Required Menu Labeling

One topic we have heard alot about recently across the country is mandated menu labeling. Within the past week, Delaware became the most recent state to require restaurants to include nutritional labeling on their menu. This new law is required of all restaurant chains which have 20 or more locations in the country to provide nutritional labelling. There are some exceptions to items requiring labelling, such as daily specials along with others, but labelling must be easily seen. Required on the menu is the number of calories in each meal. Other nutritional information must be available if asked for. I think these laws are a good move. I don't think they will end up hurting the restaurant industry. While there may be many people who are so consumed with the number of calories they consume, there are many more people who these numbers will not bother. I think that one of the major contributing factor to the obesity and health crisis in our country is the lack of information. Most of the population has no idea as to a relative amount of calories that could be in a meal. By providing the amount of calories, it gives these diners the opportunity to become more informed and chose items that can be healthier for them.