Court Puts Salt (Warning) Back on Table

Thanks to a decision last week by a New York court of appeals, the city’s new salt warning mandate is back in full force beginning on Monday, June 6, 2016.  The mandate, which applies to restaurants within New York City with at least 15 outlets nationwide, originally took effect in December, but its enforcement was…

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New York Appeals Court Halts Sodium Warning

Just one day before fines and penalties were scheduled to begin, the New York state appeals court has granted a temporary stay in the National Restaurant Association’s lawsuit challenging the validity of New York’s new sodium warning requirement.  Just last week, NY supreme court justice Eileen Rakower threw out the NRA suit and dismissed their…

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Adding Salt to the Wound

That’s exactly what a New York Supreme Court judge did this week when the court upheld the New York City requirement for restaurants to post warning labels on foods with more than the recommended daily intake of sodium.  The law, which was passed by the NYC Board of Health last September, applies only to chains…

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