AFP - Saturday, July 26
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger signed a new law Friday that will see artificial
trans fats outlawed in restaurants across the most populous US
state from 2010.
Echoing a similar law in New York -- which ushered in a blanket
ban on the sale of all foods containing trans fats earlier this
month -- California authorities said the move would help combat
heart disease.
"Consuming trans fat is linked to coronary heart disease, and
today we are taking a strong step toward creating a healthier
future for California," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.
Under the California law, restaurants must cease using trans
fats by 2010 before the ban is widened to all baked goods by
2011.
Trans fat, which is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to
vegetable oil, increases "bad" cholesterol levels, raising the risk
of coronary heart disease, according to the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA).
According to the New England Journal of Medicine, eliminating
artificial trans fats from the food supply could prevent between
six and 19 percent of heart attacks and related deaths each
year.
http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080726/tts-us-health-obesity-food-972e412.html
It's a good move that should be applauded but, I'm wondering...
why wait till 2010 to enforce it? 
