While Multnomah County became third in the nation to require calories be present no any chain restaurant's menus, leader boards, etc, the entire state is on the way to becoming nutritionally aware. On Monday bill 2726 cleared the house to go onto Gov. Ted Kulongoski's desk for signing. While it won't go into effect until January 1, 2011, but the Register-Guard has the details on what consumers can look forward to:
The bill requires calorie counts to be posted at all eateries with 15 or more U.S. outlets, starting in 2011. Those same chain restaurants — from Outback Steakhouse to McDonald’s to Starbucks — also will have to provide more expansive information to consumers. The bill requires, starting in 2010, that chain outlets make available upon request their menu items’ calories, carbohydrates, saturated fats and trans fats.Do you think this is a good idea or a bad one? What affects will it have on the chains and the local diners? Does seeing a calorie count affect the way you order? Let us know in the comments below!
