WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Restaurant Association today praised California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his veto of SB 120, a bill passed by the state legislature last month that would have required menu labeling throughout California's restaurants.
The following is a statement from Dawn Sweeney, president and CEO of the National Restaurant Association:
"By vetoing this legislation, Governor Schwarzenegger shows an understanding that this bill would have placed unrealistic mandates on restaurateurs. The ordering, preparation and delivery process for restaurant food is uniquely different than purchasing packaged foods in a grocery store and therefore a one-size-fits-all mandate is not the answer.
"Many restaurants already provide nutritional information to their customers through the use of brochures, posters, kiosks, packaging, tray liners, and the Internet. Restaurants should have the flexibility they need to continue to most effectively provide nutrition information to their customers."
