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A unit of heat = 4.1868 joules. Notes: - FDA will require chain restaurants or vending machines with >= 20 locations to display calorie counts adjacent to items on menus [2] - ruling also applies to made-to-order foods at grocery stores & popcorn served at movie theaters

References

  1. Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990
  2. FDA News Release. November 25, 2014 FDA finalizes menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm423952.htm