Law360, New York ( December 9, 2014, 1:39 PM EST) -- With the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's release of final rules for menu and vending machine labeling on Nov. 25, 2014, the FDA significantly expanded its regulatory reach into restaurants and beyond. The long-awaited rules stem from the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care reform law of 2010, and come more than three years after proposed rules were issued in April 2011. The broad expanse of the final rules, imposing requirements well beyond those in the proposed rules, and the potentially burdensome requirements surrounding certification of nutritional content, mean covered businesses should begin preparing now for the Dec. 1, 2015 compliance date....