3.0.0 2108 2023-01-15T10:03:17Z 2023-01-15T10:03:17Z Senate S S 2004-02-24 108 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-02-24T22:58:18Z 2004-02-24 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2004-02-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1523) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-02-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2004-02-24 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2004-02-24 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2004-02-24 True Commerce Administrative procedure Agriculture and Food Beverages Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Government Operations and Politics Labeling Law Local laws Nutrition Oils and fats Restaurants Salt Signs and signboards State laws Vending machines Commerce 00 2004-02-24 Introduced in Senate 2004-07-13T17:33:54Z Menu Education and Labeling Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to require restaurants that are a part of a chain with 20 or more locations doing business under the same trade name to disclose: (1) in a statement adjacent to each menu item or food listing, the number of calories, grams of saturated fat plus trans fat, and milligrams of sodium in a food serving; and (2) other information designed to enable the public to understand the significance of the nutrition information provided in the context of a total daily diet. Exempts condiments, items placed on a table or salad bar for general use, daily specials, temporary menu items, and irregular menu items from these requirements.

Requires restaurants that sell self-serve food, such as through salad bars or buffet lines, to place a sign that lists the number of calories per standard serving adjacent to the name of the food offered. Requires restaurants or vending machine operators to provide a conspicuous sign identifying, and disclosing the number of calories of, each item of food offered in vending machines.

Permits retail food establishments to voluntarily provide, and States to require, additional nutritional information.

]]> Menu Education and Labeling Act Display Title Menu Education and Labeling Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that consumers receive information about the nutritional content of restaurant food and vending machine food. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Menu Education and Labeling Act Introduced in Senate 2004-02-24T05:00:00Z 2004-02-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.