It befuddles me that you can get fined for selling food with high trans fat, but selling cigarettes is perfectly legal.
On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Jerry Barnes <critic...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Baltimore Hands Out First Trans Fat Citation: Trans Fats Banned From > Facilities In 2009 <http://www.wbaltv.com/r/25508790/detail.html> > > > Excerpt: > > The Baltimore City Health Department issued its first environmental citation > for repeat violations of the city's trans fat > ban.<http://www.baltimorehealth.org/transfat> > > The Health Department issued Healthy Choice, a food facility in the 400 > block of Lexington Street, a $100 fine on Thursday. > > "It was the second time they were found with a high trans fat level in their > ingredients," said Health Department agent Juan Gutierrez. > > Officials said that during inspections in July and this month, the facility > was found to be using a margarine product with trans fat levels in excess of > what the law allows. > > The law banning food facilities from serving or selling non-prepackaged food > items containing 0.5 grams or more of trans fats went into effect in > September 2009. > > > > > Welcome to the Nanny States of America. > > > J > > - > > Good fences make good neighbors. - Robert Frost > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:330312 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
