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| N.Y. Wants Trans Fats Off Restaurant Menus |
| 2005-08-11 |
| Okay. Nanny state got my smokes and now they want my french fries. NEW YORK - New York City wants restaurants to narrow their list of ingredients — and maybe some waistlines — by cutting out trans fats. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the voluntary change could also help fight the city's biggest killer, heart disease. To comply, chefs would have to dump many margarines and frying oils, and possibly reworking long-held recipes for baked goods. The New York State Restaurant Association supports the effort, Executive Vice President E. Charles Hunt said in a health department release Wednesday. Have they asked some of the restaurants they supposedly represent their opinions? The fats, found in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, raise diners' chance of developing heart disease in much the same way that saturated meat and dairy fats do, raising overall and bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol, American Heart Association President Robert Eckel said in the release. Saturated meat and dairy fats. I guess we know what they're gunning for next. The Food and Drug Administration has already targeted trans fats. Nationwide, all foods containing the chemically modified oils must be labeled beginning next January. Some workers and diners were skeptical of the city plan. "Labeling is as far as you want to go. You don't want to be telling people what to eat," Brooklyn waitress Karen Quam told The New York Times. The city's request came two years after it outlawed smoking in bars, restaurants and offices, citing concerns about the ill effects of secondhand smoke. We'll call that Step One. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #10 Ya know... most of the oils and foods thoses Eurocrats love I am deathly allergic to. Can any of those terrorists be redirected to that meeting? (I do like eating and given a chance those food idiots would kill me.) |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-08-11 23:20 |
| #9 In Europe they've just passed the Codex Alimentarius, a massive food regulation law. One of its effects will be that most vitamins, minerals & suppliments will be either completely banned or the placed in the 'by doctor's prescription only' category. There are fears that because of trade agreements between Europe & the US that such bans & regulations will be coming here soon. Longish article about it: The Fate of Vitamins - "A low-profile organization created by the United Nations is about to ban global trade of many essential nutrients—and there may be nothing you can do to stop it" |
| Posted by: SC88 2005-08-11 22:58 |
| #8 Um, how 'bout "NO"? Also, kiss my ass. |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-08-11 20:32 |
| #7 It Take A Village - ya, Billary fits right in |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-08-11 19:25 |
| #6 Yep, the Tranzies and their blood kin the lefties are going to do something stupid, like fire on a federal fort. Bloody Kansas:Part Deux. It may take a while, but in the end large numbers WILL migrate to friendlier shores. |
| Posted by: Snomoting Ulerert9013 2005-08-11 18:34 |
| #5 OK. Any progress being made getting Tranzis out our lives? We'd all be a lot healthier. |
| Posted by: GK 2005-08-11 17:41 |
| #4 "Labeling is as far as you want to go. You don't want to be telling people what to eat." Oh, yes they do: they want very, VERY much to not only tell people what to eat, but to direct every other aspect of their lives as well-- not just in public places, but within the walls of their own homes, too. They want to control EVERYTHING. You didn't really think it would stop at prohibiting smoking in restaurants, did you??? |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2005-08-11 17:10 |
| #3 suuurreee it's voluntary. Today. Tomorrow?.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-08-11 16:46 |
| #2 "The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene"? WTF? The city's biggest killer? *head shake* Oh, you mean taxpaying voters! Oh, now I get it. PC. Blue |
| Posted by: .com 2005-08-11 16:11 |
| #1 Ah yes, the glorious nanny state looking out for the peons who don't know better. Tell 'em they can have your trans fats after they pry the fries from your cold, dead hands. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-08-11 15:40 |