What is the name of the act that Browns Chicken franchisees must comply with regarding food and nutrition labeling?
Browns_Chicken Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must comply with municipal and county rules and regulations regarding health, food storage and handling, cleanliness, and the like. You must also comply with any and all nutrition labeling requirements imposed by federal, state or local law. As a seller of food and beverage items, your activities are regulated by, and you are solely responsible for complying with, at your own expense, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") and the United States Department of Agriculture and those federal and state laws and regulations relating to food and nutrition labeling and claims, including the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.§101 et seq. (the "Act"), as amended by the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including the rule mandating nutrition labeling of menu items and calorie content on menus. You must also comply with any and all nutrition labeling requirements imposed by federal, state or local law which may be enacted after the issuance date of this disclosure document.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENT, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 7–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Browns Chicken Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must comply with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C.§101 et seq., also referred to as "the Act". This act was amended by the Affordable Care Act of 2010.
The Act and its amendments mandate nutrition labeling of menu items and calorie content on menus. This means Browns Chicken franchisees are responsible for understanding and adhering to all federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to food and nutrition labeling.
Browns Chicken franchisees are also responsible for complying with any and all nutrition labeling requirements imposed by federal, state or local law which may be enacted after the issuance date of this disclosure document. Franchisees are solely responsible for these compliance requirements and the associated expenses.