Show Nutritional Values for Restaurant Foods in California!
The federal government has required labeling on food sold in stores for over a decade, but the rules don't apply for restaurants. This leaves consumers guessing about the nutrition content of their food.
A recent Field Poll found that an overwhelming number of Californians can't identify which typical fast food and restaurant menu items have the fewest calories, the least salt, the most fat, or the most calories. Yet the average person eats out at least 4 meals a week.
With obesity rates on the rise, consumers need the information to make healthier food choices!
SB 120 is California legislation that would require chain restaurants to post nutrition information on menus and menu boards, including the amount of calories, trans fat, saturated fat, sodium and carbohydrates. SB 120 has been approved by the Legislature. The only step left is making sure Governor Schwarzenegger signs SB 120 into law.
Support your right to know what you are eating. Urge Governor Schwarzenegger to sign SB 120 and require nutritional labeling on menus!
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger:
I urge you to sign SB 120 (Padilla/Migden), the bill that would require chain restaurants with 15 or more outlets in California to post nutritional information on menus and menu boards.
I support SB 120 because it is an important prevention strategy to combat obesity, manage chromic diseases, and reduce the cost of health care. It will help me make better informed so I can make healthier choices.
SB 120 falls in line with recommendations outlined in your obesity prevention plan to curb the growing obesity epidemic in California. The California Obesity Prevention Plan recommends that restaurants "post calorie information per serving on all menus and menu boards." This strategy is one essential element in creating an overall standard of "healthy eating and active living as California living."
The California Obesity Prevention Plan states that the costs attributable to physical inactivity, obesity, and overweight are expected to reach $28 billion in lost productivity and health care costs. Basic nutritional information is extremely important to individuals dealing with chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, or trying to reduce obesity.
As a consumer, I have a right to know what I am eating. Americans - my family included - are increasingly eating more snacks and meals in restaurants, spending almost half of food dollars on away from home foods. By making nutrition information available at the point of sale, consumers like me will finally have the ability to make healthier, informed food choices when eating at restaurants.
Eighty-four percent of Californians also want the right to know. A recent Field Poll showed that 84% of registered California voters support "requiring fast food and chain restaurants to post nutrition information on menus and menu boards." Individuals are in support across all levels of age, income, and education, and regardless of race, gender, or political affiliation - with 78% of Republicans and 88% of Democrats in support.
By signing SB 120 into law, California would become the first state in the nation to require chain restaurants to post nutrition information. Help make California the leader in the campaign to reduce obesity. Please sign SB 120 into law for the health of all Californians.
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