Transfat doesn't have as good of a lobby ;-)...not that I think this is a bad thing.
-----Original Message----- From: Scott Stroz [mailto:boyz...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:10 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: So, Do You Have a License for that Fat? 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:330314 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
