Chain restaurants may round numerical values as follows, except for typical nutrient values for alcoholic beverages:
(1) Total calories values:
- (a) For values above 50 calories, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest value evenly divisible by 10.
- (b) For values equal to or less than 50 calories, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest value evenly divisible by five.
(2) Total grams of saturated fat values:
- (a) For values above five grams of saturated fat, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest gram.
- (b) For values equal to or less than five grams of saturated fat, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest 0.5 gram.
- (c) For values below 0.5 grams of saturated fat, the disclosed value shall be rounded down to zero.
(3) Total grams of carbohydrates values:
- (a) For values equal to or greater than one gram of carbohydrate, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest gram.
- (b) For values less than one gram of carbohydrate, the disclosed value shall be expressed as “contains less than one gram” or “less than one gram.”
- (c) For values below 0.5 grams of carbohydrate, the disclosed value shall be rounded down to zero.
(4) Total milligrams of sodium values:
- (a) For values above 140 milligrams of sodium, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest value evenly divisible by 10.
- (b) For values between 5 and 140 milligrams of sodium, the disclosed value shall be rounded to the nearest value evenly divisible by five.
- (c) For values below five milligrams of sodium, the disclosed value shall be rounded down to zero.
Statutory/Other Authority
2009 OL Ch. 314
Statutes/Other Implemented
2009 OL Ch. 314
History
PH 17-2009, f. 12-29-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10