{"id":1862,"date":"2006-12-06T10:42:07","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T18:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2006\/12\/ban_passes_critics_decry_fanny_state.html"},"modified":"2008-01-24T15:23:07","modified_gmt":"2008-01-24T20:23:07","slug":"no_fanny_state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/archives\/2006\/12\/no_fanny_state.html","title":{"rendered":"Ban Passes; Critics Decry Fanny State"},"content":{"rendered":"

The transfat ban passes<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Board of Health yesterday unanimously passed a new rule banning trans-fat cooking oils and shortenings from all prepared foods in the city’s 24,000 restaurants over the next 18 months — making the Big Apple the first municipality in the nation to kick the trans-fat habit.<\/p>\n

The ban was part of Mayor Bloomberg’s sizzling one-two health punch that hit the restaurant industry.<\/p>\n

A second measure approved by the city requires fast-food restaurants to prominently list the calorie content of food items on menu boards.<\/p>\n

The trans-fat prohibition goes into effect July 1, 2007, for trans-fat oils used in frying chickens and spreads, for example. Fines won’t kick in until Oct. 1.<\/p>\n

Eateries that cook deep-fried dough and baked goods — such as donuts, pastries and cakes — will have to discard trans fat from their recipes by July 1, 2008. Fines won’t be issued until Oct. 1.<\/p>\n

Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden said Gotham will now have the “safest food” in the nation, as well as the best-tasting — although critics worried it could drive the price up for consumers.<\/p>\n

“Trans fat is a hazardous artificial chemical that increases bad cholesterol, decreases good cholesterol and increases the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death,” Frieden said after the vote.<\/p>\n

“We need to get this artificial substance out of the food supply.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bonus money-following angle:<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the trans-fat ban was an early Christmas gift to companies that produce healthier cooking oils.<\/p>\n

“We are increasing production capabilities and we are prepared for added business,” said Wilma Taylor, national sales coordinator for Whole Harvest Products, a firm that distributes trans-fat-free soybean oil.<\/p>\n

“Have you thought about this? This is one way to improve someone’s health without even having to get up off the couch,” Taylor gushed.<\/p>\n

The Canola Council of Canada also is eager to supply its brand of healthier cooking oils.<\/p>\n

“We definitely expect that restaurants will be looking more closely at Canola as a solution. We . . . will react to the market as necessary,” said council spokeswoman Diane Wreford.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The transfat ban passes: The Board of Health yesterday unanimously passed a new rule banning trans-fat cooking oils and shortenings from all prepared foods in the city’s 24,000 restaurants over the next 18 months — making the Big Apple the first municipality in the nation to kick the trans-fat habit. The ban was part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-consumer_issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}