The world’s abuzz with talk about fried foods, trans fats, cholesterol and a multitude of other topics that impact frying. In this section you’ll find news updates on these and more.

Executive News Briefs

This special news section highlights what is happening in the food policy and news arena regarding trans fats and healthy oils.

July 2007

Legislature Looks to Trim Trans Fats
Boston Herald
July 10, 2007
Massachusetts could be the first state in the nation to ban trans fats. A hearing will be held Wednesday, July 11 th to discuss the House bill. If passed, restaurants would have six months to eliminate oil, shortening and margarine containing trans fat that are used for frying or in spreads, and a year to eliminate oil or shortening used to fry products such as pastries and donuts. Read More..

Not Enough Attention Paid to Risks of Trans Fats
Daily Yomiuri Online
July 3, 2007
The Japanese will not be introducing regulations on trans fat limits any time soon. After estimating the average intake of trans fats based on data in the national health and nutrition statistics and the nation’s production of processed edible fats and oils, The Cabinet Office’s Food Safety Commission announced that the Japanese face no imminent risks, as their intake of the substance is lower than that of Western countries. Where the daily intake for American adults was estimated at 5.8 grams, the intake in Japan was estimated much lower, at 0.7 to 1.3 grams. It should not go unnoticed, however, that the data did not account for fat and oil in shortening used in restaurant food, meaning the intake quantity could have been underestimated. Read More...

Good, Bad, Ugly Facts
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
July 3, 2007
The International Food Information Council recently released results of the 2007 Food & Health Survey, noting that more Americans are concerned this year about the amounts and types of fat they eat. Where a majority knows to reduce saturated and trans fat, there is still miscommunication on the health benefits of unsaturated fats, with 47 percent incorrectly saying they should less polyunsaturated fat. Read More...

Trans Fat: What You Need to Know?
Foodconsumer.org
July 2, 2007
New York City is to rid food products of trans fat by July 1, 2007. Fines for violations do not go in effect until October 1, but a new survey shows that 83 percent of the eateries in the city have already switched. Highlighted in this article are the basics on trans fat, including why it is dangerous to human health, what the government and FDA recommend, and how to spot trans fats on food product labels. Read More...

NYC Restaurants Ignore Rules On Calorie Counts
MSNBC.com
July 2, 2007
The New York City trans fat ban took effect July 1, requiring the elimination of partially hydrogenated oils in cooking oil, shortening, and margarines used for frying and spreading. For baked goods and prepared foods with deep-fry dough or cake batter, restaurants have until July 1, 2008 to find a replacement. Where many fast-food restaurant chains have implemented new oils prior to the deadline, they have been less apt to comply with the menu requirements to post calorie counts. Read More...

June 2007

AMA Adopts Policies to Promote Healthier Food Options To Fight Obesity in America
AMA News Release
June 27, 2007
The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted several policies at its Annual Meeting in an effort to encourage the food industry to make healthier food and beverages for consumers, thus reducing obesity among Americans. The policies include replacing trans fats with healthier fats and oils, recommending the display of nutrition information on menus at restaurants, and supporting the federal and state food assistant programs providing increased access to healthier food such as fruit, vegetables, and whole grains. Read More...

NYC Eateries Ready for Trans Fat Switch
SCI-TECH TODAY.com
June 27, 2007
The transition in the first city to eliminate trans fat cooking oils has gone smoothly, as many fast food chains have already made the switch prior to the deadline of July 1. Oil companies such as Dow AgroSciences, and Bunge, who ramped up production in advance to make trans-free alternatives available, have made ease of the transition possible. Read More...

Filling Demands for Trans-Fat Free Oils
The Orange County Register
June 22, 2007
Researchers and scientists at agriculture companies, such as Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto have been able to use traditional plant crossbreeding techniques to develop soybean and canola seeds that can produce trans-fat free oil, currently a hot commodity for restaurants and food manufacturers under pressure to eliminate trans fats. This year, Dow expects its seeds to produce one billion pounds of oil, for customers such as Taco Bell and CKE Restaurants. Read More...

