More items would be labeled as having high sodium under the proposal.
Two newly introduced City Council bills are looking to make it easier to tell which menu options are healthier at certain restaurants.
Chain restaurants with 15 or more locations nationwide are required to put warning labels on their menus for food items that are high in sugar or sodium, indicated by a small black-and-white triangle with a spoon or a salt shaker.
The City Council’s Health Committee is looking into a proposal that would make the warning labels easier to notice: They would have to be bright red and accompanied by bold, capital letters that say “sugar warning” or “high sodium.”
Bronx Councilmember Oswald Feliz, the lead sponsor of the bill, says it would help curb chronic illnesses associated with high sugar and salt consumption.
“It continues to be a top cause of health complications, including high blood pressure, heart failure, and much more,” he told NY1. “This is literally a silent killer, and it is especially a silent killer in some of our most vulnerable communities.”
“There are restaurants that have extreme and disturbing level of sodium meals,” he added. “That are not even properly disclosed.”
Under the proposed change for sodium warnings, labels would be added to dishes with 1,800 milligrams or more of sodium. Currently, warning labels are needed for items with 2,300 milligrams.
More items would be labeled as having high sodium under the proposal.
The warning for high levels of sugar would continue to apply to food items that have 50 grams of sugar or more.
NY1 has reached out to McDonald’s and the parent company of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut for comment on the proposed changes.
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