New York City plans to start enforcing a first-of-its-kind requirement for chain restaurants to use icons to warn patrons of salty foods after getting an appeals court's go-ahead Thursday to start issuing fines. But it's not the final word on whether the regulation will stand.
The novel rule took effect in December, and some eateries already have added the requisite salt-shaker-like icons to menu items that contain more salt than doctors recommend ingesting in an entire day.
But penalties have been in limbo as the National Restaurant Association fights the measure in court. That clash is ongoing, but an appeals court Thursday lifted a temporary hold on issuing the fines while the case plays out. Fines can be up to $600.
The city will start enforcing the rule June 6.
Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio applauded the appeals court's decision on what he called "a common-sense regulation.."
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Also large soda's will make you fat, and root teeth, smoking can kill you, texting and driving can cause accidents, wearing a KKK robe in Harlem will get you killed, Driving drunk can get you hurt, bla,bla,bla, everyone knows this stuff, they need to pass laws for salt? How about the dope, the homeless, the rapists, muggers, ect. What a waste of taxpayers money.
ReplyDeleteCommon sense to a Democrat is insanity to the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteHow's that heroin ban doing, Bill?
A sign should be placed at the entry of all major cities warning that the local government is Democrat controlled.
ReplyDeleteStupid liberals want to control everything even we what we eat and drink. Do they really think we are so stupid that we have to have them tell us what to eat. They need to mind their own business and to to fix crime and
ReplyDeletedrugs and things that are really illegal and leave this silly stuff alone.
because people are too stupid to discern the taste of salt
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