Food Police Need A Busier Diet

1,000’s of eateries throughout New York City have gone over 18 months without an official inspection. This, despite Health Department guidelines mandating a checkup at least once a year. As inspections fell behind, so did the closings of unsanitary eateries. That puts us all at risk. Now, the city’s 115 inspectors must work overtime to visit every eatery over the next 6 months. That’s approximately 25,500 food establishments to check. To whichever government supervisor permitted this situation to get so out of hand... the Soup Nazi says, "NO SOUP FOR YOU!"

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Calorie Count Cops Menu Mania

City health officials are still looking to force some fast food restaurants to post calorie counts on their menu boards. They recently lost a similar case in Federal court. Undaunted by that defeat, they’re pressing forward now with a new plan to make these demands on chain eateries of only 15 or more outlets. I wonder if city-run food programs for the poor and homeless are as meticulously managed.

Admittedly, too large a percentage of New Yorkers are overweight or obese (government employees especially … or is that just my imagination?). It would be a healthful thing for many of us to lose some weight, I agree. But, do we really need government involved here to unfairly compel fast food establishments alone to list calories? To my knowledge, not a single upscale restaurant with “white linen” on the table will be affected. Seems unfair and besides, we eat more at home than outside anyway. If their honest goal is for us to lose weight, then when will they begin to lay down the law about posting calorie counts on our cabinets and refrigerators?