welcome back to new day. which all know that moment, the middle of the afternoon where tummy grumbling. the vending machine full of snacks is calling your name. starting next year, about 5 million vending machines nationwide will have to contain calorie information. christine romans is here breaking it down for us. what will do you with that information? will it change your behave i don t have. new fda regulations go into effect early next year as a part of obamacare. the new rules apply to 10,000 vending machines nationwide that operate 20 or more machines. the result will be similar to calorie count menus in restaurants and vending machine boards that you see. customers will see the calories next to their snack choice. vending machine options include lay s potato chips, skitles 250
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brooke, snack time will soon be calorie counting time after new fda regulations go into effect early next year as part of obamacare. the new rules allow more information for you. more than 10,000 vending machine companies nationwide who operate 20 or more machines will have to displace this, the calorie counts. similar to what you see in menus in restaurant. it wul be on vending machines now. customers will see the calories next to their snack choice. typical options include lays potato chips. 240 calories. skittles, 250. snickers 250. you ll see it right there. the fda hopes this will help consumers go for alternatives. bakes lays, 210 calories. fig newtons, 190 calories, but they have fruit. honey roasted peanuts, 160 calories, but they re high in prote protein. the program is expensive. they estimate $25.8 million initially, $24 million a year after that. complying with the law will be
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menus in restaurants. it will be on vending machines now. they ll see the calories next to their snack choice. they include lays potato chips, skittles, snickers. you ll see it right there. now, the fda hopes this will help consumers go from alternatives. it will help you stick to your new year s resolutions. baked lays, 210 calories. fig newtons, 190 calories but they have fruit. roasted peanuts, 160, but they have protein. they estimate the cost will be about $25.8 million initially. $24 million every year after that. the industry s trade group says complying with the law will be expensive for small companies with few employees. but they estimate at just 0.2% of obese adults ate 100 fewer calories a week, it would save $2 million in health care costs. by seeing the numbers, will it change your behavior?
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