Calorie labeling at Charleston chain restaurants is governed solely by the FDA federal rule for chains with twenty or more locations. The city imposes no local labeling, no warning icons, and no kid's meal default-beverage rules.
Under FDA 21 CFR 101.11, restaurants and similar retail food establishments that are part of a chain of 20 or more locations must disclose calorie counts on menus, menu boards, and self-service displays for standard menu items. This applies to chains operating in Charleston such as fast-food brands and large casual-dining chains. Charleston has not adopted any supplemental local rule (no warning labels for high-sodium items, no default healthy kids' beverages, no sugar-sweetened beverage warnings) and SCDHEC has not pursued state-level expansion.
FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs handles compliance; misbranded chain menus risk federal warning letters but no Charleston city penalty applies.
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