A 2082 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Requires certain restaurant chains to provide sodium information for items offered for sale.

This bill requires national restaurant chains with 20+ locations to display a warning icon and statement for menu items containing 2,300mg or more of sodium (defined as "high sodium content"). The warning must appear next to the item on menus/menu boards and include a standardized statement about sodium limits at checkout points. Restaurants failing to comply face fines of $50-$100 for first offenses and $250-$500 for repeat violations. The law applies only to chain restaurants (not independent eateries) and preempts local sodium-labeling ordinances.
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024 Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee
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