City Wants to Ban Some Fatty Foods in Restaurants

The New York Sun reports:

Thousands of city eateries may have to revise their recipes for French fries, doughnuts, cookies, and other baked goods under a proposal by the Bloomberg administration to ban the use of trans fats in all restaurants across the five boroughs.

The city wants to force restaurants to remove the artery-clogging acids within two years as part of the administration's most aggressive health policy push since it banned smoking in bars and restaurants three years ago. A separate proposal would require many fast-food chains to prominently display calorie information on menus and menu boards.

City officials made the proposals yesterday to the independent Board of Health, which is likely to approve the new rules by the end of the year after a public comment period.

Trans fat "is a dangerous and unnecessary ingredient," the city's health commissioner, Dr.Thomas Frieden, said yesterday in announcing the proposal. "Trans fat is replaceable, and nobody will miss it when it's gone."

No word yet on banning NYC public schools since they are dangerous,waste of a lot money,and fail to prepare many for jobs in the private sector.