Friday, February 09, 2007

Make your mark by getting rid of trans fats and telling your community about it. It differentiates you from the others, and will make you the restaurant of choice.

Important Reading From The Philadelphia Inquirer --

It took five years for Philadelphia City Council to agree on a smoking ban, but today - mere weeks after the idea was first proposed - Council unanimously approved a bill banning trans fats from most dishes served by city restaurants.

In recent years, nutritionists have vilified trans fats as a largely artificial, artery-clogging fat with no dietary benefits. Think Crisco or margarine: inexpensive, semi-solid fats with long shelf-lives.

Philadelphia’s ban on the use of such products begins to take effect on Sept. 1, when restaurateurs will no longer be permitted to fry foods in trans fats or serve trans fat-based spreads. By Sept. 1, 2008, trans fats will be banned in all other types of food prepared in Philadelphia eateries. The ban will not apply to pre-packaged foods - such as a Tastykake Krimpet - sold in city stores and eateries.

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