Restaurants opposed the regulation saying complying with the menu board requirement would be too problematic, particularly because of the endless combinations of ingredients.
As the March 1 deadline approached, Wendy's, White Castle, Quiznos and a handful of other eateries in New York, pulled all the nutritional information from their restaurants or respective Web sites, according to AP reports.
"We fully support the intent of this regulation," Wendy's said in a statement on its Web site. "However, since most of our food is made-to-order, there isn't enough room on our existing menu boards to comply with the regulation."
Quiznos called the change as "temporary," pending the company's development of a "long-term nutritional information strategy," according to AP.
Some city council members also stepped in the issue and complained that the calorie rule goes too far.
The chairman of the council's Health Committee, Joel Rivera, proposed a legislation this week that would require nutritional and calorie information be made available in a pamphlet, on a poster, at a kiosk, or in some other written form.
However, opponents of the menu bill have contended that the law will take a toll on restaurants that publish calorie information in hard-to-find brochures, on the internet, or on food wrappers or tray liners where customers cannot see it at the time of purchase.
Because of its convenience, fast food is popular and commercially successful in most modern societies, but has been often criticized for being unhealthy, and a key cause of obesity in children.