Canada Delays Trans Fat Regulations
London Free Press/Canoe Network
June 21, 2007
The regulation of trans fats in Canadian food products has been delayed for two years, as Health Canada decided to move forward with a voluntary approach. Health Canada has adopted the Trans Fat Task Force recommendations, which call for regulatory limits by June 2008, applicable to all processed foods, domestic or imported. Read More...

Starwood to Eliminate Trans Fats
Forbes.com
June 19, 2007
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said by the end of the year, it plans to eliminate trans fats from hotels in the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. Marriott and Omni hotels have also announced the elimination of trans fat in their food products, as have numerous restaurant chains. Read More...

City’s Big Fat Flop
New York Post
June 19, 2007
New York City has until July 1 to remove trans fats from restaurant cooking oils used in frying, sautéing, grilling or as a spread. In an effort to educate on the dangers of trans fats, the city held a free seminar, inviting more than 33,000 restaurants and food suppliers, with only a small turnout. A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene cites that the low attendance number could be attributed to the fact that it was the first session, all of the recent publicity, and the trans fat help line that is available to answer many questions. The city is still planning to conduct monthly seminars. Read More...

Trimming the Trans Fat
The Boston Globe
June 17, 2007
Restaurants in Brookline need to find replacements for their trans fat cooking oils after passing a ban on trans fats. The ban will require the elimination of trans fats from food served in restaurants, schools and nursing homes. While some restaurants have already dumped the trans fat oil from their Frialators, many are scurrying to find an alternative that will please their customers. Research shows that trans fat is the only fat that lowers the HDL (good) cholesterol while raising the LDL (bad) cholesterol, causing double the harm. Read More...

Public Hearings on Proposed Trans Fat Ban
Northender.com
June 13, 2007
Nassau County will hold two public hearings to address the proposed regulation to ban trans fats from the county’s restaurants. If passed, the effective date to eliminate trans fats in respect to oils, shortenings or margarines for frying or spreads would be April 1, 2008. Read More...

Cookies Go Healthy With Launch of Ontario’s Trans Fat Free Shortening
Yahoo News
June 13, 2007
A new ingredient, CoaVel, is touted by baking experts as the solution to removing trans fat from commercially sold baked goods. A food chemistry professor at the University of Guelph discovered CoaVel in 2003. Read More...

Arby’s® Completes Removal of Trans Fat Cooking Oil From All U.S. Restaurants
RTT News
June 12, 2007
Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. is the first food chain to eliminate trans fat from their French fries, as they have completed the replacement of partially hydrogenated oil in their restaurants nationwide. Arby’s will now use a non-hydrogenated corn oil. Read More...

Trans Fat Holdouts Remain in Supermarkets, Despite Labeling
CSPI.net
June 11, 2007
Despite labeling requirements introduced in 2006 requiring trans fat amounts to be listed on the nutrition facts, many products still contain the artery-clogging substance according to a supermarket survey conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). These findings have prompted the CSPI to renew its call for the FDA to phase out partially hydrogenated oil altogether. The FDA rejected CSPI’s petition in 2004, which required restaurants to disclose the presence of trans fat. Since then, many restaurants chains and food manufacturers have rid their products of the substance, making it hard for anyone in the food industry to claim they cannot have a successful product without trans fat. Read More...

No License to Overindulge
US News & World Report
June 10, 2007
The long list of restaurants and snack food companies that are removing trans fat from their food products and menus continues to grow. Robert Eckel, immediate past president of the American Heart Association (AHA) warns that solely removing the trans fats does not make junk food healthy. Another culprit, saturated fats, is also a cause for concern as some manufacturers are reverting to less-than-healthful choices such as palm oil and butter. Read More...

