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New York's Salt-Shaker Warning Survives Legal Challenge

  • Judge declines restaurant group's bid to block labeling rule
  • `It’s not a ban. It’s information. It’s a warning,' judge says
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A warning symbol for salty items at chain restaurants will continue to pepper menus throughout New York City after a state judge denied a trade group’s bid to block a rule that requires the label.

The city became the first municipality to require restaurant chains to post high-sodium warnings, forcing eateries with 15 or more locations nationwide to place a triangular salt-shaker icon beside items with at least 2,300 milligrams of sodium.