NJ Lawmakers Introduce Bill Addressing Calorie-Content Posting of Foods Sold in Entertainment Facilities
New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill (A2990) that seeks to amend
legislation requiring retail food establishments to provide calorie information
for food and beverages. Proposed by Assemblywomen Nancy Pinken
(D-Middlesex) and Linda Stender (D-Middlesex, Somerset and Union), the bill
would require entertainment facilities to provide calorie information for food
and beverage items offered for sale, subject to the same requirements that
currently apply to chain restaurants. The bill defines “entertainment facility” as
“any privately or publicly owned or operated facility that is used primarily for
sports contests, entertainment, or both, such as a theater, stadium, museum,
arena, automobile racetrack, or other place where performances, concerts,
exhibits, games or contests are held.”
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