Posted on 07/16/2008 5:21:18 PM PDT by darkangel82
California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban restaurants and other food facilities from using trans fats, which are known to increase the risk of heart disease, under a bill approved by the state Legislature Monday and sent to the governor.
The measure, passed with a bare majority, comes two weeks after a similar ban in New York City became fully effective. California doctor and consumer groups support the law, while restaurant groups have offered a lukewarm response. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not taken a position, a spokesman said.
Assemblyman Tony Mendoza, D-Artesia (Los Angeles County), who wrote AB97, said the measure is intended to promote the health of Californians.
"When it comes to heart disease and diabetes, communities of color are leading the way," Mendoza said. "I figured that the use of trans fats in our restaurants is a leading contributor to that."
Mendoza's bill would require restaurants, hospitals and facilities with food-preparation areas to remove oils, shortenings and margarines with trans fats by Jan. 1, 2010, except for use in deep frying for dough and batter. Bakers would be given an extra year to figure out how to make goods free of partial hydrogenation.
By Jan. 1, 2011, food preparation sites would have to be eliminate all ingredients with trans fats or face fines from $25 to $1,000. The bill exempts public school cafeterias, which must be trans fat free under a law that takes effect at the start of the coming year.
Mendoza's bill defines trans fat free as containing 0.5 grams of trans fat per serving, and the law would not apply to packaged goods, which cross state lines and are subject to FDA regulation.
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They’ll get my deep-fried Twinkie when they pry my cold dead fingers from it!
In other news, California is reported to have a multi-billion dollar budget deficit.
Trans fats are also created when cooking meat or frying with olive oil, although they aren’t in those prior to heating.
Good luck following this one, restaurants.
The next thing on the agenda in Califlowernia is ordering fat ars people to walk or run daily and report to the local department of feeeetnes.
Get of our backs you commie “government for the people”
All the promblems in this state that need immediate attention, and our leglislature continues to do nothing but nanny state bills. We need water, dams, electricty, offshore drilling, infrastructure updating......
“Trans fats” are only as bad as the number of times you excessively frequent fast food restaurants (all things in moderation accepted).
If they can ban “trans fats”, there is no element of food that cannot be dictated by government.
What we really need is a bill banning hack politicians in Sacramento...
Where did you hear that? It's my understanding that Olive Oil is one of the only oils that doesn't create trans fats when you fry with it.
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Can you do that(fry with olive oil)?
I’m shocked....SHOCKED I TELL YOU! Who could have seen this coming?
If Gubmint is paying for your health care, it is their obligation to intervene and reduce the costs for taxpayers.
Gay bath houses get an exemption in the Gay Bay. You can smoke in there and eat as many fried cheese curds as you want.
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Yes, you can fry with olive oil.
Why stop there, we should ban them all over the country, state and federal! And while we are at it, we should ban all alcoholic, and mentally ill politicians too. Poof, there go the liberals!
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First they came after the Cigarettes and no one cared..
Food or anything else. And not a matter of if, but when.
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My 24” waistline doesn’t need to be watched by the state or anyone else, thank you.
That’s what one lady said to me just last week. People can’t afford health care, so the government should do things such as this. People just can’t seem to realize that we’re all in the same boat together.
Since the idiot food Nazis were the ones that forced the change from animal fat to this crap decades ago, if I were selling food in Kalifornistan, I’d simply take this law as incontrovertible evidence that these guys don’t know what they’re talking about and go back to using lard like I was doing in the first place. Have you ever tasted a pie crust made with lard?
That wouldn't work for the same reason that gun laws don't work: criminals don't obey laws.
Actually, no I haven’t.
It’s the secret to real “grandma style” chocolate chip cookies too.
Have we heard from the antismoking crowd yet? I suppose they are all behind this. Not.
You lucky person, you. :.)
Yum. Very flaky. Better than butter and way better than any of that artificial crap.
This is a halfbaked(!) measure.
For real safety, fried food should be banned.
Few of us were really surprised.
You're right. Perhaps a more permanent remedy is in order...
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