Burger King Sees Fast-food Trans-fat Free By End 2008
Reuters via:FlexNews
June 8, 2007
The number-2 hamburger chain has announced that it will use trans fat free cooking oil by the end of 2008, as long as supply is available. Burger King says they will meet the deadline in cities where artificial trans fats have already been banned from restaurants. Read More...

State Assembly Passes Trans Fat Measure
Abc7.com
June 8, 2007
California is now one step closer to banning trans fat, as the Assembly passed the ban this week, in effort to improve the health of Americans by reducing the risk of heart disease. The measure that would ban restaurants from serving food in oils, margarines, and shortening would begin 2010. Read More...

CKE Restaurants (CKR) to Transition to Zero Trans Fat, 100% Canola Cooking Oil by January 2008
StreetInsider.com
June 6, 2007
CKE Restaurants Inc. announced today that they will transition to trans-free cooking oil by January 2008. CKE, which operates Hardees and Carl’s Jr. will be replacing their current cooking oil with 100 percent canola oil throughout their system. Read More...

Restaurant Upgrades to Healthier Cooking Oil
Bowling Green Daily News
June 5, 2007
Steak n Shake Co.’s long term plan is to remove trans fat from its menu wherever possible, beginning by switching to trans-fat free cooking oils in all of its 478 restaurants. In addition, they will identify options on the menu that do not contain trans fat, which currently include the Steakburgers and milk shakes. Read More...

May 2007

Popeyes Introduces Zero Trans Fat Biscuits
QSR Magazine
May 30, 2007
Popeyes ® Chicken & Biscuits has announced they’ve rolled out their zero grams trans fat biscuit, and French fries containing one gram of trans fat in all domestic restaurants. Currently, they are in the process of testing trans fat free shortening for their other products. Read More...

McDonald’s to Roll Out New Trans-Fat-Free Oil
MSNBC
May 24, 2007
The world’s largest restaurant chain has announced that it will eliminate trans fats in all restaurants nationwide within a year. The trans free oil, which is canola based and includes soy and corn, has already been implemented in 3500 U.S. restaurants. Read More...

Talks Begin on Banning Trans Fat
Courier-Journal.com
May 23, 2007
A proposal to ban trans fat that was introduced last December has been revisited by the Louisville Health and Human Services Committee yesterday. This was the first step for the ordinance, which must be approved by the majority of the committee before the full council will hear it. A committee member mentions the need to hear from many restaurants and medical professionals before making a decision. Read More...

KFC Celebrates Zero Grams Trans Fat Conversion With a TV Ad First
PR Newswire
May 21, 2007
KFC’s new campaign, “The Buckets Back” builds on the excitement about the company’s transition to trans-free cooking oil. Additionally, the 15-second ad features real fans, gathering talent from various Internet sources. The commercial is scheduled to air during American Idol. Read More...

Montgomery Bans Trans Fats in Restaurants, Markets
The Washington Post
May 16, 2007
Montgomery County is the first county in the nation to approve a ban on trans fats in its restaurants and eateries. The unanimously approved ban will require trans fats to be eliminated in restaurants by January 2008, and by January 2009 for baked goods, excluding packaged goods outside the country. Read More...

Albany County Cuts the Fat
TimesUnion.com
May 14, 2007
Albany County lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution to ban trans fat in restaurants, thus becoming the first municipality in the state outside of New York City to do so. Read More...

Brookline Considers Trans Fat Ban
The Boston Globe
May 12, 2007
On May 29, Brookline will decide whether or not to ban trans fats from its restaurants and schools. If the measure passes, they will have a year and a half to stop frying with trans fats, and two years to eliminate them from baked goods. Read More...

Wal-Mart Delis Eliminate Trans Fats
Business Week
May 8, 2007
Wal-Mart stores can be added to the growing list of American companies shedding trans fat from their menus. Wal-mart began removing trans fat oil from its Supercenter and Neighborhood Market delis in January. Read More...

Carlson Hotels to Eliminate Trans Fats
Forbes.com
May 7, 2007
Carlson Hotels announced their plan to switch to trans-fat free shortening in nearly 625 of the company’s hotels and resorts by December 31, 2007. Read More...

