[JimSEA]

Time is suggesting “there otta be a law”. Surely, with so many pages of law and regulations, someone thought to make such snacks illegal.

[ToastedHead]

Lays was grandfathered in. But only through 2014, and then you’ll have to shop around for another chip.

[Dr. Sivana]

Time is suggesting “there otta be a law”. Surely, with so many pages of law and regulations, someone thought to make such snacks illegal.

Well, some of these types of laws have been on the books for some time. For instance, restaurants in Wisconsin must serve butter. Even the Kentucky Fried Chickem in Wisconsi serves butter rather than "Better Spread".

http://www.agweek.com/event/article/id/19134/

I think a little something was lost when the EU gutted Germany's beer purity laws to make way for Budweiser etc.

[fhayek]

Nonsense. You want to indulge in such a product, go for it. They should not be available, however, to be purchased with your food stamp card.