What are the requirements of the menu labeling legislation?
The legislation passed by the King County Board of Health requires the chain food establishments that fit under the regulations to provide nutrition menu labeling for standard menu items on the menu for more than 90 days. The required nutrition information includes total calories, milligrams of sodium and saturated fat and carbohydrate. Food establishments with a menu board (overhead menu), must provide calorie information in one of the following ways: on the menu board next to each standard menu item, on an easy-to-read sign posted next to the menu board or on a sign located at eye level while in line. Calories must be displayed in a typeface similar to other information about each menu item and no smaller than nine-point font. Since menu boards provide calorie information only, information for the other three nutrients must be available in a clear and visible format at the point of ordering. Food establishments will have August 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008 to conduct the nutritional
