3.0.0 2784 2020-02-10T17:02:00Z 2020-02-10T17:02:00Z Senate S S 2008-03-13 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-03-14T01:22:10Z MEAL Act 110 3895 HR 2007-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2008-03-13 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2008-03-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 3/14/2008 S2159) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2008-03-13 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2008-03-13 True Agriculture and Food Administrative procedure Commerce Consumer education Department of Health and Human Services Diet Government Operations and Politics Labeling Law Nutrition Restaurants Signs and signboards Vending machines Agriculture and Food 00 2008-03-13 Introduced in Senate 2008-05-14T19:59:35Z Howard M. Metzenbaum Menu Education and Labeling Act or the MEAL 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, the number of calories, grams of saturated fat plus trans fat, and milligrams of sodium in a standard food serving; (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; (3) that such information shall be provided in writing upon request; and (4) in a statement adjacent to the name of the food on a menu board, the number of calories in a serving of the food. Exempts condiments, items placed on a table or counter 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 each food offered.

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

Requires vending machine operators to provide a conspicuous sign disclosing the number of calories in each item of food offered.

]]> MEAL Act Short Titles as Introduced Menu Education and Labeling Act Short Titles as Introduced MEAL Act Display Title MEAL Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to extend the food labeling requirements of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 to enable customers to make informed choices about the nutritional content of standard menu items in large chain restaurants. Introduced in Senate 2008-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2784is/xml/BILLS-110s2784is.xml 2008-03-13 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.