Coffee Seller to Cut Out Trans Fats
The Olympian
May 8, 2007
Starbucks Corporation will be removing trans fats from food and beverage items in stores located in the United States, Alaska and Canada by the end of the year, and will also begin working on markets outside North America. Read More...

Trans Fat Lawsuit Against KFC Tossed Out
The Washington Post. May 2, 2007.
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against KFC last year for not making customers aware of the trans fat in their chicken. The lawsuit was filed before KFC made the switch in all 5,500 US stores to trans-fat free soybean oil. Read More...

April 2007

CSPI Salutes KFC for Trans-Free Chicken
CSPI Statement
April 30, 2007.
CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson applauds the conversion of KFC using soybean oil to remove the trans fat in their fried chicken. Jacobson hopes that other fast-food companies will do the same. Read More...

A ‘Good’ Trans Fat?
ABC News
April 24, 2007
Despite all of the news on how trans fats are “bad” for you because they lower your HLD and increase your LDL, “natural” trans fat, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) found in dairy and meat, may actually help reduce the risk of certain cancers and heart disease. Read More...  

Does Less Trans Fat Made Food Healthier?
Washington Post
April 16, 2007
Food products and restaurants are changing their food by removing trans fats in an effort to become healthier. It is important for customers to know what is replacing the trans fat, as saturated fat can be harmful as well. Read More...

American Heart Association Calls on the U.S. to Pay Attention to the ‘Bad Fats’ Trans and Saturated
AHA Press Release/PR Newswire
April 10, 2007
The American Heart Association launches an educational campaign, “Face the Fats” featuring the Bad Fat Brothers, Sat and Trans, in an effort to teach consumers how to minimize both trans and saturated fat in the diet. Read More...

Laws & Politics: NYC Launches Help Center for Restaurants to Cut Trans Fat
FoodConsumer.org
April 6, 2007.
The New York Health Department has launched a help center for restaurants as they make the switch in eliminating trans fat from their food. Restaurant operators and suppliers can call the Trans Fat Help Line, visit a website, and sign up for classes to get tips on reformulating recipes and complying with the regulation. Read More...

Piggly Wiggly Goes No Trans
PR Newswire
April 3, 2007
Fresh Brands has announced that 25 corporate Piggly Wiggly stores will be removing trans fats by switching to Whole Harvest Culinary oils. Read More...

March 2007

Trans Fats Linked to Greater Heart Disease
CNN.com
March 29, 2007

High Fat Intake Triples Heart Disease Risk
The Canadian Press
March 27, 2007
A Harvard study finds that women have triple the risk for heart disease when consuming a diet high in trans fat. The study will be published in the April 10 issue of the American Heart Association’s journal, Circulation. Read More...

Trans-Fat Ban in Oakland Co. Restaurants Withdrawn
Detroit Free Press
March 26, 2007
Oakland County has withdrawn a proposal to ban trans fats after finding there was not enough support for it. A new resolution that will focus on an education program about trans fats has been introduced. Read More...

How Processors Are Coping With Trans Fat Changes
FoodNavigator.com
March 26, 2007
FoodProductionDaily.com surveyed three food manufacturers to see the resulting effects on operations and products from removing trans fats. Unilever, Nestle and Northern Foods have all taken steps to eliminate the artificial substance, with only small requirements for new equipment. Read More...

The Launch of Trans Labeling
FoodProductDesign.com
March 23, 2007
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Restaurant Trans-Fat Ban on Front Burner in Area
Washington Post
March 22, 2007
While many local and state legislators are considering banning trans fat, many companies are taking the initiative to remove the artificial fat voluntarily. Virginia, Montgomery County and Maryland have all introduced legislation to remove trans fats in restaurants, schools or cafeterias. Read More...

