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THE NUMBER OF calories in your food will soon be printed on all menus.
The cabinet today approved proposals which will see the drafting of calorie posting legislation.
It will start immediately and should be ready for enactment in 2016.
The proposed laws will require menus – for restaurants, take-aways and all food service outlets - to display the amount of calories alongside the price in the same font size and colour.
It will even include food listed on boards, leaflets and digital menus.
Nearly two out of every three adults, and one in four children in Ireland are overweight or obese.
The Health Minister Leo Varadkar says this presents real risks for health and wellbeing and causes a high percentage of many of the chronic diseases like heart disease, cancer and diabetes.
Giving calorie details on menus is a very simple but effective way of encouraging people to choose a healthier option. Food options can be deceptive. Some salads contain more calories than a burger meal.
“But if we make the information clearly available, at the very least people can make an informed choice. It won’t work in every case but it’s a powerful tool which has proved very effective in the US.”
There is sufficient scientific evidence to show that the public benefits from information about calories at the point of choice.
Calorie posting is one of a range of measures on obesity planned for 2015. Others include revised Healthy Eating Guidelines and a new Obesity Policy and Action Plan.
Originally published 3pm
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The gravy train rools on
Profiting from other people’s homelessness….. bottom of the barrel…..
Unbelievable ..Think of the houses that could have been built with that money.. absolute waste of tax payers money
@Marianne Sherlock: Houses take months to build. Let’s kick the asylum seekers out of this private property and onto the street and build houses instead and hope they’re still alive by the time the houses are finished? Wouldn’t like to see you in charge lol
Tis an ill wind…. I
Don’t hate the player hate the game
@Tom Jacob: no game without players.
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“I tell you. Try it some time”
So they increased their staff by roughly 18% while overall staff cost increased by around 6% – at a time when inflation is nearly 10%. No wonder their profits have gone up.
All about the money
There hardly going to provide services for free…
Absolutely disgusting and immoral..
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