Comments on: The petty tyranny of the FDA’s coming trans fat ban https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/the-petty-tyranny-of-the-fdas-coming-trans-fat-ban/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:43:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amy Alkon https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/the-petty-tyranny-of-the-fdas-coming-trans-fat-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-324509 Sun, 07 Jun 2015 21:09:11 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=53265#comment-324509 The lard suggester is correct!

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/uncategorized/add-lard-to-your-larder/

]]> By: rxc https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/the-petty-tyranny-of-the-fdas-coming-trans-fat-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-323767 Fri, 22 May 2015 21:09:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=53265#comment-323767 Back to suet and lard!!

]]> By: DEM https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/the-petty-tyranny-of-the-fdas-coming-trans-fat-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-323721 Thu, 21 May 2015 19:43:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=53265#comment-323721 Another case study in how regulatory nudges suddenly turn to shoves. The FDA mandated trans fat labeling in 2006. http://www.fda.gov/food/ingredientspackaginglabeling/labelingnutrition/ucm274590.htm

As the FDA stated, by virtue of its labeling requirement, “consumers now know for the first time how much of all three — saturated fat, trans fat, and cholesterol — are in the foods they choose” which “gives consumers information to make heart-healthy food choices.” How trite, those references to choice! The FDA used mere labeling and education to nudge us towards the fats we should eat, but when we didn’t listen, the heavy hand of coercion was not far behind.

Cass Sunstein, call your office.

]]> By: MattS https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/the-petty-tyranny-of-the-fdas-coming-trans-fat-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-323713 Thu, 21 May 2015 13:57:43 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=53265#comment-323713 “The petty tyranny of the FDA’s coming trans fat ban”

There is nothing petty about it.

]]> By: Boblipton https://www.overlawyered.com/2015/05/the-petty-tyranny-of-the-fdas-coming-trans-fat-ban/comment-page-1/#comment-323706 Thu, 21 May 2015 10:54:53 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=53265#comment-323706 Isn’t it about twenty years since a lot of laws where passed to get rid of evil cholesterol and replace them with trans fats? I remember doughnuts took a hufg hit in taste about then.

I tried googling the date, but couldn’t find it on the first couple of screens and gave up. However, the second item was an out of date page from the FDA noting that trans fats are now listed with cholesterol — which seems odd, since we’re now told that some forms of cholesterol are hunky dory.

Bob

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