Michigan may be next to ban trans fats: NewsTarget.com

Michigan may be the next in a growing line of states and cities considering a ban on trans fat.

State Rep. Lee Gonzales, D-Flint Township, introduced four bills last week that could impact the health and diets of Michiganders. The first and most drastic of the bills would ban the use of trans fat in all foods prepared by restaurants by July 1, 2008.

The second version of the bill would only ban the use of trans fat in large restaurant chains.

The third bill proposed by Gonzales would require the state to post warnings about trans fat consumption on a web site, and require restaurants to redraft their menus to contain warnings about foods that contain the harmful fats.

Gonzales’ final bill would require that state agencies -- such as public schools -- give preferential treatment to food contractors that do not use trans fat when granting private contracts.

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