Mediavore: Calorie Posting in Schools; Meal Tax Could Rise

• Though public health officials support the Massachusetts calorie-posting law, but some wonder why schools aren’t being held to the same standard. [Globe]
Previously: Statewide Calorie Count Law Could Make Dining Out a Downer

• Mayor Menino supports a proposal for the Massachusetts meal tax to rise to seven percent from five, but restaurant and anti-tax lobbyists oppose it. [Herald]

• A Needham man was pulled over for erratic driving after trying to eat a bowl of cereal on the road. [Globe]

• Several companies, including Pernod, are offering popular courses designed to teach bartenders how to become “master mixologists.” [WSJ]

• Urban gardeners are confronting lead in their soil. [NYT]

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Mediavore: Calorie Posting in Schools; Meal Tax Could Rise