"...the American Heart Association has suggested that Americans consume "less than 2 grams of trans fats a day."
So, he argues, "if the FDA and AHA are correct, then current consumption levels—prior to and without any ban —are well within safe levels."
Even with the decline, the FDA banned trans fats. Left-wing intrusions—small and large—follow a similar trajectory....we should not forget the favorite weapon of do-gooders: lawsuits.
Government unleashes the lawyers to do their work, punishing companies that fail to comply, even ahead of the deadline.
The usual collection of class action attorneys and professional bullies sue food companies that continue to use trans fats for various financial reasons—for example, taste and increased shelf life.
In today's world, the idea that government could dictate, say, what sort of sexual relationships a person can indulge in—whether they are bad for one's health or even a public risk—would seem preposterous.
Even banning pot is beginning to be regarded as useless intrusion by millions.
Yet allowing government to decide what we eat (or what our kids eat) is now considered a moral imperative.
After years of pressure from trial attorneys and junk-science public interest groups, the Obama administration has followed through with its pledge to ban what is—in the amounts most Americans ingest—a benign ingredient.
But even if it's not, we have labels for a reason.
It's unlikely the ban will do anything but create precedents that allow further intrusions into how and what we eat.
Which is precisely the point."
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