Full Text of HR0262 96th General Assembly
HR0262 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, According to statistics from the Center for | 3 |
| Disease Control and Prevention, two-thirds of American adults | 4 |
| are overweight or obese; the rates of obesity have doubled in | 5 |
| children and tripled in teens since 1980 and 24.9% of | 6 |
| Illinoisans are considered obese; and
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| WHEREAS, Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, heart | 8 |
| disease, stroke, and other health problems; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the past two decades, there has been a | 10 |
| significant increase in the number of meals prepared and eaten | 11 |
| outside the home and eaten at restaurants and other | 12 |
| food-service establishments; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) | 14 |
| was established in 1990; NLEA set a national standard for | 15 |
| nutrition labeling in packaged foods and beverages and has been | 16 |
| credited with helping consumers make healthier food choices | 17 |
| when shopping for food or eating at home; and
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| WHEREAS, The LEAN Act is molded after the NLEA; the act | 19 |
| requires restaurants and other food service establishments | 20 |
| that serve prepared foods and have 20 or more locations to | 21 |
| disclose in writing the calories contained in each menu item |
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| directly on the menu, menu board, or in designated alternative | 2 |
| ways, such as a menu insert or a sign directly next to the menu | 3 |
| board; and
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| WHEREAS, The LEAN Act would require information regarding | 5 |
| calories, total fat, cholesterol, total carbohydrates, dietary | 6 |
| fiber, calories from fat, saturated fat, sodium, sugars, and | 7 |
| protein to be disclosed in all chain restaurants with more than | 8 |
| 20 locations; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The LEAN Act would provide for uniform nutritional | 10 |
| disclosure practices for affected establishments and resolves | 11 |
| problems emerging from a complex patchwork or inconsistent | 12 |
| State and local regulations; and
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| WHEREAS, The LEAN Act would require the presentation of the | 14 |
| calories and the nutritional information through a range of | 15 |
| options; calorie disclosure will be required on menu boards, | 16 |
| wall signs, or queue signs for quick serve establishments | 17 |
| and/or menu placement, menu inserts, or menu appendix for | 18 |
| seated establishments; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 |
| urge the United States Congress to pass a national standard for | 22 |
| nutritional menu labeling in chain restaurants; and be it |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 |
| presented to the members of the Illinois congressional | 4 |
| delegation.
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