California bans trans fats

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California becomes the first state to ban restaurants, bakeries and

other

retail food establishments from using oil, margarine and shortening

containing *trans fats*. The law affects oil, shortening and

margarine used

in spreads or for frying. Restaurants can continue using trans fats to

deep-fry yeast dough and in cake batter until Jan. 1, 2011...

http://tinyurl.com/y94od25