Sport The LEAN Act (S. 558/H.R. 1398)

[Charlie Golf]

I posted this on the Weight Loss forum too but thought it was important enough to repost over here.

Have you heard about the LEAN Act? It stands for Labeling Education And Nutrition and is a piece of legislature originally written by some Senators from Delaware and Alaska. It has since been reintroduced and has other state Senators jumping on board.

If enacted, it would require restaurants and other establishments with prepared food to disclose nutritional information as well as standardize that info.



If you think it's a good idea, why not give your own Senators and State Reps an email and let them know?

The Senate Legislation is S. 558


The House Legislation is H.R. 1398


It looks like you can actually send the messages straight from the CRNI website I think by clicking on the GET INVOLVED link. But you may have to give them some other info. I just cut and pasted some stuff that I thought sounded good!

 

[Chillen]

I am going to take the time to read this (I haven't yet). On the surface, without reading it, the principle sounds good. Most do not realize how small portion sizes are and the associated calories (macros) in them. This could be a wake up call.......for some.


Thanks for posting this. Always time to read and learn things.


Chillen

 

[Typhon]

There's talk about something similar being introduced over in the UK too. I'm amazed it wasn't a legal requirement already though; if packaged food has to display nutritional information then why not freshly cooked meals?

Most restaurant meals are reheated from packets anyway so it's not like every meal is unique