorie-Count Rule for Some Food Items Is a Good Start

Sadly, businesses whose primary revenue comes from services other than selling food - movie theaters, amusement parks, airplanes, bowling...

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