New York City is the first city in the US to implement a sugar label on food items containing more than 50 grams of sugar at chain restaurants. Starting on October 4, roughly 4,000 stores in the city now show an icon with a spoon slightly overfilled with sugar, within a black triangle, beside items that surpass the recommended amount. “Every New Yorker deserves access to delicious, healthy food that they feel good about eating,” Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Michelle Morse said in a .