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title: "Fast Casual: FDA fighting NYC menu labeling law"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/336be6f0-19a4-4004-8274-2ea19f56b248
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fda-fighting-nyc-menu-labeling-law-2703776
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2017-08-21T14:09:28.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:00:24.935Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/27c514f525170976cdb68b2cd46d87951865.jpg
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# Fast Casual: FDA fighting NYC menu labeling law

**TL;DR:** The FDA has delayed a NYC menu labeling law due to a lawsuit challenging the regulation. The FDA believes in providing consumers with clear nutritional information to make informed decisions.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-21. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fda-fighting-nyc-menu-labeling-law-2703776).*

## Story

According to a recent article in Fast Casual, the FDA has issued a hold on a law requiring New York City restaurants to disclose nutritional information on menus. The reason for the delay is to allow a lawsuit challenging this law to play out.

Despite the delay, the FDA has released a statement saying that it "believes that equipping consumers with clear and consistent information is important for helping them make informed decisions about the food they eat."

The court case is scheduled to begin this Wednesday, a few days after the law was initially planned to go into effect.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- new york (location)
- FastCasual (publication)
- FDA (regulator)
- menu labeling (topic)
- nyc regulation (topic)
- fda lawsuit (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fda-fighting-nyc-menu-labeling-law-2703776). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/336be6f0-19a4-4004-8274-2ea19f56b248).