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Article: NYC to Ban Trans Fats From Eateries
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- December 5, 2006
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NEW YORK - From the corner pizzeria to high-end bakeries, New York City's world famous eateries are preparing for kitchen scrutiny as the board of health moves to ban trans fats.
The board was poised on Tuesday to make New York the nation's first city to outlaw the unhealthy oils, though it's expected to give restaurants a slight break by relaxing what had been considered a tight deadline for compliance.
The restaurant industry argued that it was unrealistic to give eateries six months to replace cooking oils and shortening and 18 months to phase out the ingredients altogether.
"We hope that the board of health will have significantly changed the original proposal, taking into ...