COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE NUTRITION INFORMATION APPLAUDS NATIONAL NUTRITION STANDARD AGREEMENT
Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information
Commends U.S. Senate Sponsors for their Commitment to Providing Detailed Nutrition Information to All Consumers
The Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information (CRNI) applauds the negotiated agreement announced today creating a uniform national nutrition standard to provide more information to consumers across the country when they dine out at restaurants. The negotiated agreement was developed by members of the U. S. Senate. Read the full news release.
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SUPPORT CRNI'S MISSION TO EXPAND DETAILED NUTRITION INFORMATION TO FOOD SOLD BY
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS NATIONWIDE
Consumers want more detailed information about the food they eat in food service establishments and the Coalition for Responsible Nutrition Information (CRNI) is committed to providing it in a convenient way to all consumers when they want it.
To ensure consumers across the country have convenient access to detailed nutrition information, CRNI believes the federal Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA), enacted by Congress in 1990, to provide nutrition information on packaged foods and beverages, should be expanded to include food sold by food service establishments, such as white tablecloth sit down restaurants, grocery stores or delis that serve food to go, and quick service or "fast food" restaurants. We want to provide more information than just calories because the more information consumers have the more informed choices they are able to make.
Just as every dining experience is different so too is the way nutritional information can be provided to customers. CRNI is committed to passing federal legislation that requires a uniform national nutrition standard that will allow consumers access to detailed nutrition information that meets their needs and also allows food service establishments the flexibility to communicate this information in a convenient manner consistent with consumers' dining preferences. Providing nutrition information on a city-by-city or state-by-state basis creates a patchwork quilt of confusing and contradictory local regulation that will not provide all consumers with all the detailed nutrition information they seek.
In order to pass this legislation, we need your support. Here are three easy actions you can take to make sure all consumers have convenient access to detailed nutrition information:
