NewsOK: The Oklahoma state Senate has passed a bill to create a task force to determine whether restaurant menus should list calories, fat grams and other nutritional information. The bill would create a 15-member task force made up of two members from the Senate as well as advocates from health groups and a member from the Oklahoma Restaurant Association to study whether putting the information on menus would help diners make healthier choices.
States and cities that have passed legislation requiring restaurants to post calorie counts and/or nutritional information include California, Seattle, Portland, Ore., New York City, Philadelphia and most recently, Nashville, Tenn.
States considering bills to require menu labeling include Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. A national menu labeling bill also is under consideration.