Fast Food Chains to Curb Trans Fat
Herald Sun
March 12, 2007
Australia’s McDonald’s, KFC, Krispy Kreme, Pizza Hut, Subway, and Hungry Jack’s have all agreed to voluntarily reduce the amount of trans fats in their food, as an outcome of a recent roundtable that will meet again this September. Read More...

Trans Fat Ban Considered In Maryland
Delmarva 47 News
March 8, 2007
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Healthy Trends Send Trans Fat Packing
The Washington Times
March 7, 2007
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Trans Fat Fight Claims Butter As a Victim
The New York Times
March 7, 2007
The FDA has not discriminated against natural or artificial trans fats when it comes to including the amount of trans fat on the label. Many food processors and bakers are struggling to find replacements for trans free oils, butter in particular, as it has natural trans fats that research shows could possibly have health benefits. Read More...

Bill Would Require Chains to Disclose Nutrition Info
The Examiner
March 7, 2007
Council member, Phil Mendelson, has introduced legislation in the District, requiring restaurants that have at least 10 localities to include nutritional information on their menus. Calories, sodium, saturated fats, trans fats and carbohydrates would all be disclosed to the customer. Read More...

Trans Fats OK’d By Committee
Sacramento Business Journal
March 7, 2007
A bill prohibiting “storing, distributing, serving or using any food, oil, shortening or margarine containing artificial trans fat in the preparation of any food within a facility” was approved by The California Assembly Health Committee in hopes to phase out trans fats by 2009. Read More...

Opinion. It’s a Short Trip From Banning Trans Fats to Regulating the Web
Detroit News Online
March 2, 2007
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State Lawmakers Pursue Trans Fat Ban
The Constra Costa Times/ Associated Press
March 7, 2007
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February 2007

Trans Fats Are Not the Only Villain in American Diets
USA Today
February 22, 2007
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TGI Friday’s Reducing Use of Trans Fat.
Dallas Morning News
February 16, 2007
By July 2008, TGI Friday’s will serve food with less than half-gram trans fat per serving. Read More...

Bill Seeks Trans Fat Ban in N.H.
NH.com
February 16, 2007
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T.G.I. Friday’s ® Restaurants Announces Plan to Go Trans Fat-Free
PR Newswire
February 15, 2007
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Philly Trans Fat Ban Signed Into Law
NBC10.com
February 15, 2007
Philadelphia ’s Mayor, John Street, signed a bill to ban the use of trans fats in restaurants and food establishments by September 2007. Read More...

Buffalo Wading Into Trans Fat Debate
Newsday.com
February 14, 2007
Buffalo lawmakers are proposing to ban artificial fats in restaurants in Buffalo and Erie County. The County may also consider requiring restaurants to inform customers of trans fat, by including it on their menu. Read More...

Health Initiative Down Under Targets Unhealthy Fats
FoodNavigator.com
February 14, 2007
Australia and New Zealand’s experts are putting the pressure on food processors to reduce the amount of trans and saturated food in their foods. Read More...

Trimming The Fat . Madison to Use Zero Grams Trans-Fat Fryer Oil in Campus DiningHalls
The Breeze
February 12, 2007
James Madison University Dining Services join Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia in converting to trans-fat free oils. Aramark will now supply a non-hydrogenated corn and sunflower oil containing zero grams trans fat. Read More...

New Orleans Likes Its Fatty Food
Washington Post
February 9, 2007
New Orleans does not plan to join the rest of the country by eliminating trans fats from its food products and restaurants, keeping it’s reputation as America’s fattest city. Read More...

Ohio State Dumps Trans Fat in Cooking Oil
Springfield News Sun
February 9, 2007
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Vote Expected on City-Wide Trans Fat Ban
CBS 3
February 8, 2007
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Trans Fats Banned in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Daily News
February 8, 2007
Philadelphia City Council unanimously approved a bill to ban trans fats in city restaurants. The ban will be reinforced by the Health Department, but at this time will not include penalties for violators. Read More...

