Mandatory Menu Labeling in One Fast-Food Chain in King County, Washington

• Published in: American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 40; no. 2; pp. 122 - 127
• Main Authors: Finkelstein, Eric A., PhD, Strombotne, Kiersten L., BA, Chan, Nadine L., PhD, MPH, Krieger, James, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Chains; Commerce - legislation & jurisprudence; Fast food service industry; Fast Foods; Humans; Internal Medicine; King county, Washington; Kings; Labels; Mandatory Programs; Nutrition; Product Labeling; Public health; Purchasing; Regulation; Takeaway food; Transactions; Washington; Washington

Background As part of a comprehensive effort to stem the rise in obesity, King County, Washington, enforced a mandatory menu-labeling regulation requiring all restaurant chains with 15 or more locations to disclose calorie information at the point of purchase beginning in January 2009. Purpose The p...