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Obama's Trans Fat Ban Has No One Excited And The Food Industry Concerned

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
May 18, 2015
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Submitted by Hank on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 23:00
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The food industry is one of the few businesses that haven't been mired in oppressive regulations and government micromanagement - at least outside San Francisco and New York City - but a new set of regulations are trying to change that as well.

Despite any evidence that it will do any good, the Obama administration is expected to all but ban trans fat in a final ruling as soon as next week, even though it has been banned in some places and has shown no benefit. In New York City, diabetes rose after the ban.

The government may create limited exemptions but it is expected to force food companies to cut trans fat use beyond the 85 percent reduction already achieved over the past decade.   

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