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title: "Fast Casual: FDA delays Menu Labeling Enforcement for Another Year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/872385c1-57c0-47ef-bbec-3e622b68869a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fda-delays-menu-labeling-enforcement-for-another-year-12037
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2017-05-02T15:10:15.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:46.508Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/7681d85a0a8c1d6194aed540f458e2da5840.jpg
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# Fast Casual: FDA delays Menu Labeling Enforcement for Another Year

**TL;DR:** The FDA is delaying its menu labeling rule's enforcement until May 7, 2018. The National Restaurant Association will continue to advocate on behalf of small businesses and American consumers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-02. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fda-delays-menu-labeling-enforcement-for-another-year-12037).*

## Story

The FDA is delaying its menu labeling rule’s enforcement until next year. The rule was set to take place Friday, but the agency pushed it back until May 7, 2018.

The FDA announced the delay in a news release, saying the extra year allows for “further consideration of what opportunities there may be to reduce costs and enhance the flexibility of these requirements beyond those reflected in the interim final rule.”

The National Restaurant Association Executive Vice President of Government Affairs and Policy Cicely Simpson responded, “This delay upends plans that have been in motion for years throughout the food industry. We will continue to strongly advocate on behalf of what is best for small businesses and American consumers."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- National Restaurant Association (company)
- FDA (regulator)
- menu labeling (topic)
- fda rule (topic)
- enforcement delay (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-fda-delays-menu-labeling-enforcement-for-another-year-12037). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/872385c1-57c0-47ef-bbec-3e622b68869a).