[kegler4]

"Food preparation is under the FDA Regulations. Tobacco, still today, is not."

I realize that. But you said "WRONG" to the contention that every restaurant is already regulated in some way. The poster was NOT saying that every restaurant is regulated as to smoking -- he or she was saying every reastaurant is regulated in some way. I was questioning why you would say this is not so when it obviously is.

[SheLion]

Customers aren't allowed in the kitchens anyway. So we have to have the government control and protect the way our food is being cooked.

But in the patrons area, people who can't stand being around smokers just need to find the next place down the street that has none. Not have the government mandate all bars and restaurants to be under their control. The government didn't pay the mortage on these places. The owners did.