LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Health department inspectors in Louisville have picked up a new responsibility — checking on the compliance of a new ordinance requiring some restaurants to make caloric and other nutritional information available on site.

Connie Mendel with the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness says nutritional information is important for restaurant-goers. She told The Courier-Journal (http://cjky.it/QOYZF9) that the new law is a “small step” toward combating high obesity rates, without a big financial cost for restaurants.