This changes everything. Thanks to the corporate food industry consolidating food production with a one size fits all model, they will have little chance of ignoring this ban. They can, but that means special products for California. Either that or they can ignore a market of 36 million people.
California has become the first US state to ban restaurants and food retailers from using trans-fats, which are linked to coronary heart disease.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said the new legislation, which will take effect in 2010, represented a "strong step toward creating a healthier future".
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