The new law, Section 4205 of the Affordable Care Act signed into law March 23, 2010, sets new federal requirements for foods sold at certain restaurants, coffee shops, delis, movie theaters, bakeries and ice cream shops, and in vending machines.
Prior to the new law, federal law required nutrition labeling on many packaged foods, which may be purchased in supermarkets and at other locations; some states and local governments required nutritional labeling by restaurants in their jurisdictions.