Dining industry calls for consistent informationThe Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information launched Oct. 22 to support legislation proposing a uniform national standard for restaurants to provide diners with caloric and food content information. The effort caps a year of high-profile calls by public health officials’ for patrons to have more visible information on what they eat. Federal legislation introduced by Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) sets a uniform draft for restaurants that mirrors nutritional information posted on packaged foods. “Those data points are familiar to consumers and this is… Read More