also know that calorie consumption out of home is often more than calories consumed in the home."
Meanwhile chief executive of UKHospitality warned against the proposal, saying it would "represent a considerable additional cost for businesses already facing tightening margins," especially for restaurants whose menus are regularly changed "to incorporate locally sourced produce, seasonal ingredients and specials."
"Small and medium-sized businesses might also find their ability to innovate, particularly when tackling food waste, severely restricted. The end result is likely that prices would go up and investment would go down with much less choice for customers," he added.
What's more, the industry body raised concerns that imposing such a law would negatively affect businesses operating across the UK by creating inconsistencies and confusion.
However the FSS paper suggests potential alignment with the UK in the future, as it says cost and benefit assessments of calorie labelling have found "significant net benefits."
"We are aware there will be costs to businesses and enforcing authorities in implementing mandatory calorie labelling, for example, time to calculate calories and reprint menus. This will need to be estimated in further policy development and off-set against cost savings to health and the wider economy."
