Monday, June 04, 2007
Brookline, MA bans trans fats
Seems that Brookline, Massachusetts - a place we once lived and where we still visit and have relatives - is gearing up its politically correct protectionist collective self to ban trans fats, according to a Boston Globe story. The town voted 194 to 11 in a town meeting for the ban. Restaurants will have to stop using trans fats in frying by Nov. 30 2008 and in baked goods by April 30, 2009.:
Oh, and for all the health nannies, there was an AP article noting that people eat about five times as much saturated fat as they do trans fat. But, by golly, at least the town is protecting them from ... something. I guess.
"I think it's a great public health step," said Anita Johnson, a Town Meeting member who sponsored the proposal. "I hope that a trans fat ban will be extended to other cities and towns in Massachusetts."There were a few hold-outs, including one Karen Wenc:
"I feel a little hypocritical saying, 'Let's ban trans fats, but enjoy all of the buttery croissants we want and all the ice cream we want,'" she said.Sorry, Karen, but better forget the buttery croissants. Butter has small amounts of trans fat naturally occurring, as the New York Times has pointed out, and if the town voted for no trans fats, bakers have to drop the butter, as well.
Oh, and for all the health nannies, there was an AP article noting that people eat about five times as much saturated fat as they do trans fat. But, by golly, at least the town is protecting them from ... something. I guess.
