Just this month, Philadelphia joined New York City and California in requiring calorie counts be posted on restaurant menus. Now the rest of the country may do the same. 

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Philadelphia joins California and New York City in making it easier to find out how many calories you’re getting when you eat out. The Philadelphia City Council passed a measure Thursday that requires restaurants to post calories on their menus. Starting on January 1, 2010, chain restaurants with more than 15 locations will have to [...]

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If you knew how many calories were in these French fries, would you still order them? Californians will now know a lot about calories in fries and plenty of other restaurant foods. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a new law Tuesday that requires restaurants with 20 or more locations in the state to post the calorie [...]

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Four food manufacturers have agreed to reduce the levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and french fries and pay $3 million in fines under a new settlement. California sued H.J. Heinz Co., Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods Inc., and Lance Inc. in 2005, alleging they violated a state requirement that companies post warning labels [...]

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California is now the the first state to ban restaurants from making food with trans fats, which can clog arteries and raise the risk of heart disease.

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