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YouTubeConsumerist wroteThe Philadelphia City Council has unanimously passed a city ordinance banning trans-fats from most dishes served by restaurants:
Philadelphia's ban on the use of such products begins to take effect on Sept. 1, when restaurateurs will no longer be permitted to fry foods in trans fats or serve trans fat-based spreads. By Sept. 1, 2008, trans fats will be banned in all other types of food prepared in Philadelphia eateries. The ban will not apply to pre-packaged foods - such as a Tastykake Krimpet - sold in city stores and eateries.
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Trans-Fats Banned In Philadelphia
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ddavis
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Posted 5 years ago # -
twistofreality
Northwest
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Philadelphia's ban will be enforced by the Health Department, but it does not include penalties for violators. Ramos said he does not expect eateries to flout the law, and he said penalties could be created if they were later deemed necessary.
Why create a law with no teeth? As with the smoking ban, this kind of post-legislation processing makes me really uncomfortable.
Here's an interesting economic look at the trans-fat ban in NYC:
A strict Chicago School economic analysis of the ban would deem it inefficient. The restaurant industry in New York is highly competitive, and so if consumers are willing to pay a higher price for meals that do not contain trans fats, the industry will oblige them; to force them to shell out more money, rather than leaving it to their decision, is thus paternalistic, indeed gratuitous. Restaurants catering to health-conscious eaters will advertise that they do not use any trans fats in their meal preparations, or will state on the menu the amount of trans fats in each item. Other restaurants will cater to diners who prefer a cheaper meal to a heathier one. The ban thus forces people who want to eat in restaurants to pay higher prices even if they would prefer to pay less and take the risk of an increased likelihood of heart disease.
Do substance bans reflect failures in modern economic theory? I'm curious to see other people's thoughts.
Posted 5 years ago # -
WorkingMusician
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I am beginning to see a real analogy between these ban crusaders and some cover bands. :twisted:
Copy catting and changing the set list often to keep up with the TRENDS save for the "Brown Eyed Girl/Mustang Sally" requirement.
Still would rather hear a cover band than Karaoke.:twisted:
Does Philly Cream Cheese have transfat in it, BTW?
Not talking the generic cheap version, but the real deal?
Posted 5 years ago # -
WorkingMusician
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Hey, I saw that .05 transfat exemption.
A similar start on the road back to sanity would be revoke the smoking ban for low tar smokers :twisted:
Posted 5 years ago # -
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I know I'm starting to sound like a cranky old "science" guy, but I really don't know what type of effect people are hoping this ban will have on overall health. We're not obese and unhealthy because we eat trans-fats. We're obese and unhealthy because our diets are crap and we sit on our asses. Removing trans-fats is like taking half a cherry off of a five gallon chocolate sundae. If you get rid of the trans-fats, people will continue to eat the same foods, maybe even more since they under the assumption that they now only contain "healthy fat." I won't even go into the scientific in-fighting between publishing the true effects of trans-fats.
Hell, we'll let someone smoke themselves to death and drink themselves to death, if they want to eat themselves to death...have at it.* I could give a rat's ass if trans-fats are removed from our diet, although I will say they've been around for almost 100 years in Crisco, and on only now in the 21st century we have a problem with it. Back then if you consumed it you probably had a job that kept you off your ass, and you didn't wash down your Crisco-craptacular super meal with 5 cokes and two large Blizzards from Dairy Queen.
Trans-fats may or may not be "healthy," but in comparison to the other factors that make people unhealthy and obese via diet, it's a drop in the proverbial bucket.
/rant
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Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Damon's cuts the fat, lists allergens online
Business First of Columbus
12:26 PM EST Thursday, February 15, 2007
Damon's International Inc. is giving its customers healthier options, not only with new menu items and the elimination of trans fats, but also through a Web site that lists possible allergens in its dishes.
Carl Howard, president of the Columbus-based restaurant chain, said the information is being supplied due to customer demand.
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WorkingMusician
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FWIW, I fondly remember when Damon's was a very good place to eat.
It was when they had the first location on Broad and James.
(quite a long time ago).
I thought their quality went downhill when they became a chain.
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