Philadelphia Moving Toward Trans-Fat-Free Future
CSPI Statement
February 8, 2007
CSPI applauds Philadelphia for unanimously passing an ordinance to ban trans fats, and hopes that the Federal Drug Administration will take action as well. Read More...

Philadelphia Approves Ban on Trans Fat
Washington Post
February 8, 2007
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Trans Fats: Expelled
The Inquirer
February 8, 2007
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National Restaurant Association and Grocery Manufacturers/ Food Product Association Applaud Trans Fat Decision
FoodserviceCentral.com
February 7, 2007
The National Restaurant Association applauds the California Restaurant Association as it partners in the effort to voluntarily phase out trans fats in Los Angeles.
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Oil Rush; Food Industry Scrambles to Discover Substitutes for Tasty Trans Fats
INS News
February 6, 2007
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IFST Publishes Trans Fat Information Statement
Food Production Daily.com
February 5, 2007
The UK’s Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) published a statement confirming the evidence that trans fats are harmful and should be reduced where possible. Read More...

Another Cruise Line Decides to Set Sail Without Trans Fats
The New York Times
February 4, 2007
Crystal Cruises has announced that it will eliminate trans fats by the end of the year. They will also offer customers infused specialty oils to flavor their meal. Read More...

Tiburon’s Trans-fat Ban Started National Movement
Marin Independent Journal
February 3, 2007
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State Lawmakers Take Aim at Trans Fat
The Detroit News
February 2, 2007
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Michigan Jumps into Trans Fat Diet Debate
Associated Press
February 2, 2007
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Oleic-Acid-Rich Sunflowers Give Trans-Fat Alternative-Study
Food Production Daily.com
February 2, 2007
Research shows that by genetically modifying sunflowers, shelf life of oil can be extended, and the health profile improved. Read More...

Omni Hotels Announces Zero Trans Fat By March 1, 2007
Yahoo Finance
February 1, 2007
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Marriott to Drop Trans Fats at Hotels
Washington Post
February 1, 2007
Marriott International Inc. has announced that in the United States and Canada, it will eliminate trans fat cooking oil in 2,300 hotel restaurants. Read More...

Burger King to get Trans Fat Free by 2008
Orlando Sentinel
February 1, 2007
Burger King has begun testing alternative trans free cooking oil in some of its restaurants, and will remove trans fats by 2008 in the United States and Canada. The company has spent two years testing for an alternative. Read More...

January 2007

Tech Dining Centers Cut the Fat.
Collegiate Times
January 31, 2007
Virginia Tech Dining Services announced this week that trans fat was eliminated from several of its menu items. Universities such as Tech and UVa are following a national trend in which food manufacturers, restaurants and even supermarkets are removing trans fat from their products. Read More...

Burger King: Trans Fatty Oils To Go
The Business Journal
January 31, 2007
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Heat in the Kitchen
Courant.com
January 12, 2007
Burger King Corp. said it will meet New York City trans fat-free requirements and will roll out trans fat-free cooking oils nationwide by late 2008. The company is to secure supplier commitments for the alternative oils after it completes its in-restaurant testing and analysis. Read More...

Restaurant Group Agrees to Phase Out Trans Fat in LA-area Eateries
Los Angeles Times
January 31, 2007
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Calgary Health Region Mulls Trans Fats Ban
CBC News
January 29, 2007
Local health authority has announced that Calgary could become the first Canadian city to ban trans fats from its restaurants and the Calgary Health Region has begun consultations with New York City's board of health. Read More...

Oil Makes Grade on Fries
Chicago Tribune
January 28, 2007
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Report Says LA County Can’t Ban Trans Fat in Restaurants
The Examiner
January 27, 2007
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County Skips Fat Ban in Favor of Public Education
The Oregonian
January 26, 2007
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NYC Ban on Trans Fats Spreads to States
Stateline.org
January 25, 2007
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New Legislation to Ban Trans Fat
WBOC 16
January 25, 2007
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Johnny Rockets to Eliminate Trans Fat From Menu
Yahoo Finance
January 24, 2007
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Trans Fat Alternative May Have Its Own Problems
Yahoo! News
January 24, 2007
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Panera bread Marks One-Year Anniversary of Removal of Trans-Fat form Menu
Yahoo Finance
January 22, 2007
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Lawmakers Consider Trans Fat Ban in Virginia Schools
WDBJ 7
January 18, 2007
Trans fats are banned from New York City restaurants, and they may soon be banned in Virginia's schools.  A bill under study in Richmond would eliminate all trans fat from public schools in the state. Read More...

