title: Availability, Location, and Format of Nutrition Information in Fast-food Chain Restaurants in Ontario, Canada.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the availability, location, and format of nutrition information in fast-food chain restaurants in Ontario.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nutrition information in restaurants was assessed using an adapted version of the Nutrition Environment Measures Study for Restaurants (NEMS-R). Two raters independently visited 50 restaurants, 5 outlets of each of the top-10 fast-food chain restaurants in Canada. The locations of the restaurants were randomly selected within the Waterloo, Wellington, and Peel regions in Ontario, Canada. Descriptive results are presented for the proportion of restaurants presenting nutrition information by location (e.g., brochure), format (e.g., use of symbols), and then by type of restaurant (e.g., quick take-away, full-service).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 96.0% (n = 48) of the restaurants had at least some nutrition information available in the restaurant. However, no restaurant listed calorie information for all items on menu boards or menus, and only 14.0% (n = 7) of the restaurants posted calorie information and 26.0% (n = 13) of restaurants posted other nutrients (e.g., total fat) for at least some items on menus boards or menus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The majority of the fast-food chain restaurants included in our study provided at least some nutrition information in restaurants; however, very few restaurants made nutrition information readily available for consumers on menu boards and menus.
authors.affiliation: a Health Promotion, Chronic Disease, and Injury Prevention, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hobin
authors.affiliation: b Public Health Sciences, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lebenbaum
authors.affiliation: b Public Health Sciences, Public Health Ontario, Toronto, ON.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rosella
authors.affiliation: c School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hammond
mesh_terms: D002149:Energy Intake; D057140:Fast Foods; D005515:Food Labeling / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D009753:Nutritive Value; D009864:Ontario; D012147:Restaurants