Court orders New York fast food joints to post calorie content

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NEW YORK (AFP) — A court ordered fast food restaurants in New York City Tuesday to start publishing the calorie content of their meals, after the eateries lost an appeal to have the anti-obesity measure suspended.

The Manhattan district appeal court rejected their call for more time to fight the constitutionality of the order, although it did delay the date at which restaurants could be fined for non-compliance from June 6 until July 18.

Earlier, lawyers for the New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA) had put their case for a delay, while city health officials argued the order was a crucial tool in fighting obesity and should be introduced immediately.

The three judges were divided on the issue and at first agreed to a temporary suspension. However,...