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Conn., Tenn. governors respond differently to states' menu labeling bills
July 5, 2009
The Connecticut Post: Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed legislation that would have required chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus, noting that "personal decisions and commitments" create healthy eating habits and that added costs should not be foisted on restaurants and the state Department of Public Health, which would enforce the law.
"There has been a growing and troubling tendency by some to legislate nearly every aspect of our lives and our society, including personal responsibility," she said in a statement. "Legislation cannot force an individual to choose the vegetable salad over the bacon cheeseburger."
Knoxville News Sentinel: In Tennessee, Gov. Phil Bredesen has vetoed a bill that would prohibit city and county agencies from requiring restaurants to post calorie counts. The bill would have allowed city councils and county commissions to require such information but would have blocked county health boards and the like from taking such steps.
The Nashville Metro health board enacted menu labeling regulations for that community earlier this year.
The Bredesen administration proposed legislation this year that would have required calorie counts on the menus of larger chain restaurants statewide. That bill died in a House committee.
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