--- description: The NYC Board of Health voted on Wednesday to implement a new regulation that will require restaurants to put salt warnings on their menus. title: New York City Menus Will Soon Have Salt Warnings image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ec1d9ebe8222f12/698862e6f887dcaa33e92462/gettyimages-167273177.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # New York City Menus Will Soon Have Salt Warnings by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 9, 2015 8:58 PM CUT  A chain restaurant in New York City. A chain restaurant in New York City.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Michal Addady / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Michal Addady / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 9, 2015 8:58 PM CUT The New York City Board of Health voted unanimously on Wednesday to require chain restaurants to include a saltshaker symbol next to menu items that exceed the daily recommended limit of 2,300 milligrams of salt, making New York City the first U.S. city with the requirement, the [_Associated Press_ reported](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US%5FSODIUM%5FON%5FMENUS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT "undefined"). This will apply to an estimated 10% of menu items, and the restaurants required to comply are the New York locations of chain restaurants that have at least 15 U.S. locations. These chains account for about one-third of restaurant traffic in the city. Board of Health member Dr. Deepthiman K. Gowda said in a statement: “My hope is that this impacts not only consumer practices but also impacts the practices of our restaurants.” Experts say that most Americans consume too much sodium, which can lead to a greater risk of high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes. Lori Roman, president of the Salt Institute, a trade association for salt producers, said: “This is another example of the government creating policy based on outdated, incorrect sodium guidelines.” This is one of multiple health-conscious regulations the city’s Board of Health has tried to implement. Previously, it attempted to ban trans fats and limit the size of sugary drinks. Restaurants fear that after re-doing their menus to comply with this new sodium regulation, there will be another right around the corner. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4028311/new-york-salt-warnings/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4028311/new-york-salt-warnings/"},"headline":"New York City Menus Will Soon Have Salt Warnings","datePublished":"2015-09-09T20:58:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:48:37.497Z","description":"The vote was unanimous, but not everyone agrees it’s necessary","url":"https://time.com/4028311/new-york-salt-warnings/","keywords":["sodium","Consumers","health","vote","Regulation","pubdesk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ec1d9ebe8222f12/698862e6f887dcaa33e92462/gettyimages-167273177.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Michal Addady / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ec1d9ebe8222f12/698862e6f887dcaa33e92462/gettyimages-167273177.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Views Of Panera Bread Co. Ahead Of Earns Figures","caption":"Views Of Panera Bread Co. Ahead Of Earns Figures","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4028311/new-york-salt-warnings/","name":"New York City Menus Will Soon Have Salt Warnings"}}]}] ```