In New York City, CBS News has a story charging a number of foodservice operations with what it is calling a “calorie cover-up,” or not being accurate about the calorie counts they list on menu boards, as required by city law.

For example, according to the report, a blueberry muffin at a Starbucks was listed as being 420 calories but actually was 580 calories. At Dunkin’ Donuts, a turkey, cheddar, bacon sandwich was supposed to be 360 calories but really was 460 calories. In fact, all of the seven items tested by CBS were inaccurately labeled…though to be fair, two of the seven actually had fewer calories than labeled.

The story has prompted calls for the city Health Department to pay closer attention to claimed and actual calorie counts.

KC's View: I suspect that these discrepancies are not deliberate or malevolent. But in a world where transparency is both a priority and hard to avoid, you have to have to get it right. And if you get it wrong, expect it to be all over the Internet or the evening news. C’est la vie.