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March 19, 2012
Kids' meals grow stronger
Chains refocus on healthfulness of children's menus
February 20, 2012
Berman on Offense
Keep your eye on what consumers really care about.
August 8, 2011
Activists, regulators scrutinize kids’ food marketing
As the anti-obesity battle heats up, restaurants are under increasing fire for the messages they direct at their youngest patrons.

July 26, 2011
McD increases commitment to a more healthful menu
The chain will add fruit and reduce fries in Happy Meals
February 7, 2011
Anti-salt activists’ message built on shaky science
Nutrition activists have salt in their sights.
December 16, 2010
CSPI files suit vs. McD Happy Meals
CSPI first warned McDonald’s in June it would sue to halt marketing practices.
June 22, 2010
CSPI threatens to sue McDonald's over Happy Meal toys
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is threatening legal action against McDonald's unless it stops using toys to market Happy Meals to children.
May 16, 2010
Food Under Fire
Julia Child, the grande dame of American gastronomy, often would vent her frustration at those...
April 20, 2010
Talk of sodium regulation boils over
NEW YORK Discussion surrounding the possible federal regulation of sodium content in prepared and restaurant...
March 8, 2010
N.Y. lawmaker seeks to ban salt in restaurants
In an effort to reduce the amount of sodium in consumers' diets, New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz has introduced a bill that would ban the use of salt in the preparation of restaurant food across the state.
November 10, 2009
Sodium lawsuit against Denny's dismissed
SPARTANBURG S.C. A New Jersey Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Denny's Corp....
October 25, 2009
Soda tax will not shrink waists, but is sure to fatten IRS coffers
Like a serial killer in a horror movie, proposals to create a national soda tax...
October 18, 2009
No big gains in the war on obesity, studies find
Two recent studies showing that menu-labeling initiatives and fast-food bans do not appear to be...
August 9, 2009
CSPI’s suit not to be taken with a grain of salt; all eateries at risk in latest labeling episode
The recent sodium lawsuit filed against Denny’s but aimed squarely at the entire foodservice industry...
August 2, 2009
Chains urge Congress to broaden labeling bill
While restaurant operators and association officials agree that the industry needs a uniform national nutrition-labeling...
August 2, 2009
Salt shakeout: Denny’s, CSPI in sodium suit
A consumer advocacy group here upped the ante in the escalating battle over sodium in...
July 22, 2009
Denny’s sued over sodium levels
WASHINGTON A New Jersey man sued Denny’s Corp. Thursday in the first-ever, sodium-related lawsuit against...
July 7, 2009
NRA praises new food safety proposals
WASHINGTON The National Restaurant Association praised the White House's recommendations to upgrade and strengthen the...
June 21, 2009
Bipartisan support growing in bid to pass national menu-labeling law
A bipartisan agreement by three U.S. lawmakers that combines key elements of two existing Senate...
June 9, 2009
Industry, advocates reach menu-labeling compromise
WASHINGTON A negotiated bipartisan agreement by three U.S. lawmakers that combines key elements of two...
May 31, 2009
As lawmakers race to enact aggressive agendas, restaurateurs no longer can wait to get involved
If you were standing on the sidelines waiting for an opportune time to dip a...
May 13, 2009
Congress to mull stricter menu-labeling bill
WASHINGTON Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, have reintroduced federal menu-labeling measures...
May 10, 2009
CSPI blasts restaurants over sodium levels
WASHINGTON The Center for Science in the Public Interest renewed its call on the restaurant...
March 15, 2009
Industry heads back to regulatory salt mines as lawmakers turn attention to sodium levels in food
It would appear that the restaurant industry can no longer afford to take the sodium...
March 8, 2009
Chains move to pre-empt public calls for salt cuts
As public-health advocates in this city and others pour pressure on restaurant companies to lower...
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