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Calorie Info Coming to a Theater Near You
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John Del Signore
Published Jun 3, 2008
Modified Jun 3, 2008
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When we took note of the Health Department’s crackdown on chain restaurants that refuse to display their calorie information, some commenters wondered how movie theaters would be affected. Since the rule applies to any New York City food server with at least 15 locations nationwide, are chains like Regal Cinemas now required to confront moviegoers with the bad news about their concession products (which are, technically, food)?
The Life Vicarious did a little digging and found that the AMC Theatres Kips Bay was recently cited for Calorie Label Violations: “Caloric content not posted on menus, menu boards or food tags.” It’s no surprise the chain would want to shroud their popcorn in secrecy; according to Calorie King, an average large tub of movie theater popcorn – without any added butter – contains 1,283 calories and 78 grams of fat.
The Department of Health is holding off on issuing fines until July, but the calorie citation is the least of AMC’s worries. The Kips Bay location racked up 39 violation points for letting employees handle food with bare hands, which were probably soiled because the bathroom lacked “soap and an acceptable hand-drying device.” Also, mice are running wild, which seems to be fairly common at movie theaters. [Via Eater.]
Photo courtesy Susan NYC.
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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