97.3 The Dawg » usa http://973thedawg.com Acadiana's Best Country Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:11:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 US Government Mandates Fast Food Nutrition Labeling http://973thedawg.com/us-government-mandates-fast-food-nutrition-labeling/ http://973thedawg.com/us-government-mandates-fast-food-nutrition-labeling/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:30:36 +0000 Brad Vincent http://973thedawg.com/?p=16927 In an effort to help people make more informed choices when eating away from home, the federal government is introducing mandatory nutrition labeling for fast food menus and vending machines.

Items sold at movie theaters are exempt, which is odd given what calorie bombs those snacks can be.

The problem is that few Americans pay much attention to the nutrition labeling on even the packaged foods brought into their homes.

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