Chains Refuse to Put Calories on Menus

By DAVID B. CARUSO, Associated Press Writer, Medicine & Health / Health

The drive-thru menu of a McDonald's restaurant in midtown Manhattan is photographed Friday, June 22, 2007 in New York. The city's ballyhooed ban on trans fat cooking oils in all New York restaurants -- an idea that gave chefs indigestion when first proposed -- seems to be going surprisingly smoothly. Across the city, most fast food chains say they've already made the switch days before the July 1. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

(AP) -- Don't expect to see the calorie count for Burger King's Double Whopper with cheese on the menu anytime soon. Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's are among the chains planning to defy New York City's new rule that they begin posting calories on menus Sunday.

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