Official:Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by adding a new section requiring that chain restaurants and retail food establishments make available certain nutrition information for food and beverage items offered for sale, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown
Introduced: February 14, 2008
Signed: November 6, 2008
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires chain restaurants and retail food establishments to display nutrition information for all menu items, including calories, saturated fat, trans fat, carbs, and sodium.
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