Pickering Gets on Trans Fat Ban
Durhamregion.com
January 17, 2007
PICKERING -- Councilor Doug Dickerson wants to help Canadians get healthy. The Ward 2 City councilor introduced a motion at the Jan. 15 council meeting dealing with banning trans fat. He wants the City to urge the federal minister of health to pass legislation banning the use of trans fat in food preparation and that the ban take place no later than Jan. 1, 2009. Read More...

States Determined to Follow NYC Lead in Banning Trans Fats – State Net Capitol Journal
PR Newswire
January 12, 2007
State legislatures are spurred into action by New York City's trans fat ban. Lawmakers in eight states are crafting their own recipes for removing artery-hardening fats from restaurant kitchens. Read More...

Trans Fat Ban For Arkansas Mentioned
Today’shtv.com
January 11, 200
Trans fats, the artificial, artery-clogging substance often found in deep-fried cooking, may be the target of at least one legislator this year, as lawmakers weigh how to fight the plague of obesity in the state. Read More...

Bennigan’s Menu to Promote Items Prepared in Zero Trans Fat
Yahoo Finance
January 10, 2007
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Los Angeles to Study Trans Fat Ban
Yahoo! News
January 10, 2007
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Burrito Chain to Attempt Trans Fat-Free Menu
Tampa Bay Business Journal
January 9, 2007
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Eliminating Trans Fats is Both Risky, Healthy
AJC.com
January 6, 2007.
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Why Your Oil Became Partially Hydrogenated
US News & World Report
January 5, 2007
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, the current villain of the food industry, was once considered a shining achievement for reducing saturated fat intake. But partial hydrogenation also gives the oil molecules an odd shape called the trans configuration (hence the name trans fat), which causes them to act like a saturated fat in that they increase "bad" LDL cholesterol and can clog arteries. Read More...

Silver Diner Among Restaurants Looking to Trans-Fat Alternatives.
Gazzette.net
January 5, 2007
Silver Diner and other national chains with eateries in Maryland, including Arby’s, Taco Bell, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Starbucks, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Loews Hotels, are in various stages of eliminating trans-fat cooking oils. Read More...

Businesses Search for Trans Fat Substitutes
US News & World Report
January 4, 2007
The search is on to develop a cooking oil that is free of trans fat but still makes tasty french fries and to sell it to restaurants, food manufacturers, and consumers who have recently acquired a new fear: the health risk of consuming even small quantities of trans fat. Read More...

Portland Looks at Banning Trans Fats
KTVZ.com
January 4, 2007
Could Portland be next to ban trans fats in restaurants?
According to City Commissioner Randy Leonard, Portland is looking very seriously at banning trans fats this year. Read more...

How KFC Went Trans-Fat Free
Business Week
January 3, 2007
The chief food-innovation officer at KFC spent more than 18 months and millions of dollars on the fast-food chain's top-priority project: creating a frying oil that had all the attributes of the vegetable oil KFC had been using, without its unhealthy trans fats. Read More...

Culver’s, Faros Transition From Trans Fat to Canola Oil
Fond Du Lac Reporter
January 2, 2007
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Starbucks Plans To Cut Trans Fat
Chicago Tribune
January 2, 2007
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House Considers Ban on Trans Fat in Schools
WLBT 3
January 1, 2007
Mississippi could become the first state to ban the artery clogger, trans fat, from public schools. It's part of a proposal the House is considering to tackle the state's obesity epidemic among children. Read More...

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