N.Y. Eateries in No Hurry on New Rules

July 2nd, 2007 in Medicine & Health / Other
N.Y. Eateries in No Hurry on New Rules (AP)

Amin Chakma puts up new menus featuring calorie counts at a Subway restaurant, Friday, June 29, 2007, in New York. New York is the first city in the country to require certain fast food restaurants to list calorie counts next to menu items in type that is at least as large as the price. New York City ushered in a new era of healthy eating on Sunday July 1, 2007 as a ban on trans fat-laden cooking oils in restaurants took effect. But not all fast-food eateries were following another new rule requiring them to post calorie counts on their menus. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)

(AP) -- New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats - but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.

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