Get the biggest daily stories by emailSubscribeSee our privacy noticeThank you for subscribingSee our privacy noticeCould not subscribe, try again laterInvalid EmailIrish restaurants will be legally required reveals the numbers of calories of the items on their menu. This is thanks to a new law which is to be drafted by the end of 2019. .
” Food businesses will be compelled to either start the calorie count or use a “traffic light” system of red, orange, or green to demonstrate high, medium, or low calories. Restaurant meal But the Restaurant Association of Ireland had previously said that it would fight the legislation, the Irish Daily Mail reports. The Economic and Social Research institute have suggested using a specific “spatial location, size, colour, and font” for the calorie count.