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High-Salt Warnings on New York Menus to Start Tuesday
By DANIEL VICTOR

Starting Tuesday, diners at many chain restaurants in New York City will see warnings on menus next to items that are high in sodium, under a rule believed to be the first of its kind in the country.

The symbol of a saltshaker in a black triangle will warn customers about items that contain more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium, the recommended daily maximum. The city estimated that 10 percent of menu items will need the warning.

Chain restaurants will be required to use the symbol next to menu items that are high in sodium. Credit New York City Health Department

The rule is part of a measure, approved in September, that also requires the restaurants to post a clearly visible statement warning customers that high sodium intake can increase blood pressure and risk of heart disease and stroke.

It applies only to restaurants with 15 or more locations across the country, as well as concession stands at some movie theaters and ballparks, and violators will face a penalty of $200.

The measure represents the first high-profile public health policy pushed by Mayor Bill de Blasio. His predecessor, Michael R. Bloomberg, targeted soda, trans fats and smoking, and he required restaurants to post calorie counts on their menus.

Americans are far exceeding their daily recommended sodium intake, and chain restaurants are a large factor, health experts say, with the average person consuming about 3,300 milligrams a day.

Dr. Mary T. Bassett, the city’s health commissioner, said in September that she hoped other cities would adopt similar rules in an effort to combat heart disease, which she noted is “the leading cause of death in the United States and in our city.”

Critics have said the rules place a burden on small businesses, and the National Restaurant Association said it was planning to file a lawsuit, according to Politico. The rules go “too far, too fast for New York’s restaurant community,” said Christin Fernandez, a spokeswoman for the group.

紐約餐廳含鹽警告標籤 上路

紐約市連鎖餐飲店菜單必須標示鹽含量超標食物的新規定121日上路,餐飲營養警示進入新時代。

一般認為,每天鈉鹽攝取量應該不超過2300毫克,紐約餐館中食物的含鹽量超標時,菜單上就會看到含鹽量警告標籤餐館常見的鹽瓶。

這是全美最大城市紐約為推動健康做出的新創舉,健康衛生專家、聯邦管理當局和食品業人士,都在努力讓美國人減少吃鹽。美國人的用鹽量經常超標,對健康產生的不良後果包括高血壓和心臟病。

美國人平均每天攝取3400毫克鈉鹽,公共健康倡導者支持這次新改革,這樣食客就可能意識到所點餐中含有多少鹽。比如,「TGI Friday」快餐連鎖店熏肉奶酪漢堡的含鹽量是4280毫克鈉鹽。「Chili's」快餐店中的雞肉沙拉含量是3460毫克。

在全美至少有15家餐館的業者受到新規定規範,紐約衛生官員表示,這些連鎖餐館約占紐約市餐館的三分之一。他們菜單上約10%的食物可能需要加上「鹽標籤」警告。

美國全國餐館協會表示,紐約的新規定增加業者成本,但紐約衛生官員認為,大眾健康比業者的負擔重要。

新規定雖然1日生效,紐約市政府明年31日才會對違規業者開罰200美元。

原文參照
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/nyregion/salt-warnings-new-york-restaurants.html

2015-12-02Upaper9.世界.美聯社


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