The Craziest Regulations in the Obama Era

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The Craziest Regulations in the Obama Era
Regulations on Christmas lights, cow farts, pigs on airplanes



Not Being Able to Define ‘Menu’ in Less Than 170 Words
One major regulation from Obamacare was adding calorie requirements to menus in restaurant chains across the nation. But defining what constitutes a menu was not easy.

The rules, which were blasted as “impossible to comply” with and carried criminal penalties for not labeling a food correctly, are estimated to cost the industry $1.7 billion.

The regulation was so specific that it announced that seasonal pumpkin spice muffins would have to be labeled, but not crushed dried peppers, which are “considered a condiment that is exempt.”

The definition for menu reached 171 words, and the final regulation applied to things that are not menus, such as advertisements and coupons.

Feds Weighing Kids in Daycare Because of Michelle Obama’s School Lunch Rules
Another unintended consequence of the healthy school lunch law pushed by First Lady Michelle Obama was that thousands of kids were weighed in daycare.

Section 223 of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act mandated a study of food in daycare, which included measuring the height and weight of 3,000 kids.

“Children will be asked to cooperate with study staff who will weigh and measure them for the Standing Height and Weight Form,” according to a notice of a regulation that codified the section of the law.
 
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