Food Safety and Community Sanitation

Calorie Posting Regulations

On January 22, 2008, the Board of Health approved an amendment to the Health Code that requires certain food service establishments (FSEs) to post calorie information prominently on menu boards and menus. The regulation applies to FSEs that:

• • Hold a New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) permit; and
• Belong to a group of 15 or more FSEs that operate under common ownership; or
• • Are individually franchised, whether locally or nationally; or
• • Do business under the same name and offer substantially the same menu items, in servings that are standardized for portion size and content.

• Calculating calories for certain alcoholic beverages (PDF)
• Calorie-Posting Compliance Guide for Restaurant Operators (PDF)
• Calorie Quiz Flipbook (PDF)
• Obesity Detailing Kit
• Calorie Education Campaign Posters (PDF)
• Calorie Education Brochure for Consumers (PDF)
  Other languages:[Español] (PDF)

Recent Updates:

Smoke-Free Air Act

• • Notice of Intention to Repeal and Reenact Chapter 10 (Smoking Under the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act) of Title 24 of the Rules of the City of New York
• • Final Regulations for the New York City Smoke-Free Air Act
• • Sample Smoke-Free Workplace Policy
• • New York City Smoke-Free Air Act of 2002: Important Information for New York City Business Owners and Employers

• Trans Fat Regulations

On December 5, 2006, the Board of Health approved an amendment to the Health Code to phase out artificial trans fat in all NYC restaurants and other food service establishments.

• • Notice of Adoption of Trans Fat Regulations (PDF)
• • Press Release about new regulations
• • The Regulation to Phase Out Artificial Trans Fat in New York City Food Service Establishments (PDF)
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To learn more about trans fat in general click here.

Click here for a brochure about how restaurants can replace transfats in cooking.

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