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  • County Bans Trans Fats - New rules: Menus must say what's in your meal

    07/21/2007 2:13:28 AM PDT · by XR7 · 34 replies · 856+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | 7/20/07 | Carol M. Ostrom
    Despite objections from restaurant owners and food-industry officials, the King County Board of Health on Thursday banned artificial trans fat and required nutrition labeling for menu items in chain restaurants. With the vote, King County joins a handful of jurisdictions in the country to ban artificial trans fats in restaurant meals and becomes only the second to require nutrition labeling on menus. While most restaurant owners and their supporters testified against the trans-fat ban -- most said they're already getting rid of trans fats but they simply hate mandates -- they saved their harshest words for the nutrition-labeling requirement. Chris...