A tiny white spoon suspended in a black triangle is starting to pop up on fast food menus across the five boroughs as chain restaurants come into compliance with a local law requiring them to place the warning symbols next to sugary beverages and snacks.

New York City became the first jurisdiction in the country to require sugar warnings on chain restaurant menus when the City Council passed the Sweet Truth Act in 2023. Restaurants with at least 15 locations had to start putting the symbols up this month next to menu items with more than 50 grams of added sugar, the maximum daily amount recommended in federal dietary guidelines.

“As the first in the nation to add a warning icon for added sugars, this rule underlines our longstanding work to ensure New Yorkers have information about the f

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