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Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Pomeranz, JL; Brownell, KD
Published in: American journal of public health
September 2008

Because the rate of consumption of away-from-home meals has increased dramatically, the distinction between requiring nutrition information for packaged but not restaurant products is no longer reasonable. Public health necessitates that nutrition labels must be included with restaurant menus as a strategy to educate consumers and address the escalation of obesity. Menu-labeling laws are being considered at the local, state, and federal levels, but the restaurant industry opposes such action. We discuss the public health rationale and set forth the government's legal authority for the enactment of menu-labeling laws. We further aim to educate the public health community of the potential legal challenges to such laws, and we set forth methods for governments to survive these challenges by drafting laws according to current legal standards.

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Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

September 2008

Volume

98

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1578 / 1583

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Social Welfare
  • Restaurants
  • Public Health
  • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Nutritive Value
  • Menu Planning
  • Humans
  • Health Education
 

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Pomeranz, J. L., & Brownell, K. D. (2008). Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws. American Journal of Public Health, 98(9), 1578–1583. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2007.128488
Pomeranz, Jennifer L., and Kelly D. Brownell. “Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws.American Journal of Public Health 98, no. 9 (September 2008): 1578–83. https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2007.128488.
Pomeranz JL, Brownell KD. Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws. American journal of public health. 2008 Sep;98(9):1578–83.
Pomeranz, Jennifer L., and Kelly D. Brownell. “Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws.American Journal of Public Health, vol. 98, no. 9, Sept. 2008, pp. 1578–83. Epmc, doi:10.2105/ajph.2007.128488.
Pomeranz JL, Brownell KD. Legal and public health considerations affecting the success, reach, and impact of menu-labeling laws. American journal of public health. 2008 Sep;98(9):1578–1583.

Published In

American journal of public health

DOI

EISSN

1541-0048

ISSN

0090-0036

Publication Date

September 2008

Volume

98

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1578 / 1583

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Social Welfare
  • Restaurants
  • Public Health
  • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Nutritive Value
  • Menu Planning
  • Humans
  • Health Education