Sugar warning: NY City Council calls on FDA to update restaurants’ labeling requirements

27 May 2024 — In a new resolution, New York City Council member Keith Powers urges the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require chain restaurants to include added sugars in food nutrition information, which would be available to consumers upon request. 

The resolution’s introduction addresses an implementation challenge of the Sweet Truth Act, also introduced by Powers. This requires warning icons next to restaurant menu items containing more than a day’s worth of added sugar — 50 g or twelve teaspoons. However, this act currently only applies to prepackaged foods.