The Grocery Manufacturers Association spent $930,000 in the second quarter to lobby on food safety, advertising and other business issues, according to a recent disclosure report. That is down from the $1 million spend in the first quarter by the trade group — whose members include major food companies such as Archer Daniels Midland Co., [...]
Portions at popular chain restaurants are often super-sized servings, even when they are offered as a single entree or regular-sized meal, a new report says. Many hamburgers, steaks, bagels and pasta entrees are at least two times bigger than the government’s definition of a serving, according to nutritionists with the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a Washington-D.C.-based consumer group. This [...]
Regulators’ appetite for calorie counts is about to extend beyond restaurants to thousands of other places that offer food, including airplanes, movie theaters and convenience stores. The expansion stems from provisions in the health-care overhaul enacted in March. The government wants calorie listings posted to make it easier for consumers to select healthier options, and [...]
