Updated Thursday, July 2, 2009 10:50 am TWN, agencies

California chain restaurants must post calorie counts

SAN FRANCISCO -- California becomes the first state in the nation to legislate the cheeseburger today, when a new law forces restaurants with at least 20 locations to reveal the number of calories in most of the food on their menus. But just because California once again finds itself in the vanguard of states willing to offer its citizens the chance to contemplate the angioplasty-worthiness of every bite, don't be surprised if not everyone wants to know. The new law requires restaurants with at least 20 stores in California — about 17,000 locations statewide — to provide a brochure on site listing calories, sodium, saturated fat and carbohydrates for each menu item. Both sit-down and drive-through restaurants must comply.

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